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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 3rd, 2025: Maduro Regime Rages After U.S. Sinks Cartel Boat & Kim’s Potential Successor
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It's Wednesday the 3rd of September. 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 up, Maduro's regime in Venezuela lashes out after the U. S. Military targeted and destroyed a Venezuelan cartel boat. We'll have those details later in the show. A surprise guest shows up at China's big military parade. The rarely seen daughter of Kim Jong Un, leading some to speculate she's being groomed to become the first female leader of North Korea. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. America's buildup in the Caribbean has officially gone kinetic. And as you can imagine, the Maduro regime, well, they're not too pleased with the initial results. First, the US Military says it carried out a strike against a Venezuelan drug smuggling vessel, killing 11 traffickers linked to one of the hemisphere's most violent criminal organizations. That would be the trend Cartel, or tda. President Trump announced the strike on Tuesday and released a declassified video of the attack shortly after. In the grainy clip, you see what's called a go fast boat, long, narrow and armed with several oversized outboard motors cutting across the open water at high speed. Then the vessel is engulfed in flame and disappears in a cloud of smoke and fire. For anyone doubting the message of the strike, Trump hammered it home on social media. He wrote, quote, please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America, beware. He had that in all capitals. Thank you for your attention to this matter. And then he followed that with 11 exclamation points, just in case you didn't think he was serious. Anytime you see 11 exclamation points, you know that the fellow means business. Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed Trump's message, albeit without the exclamation points, describing the incident as a, quote, lethal strike against a designated narco terrorist organization. Pentagon officials confirmed that the target was a vessel operated by tda, the Venezuelan gang that Trump earlier this year labeled a foreign terrorist organization. It's the first time the US has acknowledged a direct military strike against drug cartels in Latin America. And that distinction matters. For decades, the job of interdicting drug boats has fallen to the U.S. coast Guard. Their procedures have been cautious. Board the vessel, demand surrender, fire warning shots if necessary, maybe disable the engines. The focus is on preserving life while seizing the drugs and arresting traffickers. A former US Ambassador familiar with those operations said bluntly, we don't just shoot up boats, end quote. Well, yes, actually we do now, but under Trump's new policy, that's exactly what happened. No surrender, no boarding, just a strike to destroy the vessel. This is the clearest sign yet of the US Administration's expanded strategy. In January, Trump signed an executive order designated Latin American cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. That designation unlocked new authorities for the Pentagon, allowing the US Military to do more than just support Coast Guard operations. In February, TDA was formally labeled a terrorist group. By July, the Treasury Department had also sanctioned another Venezuelan network known as the Cartel de la Souls, allegedly run by President Nicolas Maduro himself and his senior military officers for facilitating cocaine shipments in cooperation with TDA and Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. So yesterday's strike wasn't just some one off interdiction. It was the logical next step in a broader shift from law enforcement to military engagement. Predictably, Maduro's regime is acting aggrieved. Maduro's communications minister, though, claimed the video was fake, suggesting it was generated by artificial intelligence. Maduro himself has been on TV recently warning the US against further escalation. He accused Secretary Rubio of leading Trump down the path of war and promised that if Venezuela were attacked, the country would, quote, immediately pass to a period of armed struggle in defense of national territory, end quote. He called the current US Buildup the biggest threat that the continent has seen in a century. Well, actually, the biggest threat that the continent has seen in the last century has come from the cartels and the death and corruption and violence that they have created. Rubio said in Miami that the President intends to use the full power of America, the whole might of the US to eradicate drug cartels wherever they operate. This marks a fundamental change in how America fights the drug trade. Instead of treating traffickers as criminals to be arrested and prosecuted, Washington is now treating them as terrorists, legitimate military targets. That means the US Is not only hunting terrorists in the Middle east or Africa, but now also in the Caribbean and Latin America. All right, coming up next, Kim Jong Un brings his daughter to China's military parade. Oh, it was bring your kid to work day. Sparking speculation she's being groomed as North Korea's next ruler. I'll be right back. Hey, Mike Baker here. Now you've heard me talk about this terrific company, Jacked Up Fitness and their amazing all in one home gym. Look for home fitness. It really is a game changer. Well, now I've got some more news to tell you about from Don and his terrific team at Jacked Up Fitness. See, they know that many people are short on time and also short on money, but still want to get fit. So now listen to this. You can start your fitness journey for under $60 and in just six minutes each day. 