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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | June 5th, 2025: Trump's Sweeping New Travel Ban & Israel Arms Militia Challenging Hamas Rule
05 Jun 2025
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, in his latest immigration crackdown, President Trump signs a proclamation banning the citizens of 12 countries from traveling to the U.S., citing grave national security threats. Later in the show—Israel is reportedly arming the new militia challenging Hamas’s hold over southern Gaza with Kalashnikov rifles, in a bid to further erode the terror group's hold over the enclave. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Episode
It's Thursday, the 5th of June. Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. First, in his latest immigration crackdown, President Trump signs a proclamation banning the citizens of 12 countries from traveling to the U.S., citing grave national security threats.
Later in the show, Israel is reportedly arming the new militia openly challenging Hamas's dominance in southern Gaza in a bid to further erode Hamas's hold over the enclave because, well, things in Gaza apparently weren't difficult enough as is. But first, today's afternoon spotlight.
In a return to a defining immigration policy from his first term, President Trump issued a sweeping proclamation on Wednesday banning travel from a dozen countries that the White House argues pose major national security risks to the U.S.,
The travel ban proclamation applies to 12 countries, largely from the Middle East and Africa, and also introduces more limited travel restrictions on seven other nations. As of Monday, the 9th of June, all citizens of Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar , Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, and Haiti will be completely barred from entering the U.S.
Meanwhile, citizens from Venezuela, Cuba, Burundi, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Turkmenistan will be barred from permanently immigrating to the U.S. They'll also be blocked from applying for tourist or student visas, though they'll still be eligible for other temporary visas, such as H-1B temporary work visas. That's according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
Critically, the new order states that any visas issued before the 9th of June will not be revoked, meaning those already in the U.S. from the affected countries can stay. But officials warn that if they travel outside the U.S. following the order's implementation, they risk getting stuck abroad.
The travel ban also has a carve out for any nationals of the affected countries who currently hold green cards and anyone traveling to the U.S. for upcoming sporting events such as the 2026 World Cup.
The White House offered a number of justifications for the sweeping bans and restrictions, arguing the identified countries lack sufficient vetting and screening processes needed to detect foreign nationals who may pose safety or terrorism threats to the US.
In compiling the list, the administration also weighed a country's information sharing policies, visa overstay rates, whether citizens who are sent back are readily accepted, and the harboring of known terrorist groups. Ultimately, President Trump said it was a matter of national security.
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