The President's Daily Brief
May 7th, 2025: Red Sea Deal Announced After Houthis ‘Capitulate’ & Hegseth’s Surprise Order
07 May 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: President Trump says the Houthis have “capitulated” and will halt attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea—but is the danger really gone? Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, forcing all four of Moscow’s major airports to suspend operations just days before Victory Day. A surprise move from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth halts multiple U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine, blindsiding the White House in the early days of Trump’s second term. And in today’s Back of the Brief—a close call over Damascus, as Israeli and Turkish fighter jets narrowly avoid a dangerous confrontation in Syrian airspace. 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. True Classic: Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at trueclassic.com/PDB ! #trueclassicpod Jacked Up Fitness: Go to https://GetJackedUp.com and use code BAKER at checkout to save 10% off your entire purchase Lean: Visit https://TakeLean.com & use code pb20 for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
It's Wednesday, the 7th of May. 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 today with a big development in the Middle East. President Trump says that the Houthis have capitulated, agreeing to stop attacks on ships in the Red Sea. But, you may ask, is the threat really over?
Well, I'm glad you asked. We'll have those details. Later in the show, India launches airstrikes against Pakistan. Keep an eye out on this developing situation, by the way. Attacking nine sites in response to the terrorist attack in Kashmir. Because, of course, what the world needed was more tension and conflict.
Plus, just days into President Trump's second term, reportedly, a surprise order from his new defense secretary, Pete Hegseth... halted multiple U.S.
weapons shipments to Ukraine, catching the White House, reportedly, completely off guard And in today's back of the brief, a close call over Damascus Israeli and Turkish fighter jets narrowly avoided a confrontation during overlapping operations in Syrian airspace But first, today's PDB Spotlight. We'll begin with a major development out in the Middle East, where the U.S.
and Yemen's Houthi militants have reportedly reached a breakthrough ceasefire agreement. Now, in a surprise announcement, President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen effective immediately after the Iranian-backed group allegedly consented to stop attacks on U.S. vessels in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
and end their disruption of one of the world's most vital shipping lanes. That's according to a report from Reuters. Trump said the Houthis capitulated due to America's intense bombing campaign against the terror group, which has struck over 1,000 Houthi targets since it began back on March 15th.
The president told reporters in the Oval Office that the military campaign left the group reeling and that they told the U.S., quote, they don't want to fight anymore. Trump said, quote, they said, please don't bomb us anymore and we're not going to attack your ships. And I will accept their word, he said, and we are going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately.
They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore, end quote. Hmm. Following Trump's remarks, officials in Oman confirmed the breakthrough, saying they had mediated the ceasefire in recent days. People familiar with the matter told CNN that the U.S.
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who's been leading nuclear negotiations with Iran, worked to broker the agreement with the Houthis through Oman over the past week in the hopes of building momentum for a new nuclear deal with the Iranian regime. According to the Omani foreign minister, the understanding between the U.S.
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