The President's Daily Brief
May 8th, 2025: Will Ukraine Crash Putin’s Big Parade? & Another Navy Jet Lost
08 May 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: World leaders arrive in Moscow for Victory Day celebrations, but President Zelensky warns Ukraine can’t guarantee their safety. Another $60 million Navy fighter jet crashes into the sea—marking the second incident in less than two weeks and raising alarm over conditions aboard U.S. carriers. A suspected terrorist, recently deported from the United States, is accused of plotting a mass attack at a Lady Gaga concert in Brazil, with plans to livestream executions and detonate bombs near the stage. In today’s Back of the Brief—a new Pentagon report reveals President Biden’s Gaza aid pier injured more than 60 American troops, far more than previously disclosed. 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 Lean: Visit https://TakeLean.com & use code pb20 for 20% off Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold True Classic: Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at trueclassic.com/PDB ! #trueclassicpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It's Thursday, the 8th 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 in Moscow, where foreign leaders are gathering for Vladimir Putin's big Victory Day celebrations, even as President Zelenskyy delivers a stark warning. Ukraine can't guarantee their safety.
Later in the show, a second $60 million Navy fighter jet crashes into the sea in as many weeks, raising questions about what's happening on America's carriers Plus, a suspected terrorist recently deported from the U.S. and now in custody in Brazil was allegedly plotting to carry out a mass attack at a Lady Gaga concert with a plan to livestream executions and bomb the stage
And in the back of the brief, remember former President Biden's floating dock for Gaza? Well, the one that was going to be used to deliver aid? That one. A new Pentagon report reveals it didn't just cost hundreds of millions, it also left more than 60 U.S. service members injured. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.
Ukrainian forces are intensifying their campaign of drone warfare inside Russian territory just as some world leaders arrive in Moscow for Russian President Putin's Victory Day celebrations on Friday, commemorating, of course, the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
On Tuesday evening, the two Ukrainian drones were reportedly shot down by Russian air defenses as they made their way towards Moscow. The activity came less than one day after Ukraine bombarded a dozen regions of Russia in a massive aerial attack that forced Moscow's four airports to temporarily suspend flights.
While no casualties were reported in the Moscow region during the attack, Russia's defense ministry said that their air defenses had intercepted a total of 105 Ukrainian drones, including 19 near the Russian capital. That's according to a report from The Guardian.
But at least two people were injured in the Kursk region during the bombardment, while infrastructure damage was reported in the southern Russian city of Voronezh The drone barrage also shut down nine other regional airports and triggered fresh concerns over the security of Russia's domestic airspace just before Victory Day on Friday
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