EPISODE · May 2, 2025 · 6 MIN

Why Trump Fired His National Security Advisor

from The Daily Briefing

In today’s episode, we cover the firing of Trump’s national security advisor Mike Waltz, the AfD’s new classification, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the imminent Australian election.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here (YouTube):https://youtu.be/OQF8uCDNqqI?si=zLXxLs0mEjMISGKwWatch the latest episode of Starmergeddon here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ7Jj_cJQoE&t=1684s&ab_channel=TLDRPodcastsTLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted by Georgina FindlayWritten by Georgina Findlay and Rory TaylorMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Trump Sacks his National Security Advisorhttps://www.ft.com/content/4e92a301-acc8-42ee-a15a-90f02e3620fahttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-mike-waltz-national-securityhttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-national-security-adviser-waltz-leave-post-source-says-2025-05-01/ ✍️ England Local Election Resultshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2025/england/results https://youtu.be/OQF8uCDNqqI?si=zLXxLs0mEjMISGKw ✍️ Germany’s AfD Party Officially Classified as Extremisthttps://www.politico.eu/article/afd-officially-right-wing-extremist-group-germanys-intel-agency-says/https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/verfassungsschutz-afd-102.html ✍️ Red Cross Says its Gaza Response is on ‘Verge of Total Collapse’https://www.barrons.com/news/gaza-humanitarian-work-on-verge-of-total-collapse-red-cross-e8802b08 ✍️ Upcoming Australian Electionhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/election-paths-to-victory/105226740 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.