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Michael Baker: Israel Delays Strike Against Iran, North Korean Troops “Fair Game”, & U.S. Voting System Attack
In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief with Michael Baker:
- Fallout from the Pentagon’s classified document leak leads Israel to delay its planned retaliation against Iran, after sensitive details of the operation were allegedly exposed.
- The U.S. government warns that North Korean troops will be “fair game,” as reports emerge that Pyongyang is sending 12,000 soldiers to Ukraine.
- A new attack on America’s voting system—Georgia’s Secretary of State confirms a cyberattack targeting the absentee voting website in an attempt to crash it.
- And in today’s Back of the Brief: a bizarre human interest story from Russia—how a man, famous for his resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio, ended up on the front lines in Ukraine, thanks to his waistline.
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