In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:
The world’s most powerful warship is heading south: The Pentagon has deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Caribbean as part of a growing U.S. campaign targeting narco-smuggling routes in South America.
President Trump kicks off his Asia tour with early progress: Washington and Beijing say they’ve reached “basic consensus” on trade, easing tensions as Trump prepares to meet with Xi Jinping.
Moscow flexes its muscles: Russia announces a successful test of its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile - one President Putin claims can evade any defense system.
And in today’s Back of the Brief: French police crack the case of the $100 million Louvre heist. Two suspects are in custody, including one arrested at a Paris airport while trying to flee the country.
