The President's Daily Brief
May 19th, 2025: Secret Hamas Documents Reveal True Reason Behind Oct. 7 Attacks & Trump To Speak With Putin
Mon, 19 May 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Newly uncovered IDF documents reveal what may have been Hamas’ true motivation behind the October 7th attacks—a calculated political strategy with major regional implications. After a failed round of peace talks in Turkey, President Trump is personally reaching out to both Putin and Zelensky in a renewed bid for a Ukraine ceasefire. A deadly explosion outside a Palm Springs reproductive clinic is now being investigated by the FBI as an intentional act of terrorism. And in today’s Back of the Brief—the Trump administration is reportedly developing a controversial plan to resettle up to one million Gazans in Libya. 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. Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on goldTriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250Kikoff: Build credit fast and get your first month for just a dollar at https://GetKikoff.com/mike today. Thanks to Kikoff for sponsoring us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What did the newly uncovered IDF documents reveal about Hamas' motivations?
Willkommen bei der Präsidenten-Daily Brief. Ich bin Mike Baker, eure Augen und Ohren auf der Welt-Stage. Okay, lasst uns kurz sprechen. Wir beginnen heute mit neu entdeckten Dokumenten der israelischen Verteidigungsfuhr, der IDF, die Licht auf Hamas' Motivation für die brutalen, oktober 7, 2023, Angriffe auf Israel.
Reportiert wurde eine kalkulierte Strategie, die sich um regionalen Politik umsetzen wollte. Wir haben die Details. Later in the show, after last week's faltering attempt to bring Moscow and Kiev to the table in Turkey, President Trump is now making direct calls to both Putin and Zelensky, hoping to break the diplomatic deadlock.
Plus, according to the FBI, a deadly explosion at a reproductive clinic in Palm Springs, California, is being investigated as a targeted act of terrorism. Und in heute's Back of the Brief. Could the answer to Gaza somehow involve Libya? Well, a controversial relocation plan is reportedly under serious discussion. But first, today's PDB Spotlight.
Wir fangen heute an mit neu entdeckten Dokumenten, die auf Hamas' Motivation für die 7. Oktober-Terror-Attacken auf Israel aussehen. Und wenn das, was in den Dokumenten ist, genau ist, dann bestätigt das, was viele schon lange erwartet haben. Der Massaker war nicht nur um Israel zu schießen, sondern um die Diplomatie zu zerstören.
According to a document reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the assault was designed specifically to torpedo the peace negotiations that were taking place between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The document in question is a transcript. It's minutes of a high-level Hamas political bureau meeting that was held inside Gaza on the 2nd of October, just five days before the attacks.
Israeli forces say they discovered the document buried in a tunnel beneath the enclave. During the meeting, Yahya Sinwar, who was the top Hamas leader in Gaza at the time, told fellow militants during the meeting that what was needed was, quote, an extraordinary act to sabotage the normalization process between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
He warned the group that if the Saudis move forward with a deal, it would, quote, open the door for the majority of Arab and Islamic countries to follow the same path. In other words, normalization wouldn't just happen with Riyadh, it would spread across the region, leaving Hamas and the Palestinian cause politically isolated.
Sinwar reportedly went on to say, "...there is no doubt that the Saudi-Zionist normalization agreement is progressing significantly, and that Hamas had to respond with a move that would "...bring about a major shift in the paths and balances of the region with regard to the Palestinian cause."
According to the documents, Sinwar also expected support from other Iranian-backed militant groups in the so-called Axis of Resistance, a reference to the network of anti-Israel proxy forces that of course includes Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and various militias in Syria and Iraq.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of Trump's renewed communication with Putin and Zelensky?
Chapter 3: What details do we know about the explosion at the reproductive clinic in Palm Springs?
Chapter 4: What controversial plan for Gazans is being discussed?
Now, if you've been listening to the PDB since the start of this war, this really shouldn't come as a surprise. There have been multiple signs pointing to this strategy since the beginning. Just weeks after the attack, the deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, praised Hamas for halting the normalization effort.
He said, quote, those who intended to pursue the effort have now adopted positions against the Zionist regime, end quote. That was a thinly veiled reference to Saudi Arabia.
And back in June, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the October 7th attacks had, quote, thwarted all of the enemy's plans, adding that the operation had, quote, dispelled all hopes of reviving this plan of normalization. But this document... This is the first time that we're hearing it straight from Hamas personnel.
