The President's Daily Brief
January 2nd, 2025: Putin's Economic Crisis & Migrant Gangs Escalate Attacks Ahead Of Trump's Return
02 Jan 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First, we'll have a preview of the domestic challenges facing Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in 2025, namely Russia’s floundering economy, which is teetering on the brink as the Kremlin continues to pour resources into their war on Ukraine. Later in the show, we’ll unpack Chinese President Xi Jinping’s annual New Year's address, in which he attempted to shore up confidence regarding Beijing’s struggling economy, while warning that no one can stop China's "reunification" with Taiwan. Plus, an update on the violent Tren de Aragua gang, as the group escalates attacks on U.S. border crossings in Texas in an effort to embed more members in the US before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. In our 'Back of the Brief' segment, Israeli spies who infiltrated deep into Hezbollah’s terror network over the past year reveal some intimate details regarding the group’s former leaders, including a top commander's plans to marry his four mistresses. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It's Thursday, the second of January 2025, in case you were curious about the year. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. Kicking off 2025.
We'll have a preview of the domestic challenges that are facing Russian President Vladimir Putin, namely Russia's economy, which some would say is somewhat on the edge, on the brink, as the Kremlin continues to pour resources into its war on Ukraine. Later in the show, we'll unpack Chinese President Xi Jinping's annual New Year's address. Did you catch that one?
In which he attempted to show up confidence regarding Beijing's struggling economy, while warning that no one can stop China's, quote, reunification with Taiwan. Plus, an update on the violent Trend Aragua gang, the TDA gang. As the group escalates attacks on US border crossings in Texas, In an effort to embed more members in the US before President-elect Trump takes office.
And in today's back of the brief. Israeli spies, who infiltrated deep into Hezbollah's terror network over the past year, reveal some intimate details regarding the group's former leaders, including a top commander's plans to marry his four mistresses. Not one, not two, but four mistresses. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.
2025 ist ein pivotales Jahr für Wladimir Putin, aber nicht nur, weil es auf der Grundlage in der Ukraine passiert. Während viel der Fokus auf den Kriegsflüssen ist, ist Putin in einer gleich kritischen Kampf, und das würde seine Nationenökonomie aufwärmen.
Nun, ich bin kein Ökonomist, Sie haben es vermutlich schon geglaubt, seitdem Sie das PDB gehört haben, aber ich hatte mein Team hier, im Präsidenten-Daily-Brief, ich habe mir ein paar Daten gesucht, und die Zahlen, naja, sie lügen nicht. Russlands Ökonomie zeigt einige ernsthafte Kräfte, und sie sind direkt mit dem folgenden Konflikt verbunden.
If things spiral further, it won't just hurt Russia's finances. It could threaten Putin's hold on power itself. First, inflation in Russia is soaring. Prices for everyday essentials, things like eggs, fish, fruits and vegetables, are climbing fast. Inflation is running at 9.5% this year, which means that Russians are paying nearly 10% more for goods and services than they did a year ago.
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