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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Situation Report | November 16th, 2024: Grading Trump’s Cabinet Appointments & Bombshell UFO Hearing Breakdown

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: Donald Trump’s cabinet is taking shape less than two weeks after his victory over Kamala Harris. We’ll analyze his surprising picks for Secretaries of State and Defense with Retired Senior Military Intelligence Officer Lieutenant Colonel Tony Shaffer. Congress held a hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), where a former military intelligence officer declared, "We are not alone in the cosmos." National Security Analyst Brandon Weichert from The National Interest joins us to break down the revelations. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Blackout Coffee: https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/PDB Patriot Gold: Call 1-888-870-5457 for a free investor guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the PDB Situation Report. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. Less than two weeks after Donald Trump's victory over Kamala Harris, you may have heard about that, his cabinet is already taking shape.

0:52.3

Now, some major surprises have come with the announcements for top

0:55.2

spots like Secretaries of State and Defense. We'll break down his picks with retired senior military

1:00.7

intelligence officer, Lieutenant Colonel Tony Schaefer. He's a great one to come in here and bring

1:05.2

his insight. He actually served on the transition team back in 2016 for President Trump's first term.

1:12.7

Later in the show, we're diving into a topic once reserved for conspiracy theories, UFOs.

1:18.4

You didn't see that comment, did you?

1:20.3

This week, Congress held a hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena.

1:24.9

That rolls off the tongue.

1:26.2

Or, as they say in Washington, D.C., UAPs, where a former

1:30.6

military intelligence officer boldly declared during the hearing, we are not alone in the cosmos.

1:36.5

National Security analyst Brandon Weikert from the national interest joins us to unpack what was

1:41.1

revealed at the hearing and what was not revealed at the hearing.

1:45.4

But first, today's spotlight. President Trump is shaping his new cabinet, rolling out key appointments

1:50.5

since last week's re-election win. Now, some of his choices like Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary

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