Now, speaking of Hamas leadership, some major news out of Gaza this weekend. The man widely considered to be the group's de facto commander, Mohammed Sinwar, was reportedly killed in a major Israeli airstrike. He was found in a tunnel complex between Khan Yunus alongside the bodies of 10 aides. That's according to reports from Saudi outlet Al-Hadath.
Mohammed Sinwar ist natürlich der jüngere Bruder des zerstörten Yahya Sinwar, der gleiche Mann, der am Oktober 2. Strategie-Meeting geleitet hat. Bekannt zur israelischen Intelligenz als, Quote, der Schatten, der jüngere Sinwar war ein elusiver Figur, der helfen konnte, Hamas' zerstörte Kommandstruktur nach mehr als einem Jahr Krieg mit Israel zu verbinden.
Der IDF hat noch nicht offiziell seinen Tod beurteilt, aber diese Beurteilung wird in den kommenden Tagen erwartet. All right. Coming up next, President Trump steps in to revive stalled peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. And the FBI investigates a deadly California bombing as an act of terrorism. I'll be right back. Hey, Mike Baker here.
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Chapter 5: How does the Russia-Ukraine conflict affect international diplomacy?
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The call is expected to be followed by conversations with Ukrainian President Zelensky and several NATO leaders. On Truth Social on Saturday, Trump posted, quote, Hopefully it will be a productive day. A ceasefire will take place and this very violent war, a war that should have never happened, will end, end quote. Moscow confirmed the outreach.
The Kremlin's mouthpiece, Dmitry Peskov, told a state-run outlet, quote, The conversation is in the works. According to officials, the two leaders will hash out terms for a temporary truce and possibly float the idea of a face-to-face summit. Trumps Announcement comes on the heels of Zelenskys failed attempt to sit down with Putin in Ankara, Turkey.
As we discussed here last week on the PDB, the Russian leader had kept the world guessing about his attendance for days, will he show, will he not show, before ultimately opting to no show. Putin instead dispatched a junior-level delegation, led by former Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, best remembered for overseeing the doomed 2022 Istanbul talks.
Zelenskyy, der in die Türkei geflogen war, um einen bedeutenden direkten diplomatischen Ausbruch zu gewähren, hat die Kremlin-Delegation als etwas mehr als Theater-Props verabschiedet, um klarzustellen, dass er sich nur mit Putin selbst engagieren würde.
Even so, he authorized a Ukrainian delegation led by his defense minister to proceed to Istanbul for preliminary talks, quote, out of respect for Trump. The mandate of the Ukrainian team, negotiators said, was narrowly focused to explore pathways for implementing and monitoring Trump's proposed 30-day unconditional ceasefire. But despite the effort, talks yielded no breakthrough.
Russian Envoys came armed with sweeping demands, the same demands they've been throwing on the table for quite some time. Ukraine's permanent withdrawal of NATO ambitions, a halt to all Western military aid, official recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea and four occupied regions, and a full Ukrainian military pullback from territory now under Russian control.
Kiev, of course, flatly rejected the terms, calling them non-starters. Parallel to Trump's weekend outreach. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call Saturday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, urging support for an immediate pause in hostilities. European allies have echoed that appeal, lining up behind Trump's proposal and Zelenskys conditions for a temporary halt in fighting.
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Chapter 6: What were the outcomes of the recent ceasefire talks?
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Pack added that residue analysis, shrapnel fragments and blast patterning will be key to understanding the device's composition and yield. Despite the extensive structural damage, a clinic spokesman confirmed the facility's IVF laboratory, housing sensitive reproductive material, such as eggs and embryos, remained intact. The spokesman stated, quote, no staff members were harmed. U.S.
Attorney General Pam Bondi condemned the bombing as, quote, unforgivable, adding, quote, the Trump administration understands that women and mothers are the heartbeat of America. California Governor Gavin Newsom also offered condolences and pledged full cooperation with the federal investigation.
Authorities say this may be the largest bombing investigation in Southern California since 2018, when a man planted a bomb disguised as a package at a spa in Orange County. The FBI confirms that there are currently no outstanding threats to the public as the investigation continues. Alright, coming up next in the back of the brief.
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