PDB Afternoon Bulletin | June 24th, 2025: Trump Unloads On Israel And Iran Over Ceasefire Violations & Supreme Court Hands Trump A Major Immigration Victory
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It's Tuesday, the 24th of June. Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First, the Trump administration is seeking to maintain the fragile ceasefire struck between Israel and Iran

with both sides already claiming the other violated the terms of the agreement. President Trump lashed out at both nations on Tuesday morning in a profanity-laced statement warning against any further violations of the truce. Later in the show, the White House scores a major immigration victory as the Supreme Court rules that the administration has the authority to deport migrants to countries other than their own. We'll have those details.

But first, today's afternoon spotlight. We'll begin today with the latest on the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran announced Monday evening by President Trump, which appears to be, well, for the most part, holding, despite apparent violations, by both sides in the early hours of the truce.

As we discussed on this morning's PDB, Trump yesterday announced to the world via the social media platform Truth Social that he had brokered what he hopes will be a historic and lasting ceasefire between the two countries that will permanently end what he's calling the 12-day war.

The deal went into effect just after midnight East Coast time, but quickly appeared to be at risk of breaking down after Iran fired a missile barrage at Israel and Jerusalem responded with a strike on a radar facility north of Tehran, according to a report from Reuters.

Following Trump's announcement of the deal on Monday afternoon, and just hours before it was set to begin, Iran launched a missile attack that struck a residential building in Beersheba in southern Israel, killing four people and injuring at least 22.

Officials in Tehran, meanwhile, had claimed that an Israeli missile barrage struck a residential building in northern Iran, killing nine people. Israel also targeted regime facilities and reportedly eliminated hundreds of besieged militia members and Iranian security forces.

Then, just three and a half hours after the ceasefire took hold, Iran fired a missile barrage at northern Israel, though all the missiles appeared to be intercepted by Israeli forces. The IDF responded by hitting a radar site near Tehran, and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz reportedly ordered the military to prepare for a further wave of strikes on targets in Tehran. In other words, the announced ceasefire appeared to be anything but a cessation of hostilities.

An irate Trump stepped in to try to salvage the ceasefire before it completely crumbled, slamming both Iran and Israel for violating the terms of the truce.

Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn before departing for a NATO summit, Trump bluntly said, quote, they, meaning Iran, violated it, but Israel violated it too. I'm not happy with Israel. You know, when I say, okay, now you have 12 hours, you don't go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them. So, I'm not happy with them. I'm not happy with Iran either, end quote.

The president continued without mincing words, saying, quote, We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don't know what the fuck they're doing.

End quote. Apologies if I forgot to say, kids, put your earmuffs on. Now, while some sensitive pundits and media folks winced at the use of profanity by President Trump, it's important to remember that swearing has been part of White House protocol for hundreds of years. I believe it was Thomas Jefferson who first used the F word in an official televised press conference. And of course,

Abraham Lincoln was famous for peppering his language with a variety of profanities during his fireside chats on radio. Admittedly, I'm not a student of history, so I may have those facts wrong.

Anyway, Trump suggested both sides might not have broken the ceasefire intentionally, but said he was alarmed that additional Israeli warplanes were reportedly heading for Iran on Tuesday morning. I will say, when you fire missile barrages, well, it's kind of hard to do it unintentionally. After boarding Air Force One, Trump took to Truth Social, posting, quote, "'Israel, do not drop those bombs. If you do, it is a major violation. Bring your pilots home now,' end quote."

Shortly after, he got on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to urge de-escalation, and Israel subsequently called off further strikes at the president's request. We should note, however, that it's unclear if Israel's single strike on the Iranian radar site occurred before or after that call with Trump. Netanyahu had acknowledged the strike, saying it was in retaliation for Iran's earlier missile salvo aimed at northern Israel.

Regarding the call with Trump, the Prime Minister's office said the President had "expressed his immense appreciation for Israel, which had achieved all of its war objectives," and that Trump also expressed confidence in the stability of the ceasefire. While the pair were speaking, a senior U.S. official also sent a warning message to Iran through Qatar saying "no further provocations, cease all attacks."

