PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 20th, 2025: Report: Trump Threatens To 'Abandon' Israel & Russia Launches Fresh Drone Attacks After Trump-Putin Call
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What is the bombshell report about Trump and Israel?
Es ist Dienstag, der 20. Mai. Willkommen bei der PDB-Afternoon Bulletin. Ich bin Mike Baker, eure Augen und Ohren auf der Welt-Stage. Okay, lasst uns kurz sprechen. Zuerst einmal, ein Bombshell-Report aus dem Washington Post, der behauptet, dass die Trump-Administration die Israel-Frage verhindert, wenn sie den Krieg in Gaza nicht beenden. Aber die White House drückt zurück, bezeichnend den Begriff als absurd. Wir haben die Details. Später in der Show, trotz des Efforts der Trump-Administration, die Kriegsverhandlungen zwischen der Ukraine und Russland zu verkaufen, zeigt die Krieg, naja, keine Zeichen des Entspannens. Die Ukraine und Russland haben sich geglaubt, dass sie frische Drohnen-Attacken über Nacht eröffnen, nur Stunden nachdem Trump direkt mit Putin darüber gesprochen hat, die direkten Gespräche zwischen Kiew und Moskau zu überwachen. Aber zuerst, heute's Afternoon Spotlight.
How is the White House responding to the report?
The White House is slamming an anonymously sourced report from the Washington Post, claiming that President Trump has threatened to, quote, abandon Israel if they don't end the war in Gaza. Oh, look, an entire story based on an anonymous source. There is rigorous, objective journalism at its finest. The source told the Post that there is a growing fissure between the Trump administration and Israeli leaders, particularly over the ongoing fight against Hamas in Gaza and Israel's expanded ground operations that began this weekend in the battered enclave. The report claims that the president has been steadily increasing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Netanyahu
What are the implications of the recent drone attacks?
and even threatened to leave Israel, isolated on the international stage, if they don't change course. The source said, quote, Trump has been letting Israel know, we will abandon you if you do not end this war, end quote. Well, the White House did not take too kindly to the allegations, with multiple administration officials denying the report as a baseless attempt to drive a wedge between the US and Israel, which have enjoyed a particularly close relationship since Trump returned to the Oval Office. One official bluntly told the Jerusalem Post, "...that is a lie. The idea that we would abandon Israel is absurd." Nun, US-National Security Council Sprecher James Hewitt sagte später in einer israelischen Publikation, Quote, Israel hat nie einen besseren Freund in der Geschichte als Präsident Trump. Nun, obwohl, um ehrlich zu sein, Moses ein ziemlich solider Freund war.
Hewitt sagte, dass wir weiterhin mit Israel zusammenarbeiten, um die Entschlossenheit der Flüchtlinge zu versichern, dass Iran nie nukleare Waffen erhält und regionalen Sicherheit in dem Mittleren Osten stärkt, Ende Quote. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee issued a similar denial, saying, quote, Their reporting is nonsense.
What is the current situation in Gaza?
They need to listen to what the president says, not what some uninformed source pretends to know. Now, the Washington Post report came just a few days after Israel launched a large scale ground offensive across the Gaza Strip as part of a major new offensive that aims to dismantle Hamas's remaining military capabilities and to take full control of the enclave. When asked about the campaign at a press briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said the President, quote, has made it very clear he wants to see this conflict in the region end. The statement raised some eyebrows, as it was hardly a ringing endorsement of the new Israeli operation. So, you ask yourself, is there any truth to the reports of some diplomatic friction between the White House and leaders in Jerusalem? Well, we know that Israeli leaders have been a bit miffed by some of Trump's recent foreign policy moves. And yes, that's the first time I've used the word miffed in the PDB.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the bombshell report about Trump and Israel?
0:42–1:32
2
How is the White House responding to the report?
1:32–2:11
3
What are the implications of the recent drone attacks?
2:11–3:21
4
What is the current situation in Gaza?
3:21–5:55
5
What does Trump's foreign policy mean for Israel?
5:55–9:05
6
How are Trump and Netanyahu's relations affected?
9:05–11:39
7
What efforts are being made for peace between Ukraine and Russia?
11:39–14:27
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