Welcome to the PDP-D situation report.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right.

Let's get briefed.

We'll start things off with President Trump laying down

the gaunt. I mean, not literally. That would be kind of odd, but demanding that Hamas release all

remaining hostages or face the full force of Israeli military power. This ultimatum comes as ceasefire

talks remain stalled. So what happens next? Jonathan Chancer from the

Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins us with his insight. Plus, Beijing is hitting back,

warning that it's ready for, quote, any type of war with the U.S. after President Trump reinstated

tariffs on Chinese goods. How serious is the

threat? Well, that's a good question. And we've got Gordon Chang, author of Plan Red,

China's Project to Destroy America, here with us on the Situation Report, to break it all down.

But first, today's PDB spotlight. President Trump isn't messing around. There's no surprise there. He's

telling Hamas that they have two choices, release all the remaining hostages now, or get ready for

Israel to bring the hammer down. This comes as negotiations for a second phase of the ceasefire

have hit a wall with frankly no deal in sight. Trump made his stance clear,

posting to truth social, quote, release all the hostages now, not later, and immediately return

all of the dead bodies, or it is over for you, end quote. He also blasted Hamas for keeping the remains

of those they've killed, calling it sick and twisted.

The ultimatum came just hours after it was revealed that his administration has been talking

directly with Hamas, that's an unprecedented move, and reports say Israel wasn't even looped in on

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