Trump then took to Truth Social again, declaring, quote, all planes will turn around and head home while doing a friendly plane wave to Iran. Nobody will be hurt. This ceasefire is in effect. End of quote. And no, I'm I'm not making this up.

Following the call with Netanyahu, it appeared the truce was back on track. Trump later said that Iran will never rebuild their nuclear facilities following devastating U.S. strikes over the weekend. He also walked back statements made the previous day where he floated regime change within Iran. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he is against regime change and wants everything in the war-torn region to, quote, "...calm down as quickly as possible," end quote.

So, after what can best be described as a bizarre, intense 12 hours, it does look like the fragile ceasefire will hold. At least for now. All right. Coming up next, the Supreme Court hands President Trump a victory on immigration, ruling that his administration has the authority to deport migrants to countries other than their own. I'll be right back.

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Welcome back to the Afternoon Bulletin. The Supreme Court on Monday handed President Trump a major legal victory in his effort to enforce tougher immigration controls, clearing the way for his administration to deport migrants to third countries, even those with no connection to the deportees. The unsigned order halts a lower court decision that had blocked the removal of eight violent offenders being held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti.

The ruling insisted that the men be granted legal counsel and at least 25 days to contest their deportation, even if their home nations refused to take them back. Again, I'm not making this up.

The Department of Homeland Security officials wasted no time declaring the ruling a game-changer. DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said, quote, fire up the deportation planes, calling it a, quote, victory for the safety and security of the American people. She added ICE can now resume removing criminal migrants to any country willing to accept them.

Solicitor General Dean Sauer echoed that sentiment, warning in a filing that the judge's prior order had left ICE agents scrambling. Forced to improvise, they converted a conference room at the Djibouti base into a makeshift detention center under round-the-clock guard. He called that arrangement, quote, "untenable," adding that judicial interference was endangering public safety.

Sauer wrote, quote, "...the government's ability to remove some of the worst of the worst illegal aliens was being thwarted. He accused the lower court of imposing excessive delays and infringing on the president's ability to conduct foreign policy."

Despite the legal victory, I'd like to note that Monday's ruling is, well, temporary, pending further appeals. But practically, well, it's a green light. The decision signals the court's continued deference to the executive branch on immigration and foreign affairs, especially via the so-called shadow docket, where emergency rulings are issued without oral arguments or lengthy deliberation.

The underlying legal saga began in Boston, where U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy blocked the deportation of the eight men to South Sudan, a country that most had never set foot in. After ICE flew the group to Djibouti in May, Murphy ruled that they must be granted legal counsel and time to claim potential torture or object to removal.

One of the men is now expected to be sent to his native Myanmar. Another is South Sudanese. But six others remain in legal limbo, as a separate protective order issued by Murphy last month, distinct from the one paused by the Supreme Court, still temporarily bars their deportation. In a dissent joined by liberal Justices Kagan and Jackson, Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused the majority of ignoring explicit protections Congress had written into law. She wrote, quote,

Congress expressly provided non-citizens with the right not to be removed to a country where they are likely to be tortured or killed. Denying them the chance to make that case, she argued, violated that statutory right.

The Trump administration, well, sees it differently. To them, the issue is restoring integrity to a system that's been gamed for years. The administration argues that loopholes and activist judges allowed criminal illegals to linger, sometimes for decades, despite posing clear threats to public safety.

And that, my friends, is the PDB Afternoon Bulletin for Tuesday, the 24th of June. Now, if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me at pdbatthefirsttv.com. And, of course, as you've likely heard from friends and family, to listen to the show ad-free, well, simply become a premium member of the President's Daily Brief by visiting pdbpremium.com. And on a separate note, I'd like to take just a second to thank you.

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I'm Mike Baker, and I'll be back tomorrow. Until then, stay informed, stay safe, stay cool.