The President's Daily Brief
June 3rd, 2025: Media Falls For Desperate Hamas Hoax & Russia-Ukraine Talks Resume
03 Jun 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: A global headline crumbles as new footage contradicts claims that Israeli forces killed dozens at a Gaza aid site. Ukraine and Russia meet in Istanbul for another round of talks following a dramatic weekend. The United States quietly approves Syria’s plan to integrate thousands of former jihadist rebels into its national army. And in today’s Back of the Brief—Greta Thunberg and a Game of Thrones actor join a Gaza-bound flotilla aimed at breaching Israel’s naval blockade. 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 Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Lean: Visit https://TakeLean.com & use code pb20 for 20% off Jacked Up Fitness: Go to https://GetJackedUp.com and use code BAKER at checkout to save 10% off your entire purchase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
It's Tuesday, the 3rd of June. 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. We'll start things off with a global headline and narrative that, well, unraveled fast. Now, dozens of Palestinians were reportedly killed at an aid site in Gaza. That's according to Hamas-controlled sources.
But now, new evidence suggests that it never happened. We'll explain why major media outlets ran with a false narrative. I mean, could it be just because they suck at being objective? Or perhaps they just suck at fact-checking? Or, well, it could be both. and also why Hamas and the UN are desperately trying to discredit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Later in the show, Ukraine and Russia meet for a second round of talks in Istanbul after a weekend of large-scale aerial assaults from both sides. We'll tell you what happened there, and spoiler alert, nothing happened there. Plus, Washington quietly signs off on Syria's plan to enlist thousands of former jihadist rebels into its national army.
And in today's Back to the Brief, because apparently the world isn't already stupid enough, Greta Thunberg and a Game of Thrones actor are leading a flotilla to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. But first, today's PDB Spotlight. This weekend, a major story rocketed across the globe, landing on front pages everywhere.
Dozens of Palestinians killed and over 100 wounded after Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on civilians at an aid distribution site in Gaza. Now, CNN, The Washington Post, NBC News, and, well, you name it, they all ran with it.
The story was sourced to Palestinian health officials, that's a Hamas-led ministry, and claimed the Indus incident took place at a distribution site run by an organization called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, or GHF. Now, if that name sounds familiar, it's because, well, we've covered them here before on the President's Daily Brief.
GHF is a controversial organization because it's operating independently of the UN, but one that's supported by both the Israeli and U.S. governments to get food and supplies directly to civilians in Gaza. The fact that it bypasses traditional UN channels, often linked to Hamas, is why the UN and others have their knickers in such a twist.
Frankly, when we saw the initial reports of the incident this weekend, we made the decision, after much discussion, to hold off on sharing it with you until we could corroborate the Hamas narrative. The details felt off, the sources felt shaky, and the narrative, well, felt too perfect for Hamas. So, we waited approximately 48 hours in an attempt to fact-check. Now, we're glad we did.
Look as an aside, you can rightly be sad or appalled or both at the current suffering of the residents of Gaza, just as you could be appalled and disgusted at the actions of Hamas that started this latest conflict. And you can agree or disagree with the Israeli response to these 7 October attacks by Hamas.
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