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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 12th, 2024: Biden Warns Trump Over New 'Axis Of Upheaval' & Suspect in CEO Slaying To Plead Not Guilty
12 Dec 2024
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the Biden administration has issued a final national security memorandum warning of the stark dangers posed by China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, who they dubbed as the new, quote, "axis of upheaval." Then, an update on the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as we learn the accused shooter, Luigi Mangione, intends to plead not guilty despite a mounting pile of evidence tying him to the brazen killing. 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 Blackout Coffee: https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First, ahead of President-elect Trump's return to the White House, the Biden administration has issued a final national security memorandum warning of the stark dangers posed by China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, who they dubbed as the new, quote, axis of upheaval.
Then, an update on the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as we learn that the accused shooter, Luigi Mangione, intends to plead not guilty, despite a mounting pile of evidence tying him to the killing. But first, our afternoon spotlight.
President Biden is using his final days in office to offer the incoming Trump administration some advice on the pressing threats posed by the warming relations between America's chief adversaries, namely China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
The Biden administration issued a new national security memorandum on Wednesday, outlining essentially a roadmap on how to counter this growing alliance in the East, which the White House dubbed the new axis of upheaval. They also refer to it as a quartet of chaos, but I'm going to stick with the axis of upheaval, according to a report from Voice of America.
Two senior White House officials said the classified national security document was designed to help the incoming Trump administration understand the new geopolitical landscape and build its approach so they can hit the ground running on day one.
While Trump could reject the guidance, a senior administration official said the document is nonpartisan, telling reporters, quote, I don't think they'll see anything in it that is trying to box them in or tilt them toward one policy option or another, end quote.
The classified memo was described in general terms to reporters during a briefing on Wednesday, but has not been publicly reviewed due to its sensitive findings. It reportedly outlines four broad recommendations aimed at containing Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. It calls for improving U.S.
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