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Podcast: The President's Daily Brief
Episode: European Official Breaks Down In Tears Over Vance Speech & DOGE Comes For The Pentagon's Budget
Description: In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, we’ll discuss the fallout from Vice President JD Vance’s fiery address at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, where he chastised European leaders over their attempts to stifle democratic norms, leaving one official in tears.Later in the show, the Trump administration takes aim at Pentagon spending, with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency looking to trim eight percent from next year’s defense budget, an amount exceeding $800 billion.To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium me...