PDB Situation Report | September 27th, 2025: Trump Shocks World on Ukraine & Immigration Milestone

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🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: President Trump shocks the world with a dramatic reversal on the war in Ukraine, declaring that the country could win back all of the territory it has lost. Former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, Retired Lt. General Ben Hodges, joins the show to share his thoughts on Trump’s new position and what it means for the battlefield. Later, the Trump administration touts a milestone in its immigration crackdown, reporting that over 2 million illegal aliens have been removed or self-deported in just 250 days. Resident Fellow for Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, Art Arthur, breaks down the numbers and the strategy behind the administration’s approach. 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 CBDistillery: Visit https://CBDistillery.com and use promo code PDB for 25% off your entire order! Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the PDB Situation Report. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed. First up, prisoner Trump shocked the
0:23.3	world this week, appearing to do a complete U-turn on the war in Ukraine, declaring that the country
0:29.3	could recover all the territory it's lost. Then he added in and then some, perhaps. Former commanding
0:36.1	General of U.S. Army Europe, retired Lieutenant General
0:38.3	Ben Hodges, stops by to give his thoughts on the reversal. Later on the show, the Trump administration
0:44.0	celebrating a milestone in their crackdown on illegal immigration, reporting that over
0:49.2	two million illegal aliens have been removed or self-deported in 250 days.
0:55.5	Resident Fellow for Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, Art Arthur
0:59.2	joins us to dig into those details.
1:02.3	But first, today's situation report spotlight.
1:06.1	President Trump has made a surprising reversal on the war in Ukraine.
1:09.8	After months of calling for negotiations
1:11.3	and questioning U.S. support, the president now says he believes Ukraine can reclaim every
1:17.2	inch of territory lost to Russia, or at least that it's possible. In a truth social post,
1:22.3	he declared the Ukraine, backed by the European Union, is, quote, in a position to fight and win, and he wrote win in all
1:29.3	capitals, all of Ukraine back in its original form. Trump also ridiculed Russia's military,
1:35.5	saying the war should have taken out real military power less than a week to win, and calling
1:40.5	Moscow a paper tiger. Joining us to break it all down is retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, former commanding
1:47.6	General of US Army Europe.
1:50.3	Sir, thanks again very much for coming back on the Situation Report.
1:53.2	Mike, thanks for the privilege.
1:55.8	Let's start with the big news of the week. President Trump's apparent turnaround on Ukraine.
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