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Back to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. The fourth generation of the Kim Dynasty has just made her debut on the world stage. The Kim Dynasty started back in 1948, of course, with North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. Then, of course, well, you had his boy Kim Jong Il, who passed leadership onto his son, the current despot Kim Jong Un. And now it appears that Kim Jong Un's daughter Ju A may be next in line. She appeared in Beijing yesterday, prompting speculation she's being groomed as the regime's first female ruler. Photos released by state media showed Ju stepping off her father's armored train in the Chinese capital, greeted by Communist Party officials ahead of President Xi Jinping's big Victory Day parade today. Standing just behind Kim, the smiling school age girl's presence underscored her growing prominence inside the regime, cast as the belle of the ball at an event that is arranged and has been arranged as Xi's showpiece to mark Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. Now, Joue's prominence has not come overnight since her first appearance in 2022 at an Intercontinental ballistic missile launch inside the regime. And frankly, what girl doesn't love a good missile launch? Ju has been steadily elevated. Within months, she was standing alongside generals at a parade marking the army's founding anniversary. It wasn't long before state media began referring to her as Kim's respected daughter, a title that all but confirmed her ascent within the family's inner circle. From parades and missile tests to the opening of a seaside resort, she's become a fixture at her father's side. Most recently, in May, she appeared at a war anniversary at the Russian embassy in Pyongyang, an appearance seen as a deliberate step into political and diplomatic spaces. Her identity, of course, was hinted at long before now. Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, who bizarrely, is a longtime friend of Kim's, claimed to have held Kim's infant daughter during a 2013 trip to Pyongyang. I will mention, though, because it's important, that Rodman was an elite rebounder and defensive player. Wacky to be sure, but that dude could play. South Korea's intelligence service later reported that Kim and his wife have three children. A son born in 2010 and a daughter in 2013 believed to be Ju A, and a third child in 2017 of an unknown gender. In 2024, Seoul's spy agency openly assessed that Ju was being groomed for succession. Her rise has unfolded alongside Kim's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, long considered a central player in the regime's inner workings. Analysts argue that Ju's growing visibility is deliberate. Kim is positioning her not just for the elite at home, but for an international audience. A North Korean leadership expert from the u. S. Based think tank Stimson center put it bluntly. Quote, right now, Ju A is the front runner as the next supreme leader of North Korea. She's getting practical protocol experience which should serve her well. End quote. The international exposure marks a departure from family precedent. Kim Jong Il, Kim's father, famously refused foreign travel and never presented Kim Jong un abroad before his succession. By contrast, Chu's appearance at Xi's parade signals deliberate preparation for leadership. Yet the succession calculus is far from settled. Kim, only in his early 40s, remains in relatively stable health, despite periodic illnesses that result in occasional public appearance absences. There's also the question of the willingness of North Korea's entrenched military and party elite to. To accept a woman at the helm. For now, her expanding role attending missile launches and parades and diplomatic events and and now a starring appearance in Beijing, well, points to a carefully choreographed campaign by the leader of the Hermit Kingdom. Little rocket girl apparently is stepping out of her dad's shadow. And that, my friends, is the PDB Afternoon bulletin for Wednesday 3rd September. If you have any questions or comments, please welcome reach out to me@pdb the first tv.com and to listen to the show ad free, which you can do. Become a premium member of the President's Daily Brief by visiting PDB premium.com I'm Mike Baker and I'll be back tomorrow. Until then, stay informed, stay safe, stay cool. It.