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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Situation Report | May 9th, 2026: Iran Attacks American Warships Despite “Ceasefire” & Trump’s China Trip

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

Politics, News

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: First up — American destroyers come under missile and drone attack in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets even as President Trump insists the ceasefire remains fully intact. Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins us to break down the latest escalation and what it could mean for the fragile standoff with Tehran. Later in the show — President Trump prepares for a critical summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing, with major disputes over trade, Taiwan, and Iran looming over the talks. Joshua Philipp, Senior Investigative Reporter at The Epoch Times, joins us for a preview of the meeting and a broader look at U.S.-China tensions. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.  YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Fox One: Sign up at https://fox.com to watch The PDB show and more on-demand with FOX One. Cardiff: Get fast business funding without bank delays—apply in minutes with Cardiff and access up to $500,000 in same‑day funding at https://Cardiff.co/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.

0:05.0

Mom!

0:06.0

Up the stairs for something.

0:08.0

Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.

0:12.0

Mom, what's for dinner?

0:14.0

Chop, sizzle, done.

0:17.0

Hello Fresh can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.

0:23.6

So its phones down, forks up.

0:25.6

Hello Fresh. Bring back dinner time.

0:27.6

Hello. Welcome to the PDB Situation Report.

0:45.0

I'm Mike Baker.

0:46.0

Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

0:48.6

All right.

0:49.6

Let's get briefed.

0:50.9

First up, American destroyers come under missile and drone attack in the street of

0:54.9

Hormuz, triggering U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets, even as President Trump insists

1:01.6

that the ceasefire remains fully intact. I think we might be changing the definition of the word

1:07.0

ceasefire. We'll be joined by Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for more on

1:12.5

that.

1:13.5

Later in the show, President Trump prepares for a critical summit with Xi Jinping and Beijing,

1:19.1

with major disputes over trade, Taiwan, and Iran looming over the tops.

1:24.6

Now, a preview of that meeting, and all things China, we'll have that with Joshua

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