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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 29th, 2025: Trump Slams The Border Shut In First 100 Days & Canada's Liberal Party Pulls Off Historic Election Comeback
29 Apr 2025
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We’ll begin today with an update on Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, and where things stand at the southern border after the president’s first 100 days in office. Later in the show—Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal Party won Canada’s national election on Monday, pulling off a historic political comeback over a conservative opposition that was leading in the polls by a wide margin just months ago. The Liberal Party will retain control of Parliament at a time of rising tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump over trade. 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 TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250. Plus, for a limited time enjoy 5% off on almost everything site-wide excluding subscriptions and B-stock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
It's Tuesday, the 29th of April. Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First, we turn to the U.S. southern border for a look at where the Trump administration's efforts to curb illegal migration stand after the president's first 100 days in office.
Later in the show, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal Party won Canada's national election on Monday, pulling off a surprising political comeback over a Conservative opposition that was leading in the polls by a wide margin just months ago. The Liberal Party will retain control of Parliament at a time of rising tensions with US President Trump over trade.
But not to worry, things should calm down once Canada is the 51st state. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. We'll begin today with an update on President Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown and where things stand at the southern border after his first 100 days in office.
As PDB listeners are likely aware, President Trump made securing the U.S.-Mexico border a top priority after returning to office following the influx of a record 8 million undocumented migrants into the U.S. over the last four years of the Biden administration.
On Monday, border czar Tom Homan touted the administration's success at turning the tide on the previous administration's lax border policies, pointing to a historic drop in illegal crossings, according to a report from Fox News.
In a striking reversal from last year, Homan said known gotaways at the border, that is, migrants who've dodged apprehension and made their way into the U.S., have dropped a staggering 96% over Trump's first 100 days. Homan underscored the implications for American citizens, saying Monday, "...when 96% less people are coming across the border, how many children aren't dying making that journey?
How many women and children aren't being sex-trafficked into the country? How many known and suspected terrorists aren't making it into this nation?" Encounters and apprehensions at the border have also rapidly plummeted to the lowest levels in recorded history under the Trump administration. In March, for example, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection reported fewer apprehensions for the entire month than were logged in just the first 48 hours of March 2024 under former President Biden. Specifically, total border encounters numbered at just over 11,000 in March, with CBP averaging only about 232 a day. That's a more than 95% plunge compared to March 2024, when Border Patrol agents recorded 137,400 apprehensions.
The drop-off since Trump's return has been significant as roughly 106,000 encounters were reported in October 2024 and roughly 61,000 in January just before he took office. By February, migrant encounters had plummeted to roughly 11,700 and the declines appear to be accelerating.
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