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It\u2019s August 25th. You\u2019re listening to the President\u2019s Daily Brief. Your morning intel starts now.\n------\nWelcome to this Special Edition of the PDB.\n\nThis week marks the six month anniversary of war in Ukraine. We have seen so many twists and turns, so many developments, that it\u2019s been overwhelming at times. And maybe that\u2019s why polls show Americans are kind of losing interest.\xa0\n\nA mid-July Fox News poll showed 69% of us were concerned about Russia\u2019s invasion, but that\u2019s down from 82% in March. In terms of overall concern, the issue of Ukraine ranked sixth of eight issues tested.\n\nBut it\u2019s still a major story, with one clear reason: it\u2019s costing you billions of dollars \u2014 at least $13.5B so far. To give you a sense of how shocking that is, when we were fighting in Afghanistan in 2019, we committed around $5B. Again, $13.5B for one year in Ukraine, $5B in Afghanistan.\n\nPlus, there\u2019s a very real concern that this war could escalate and cause us to fight a much bigger war with a nuclear-armed Russian. That would mean your friends and neighbors would be involved in the most horrifying battle that the globe has ever seen.\n\nSo, we are going to remind ourselves of this complicated story this morning. We\u2019re going to do a recap of the past six months. But don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m going to use an analogy to help us through it. This is going to be a little unconventional, so hang with me.\n\nI want you to think of this brief like you\u2019re watching a boxing match. So get out those maps, fire up some theme music from Rocky, settle in for six months of punches and counterpunches.\xa0\n------\nPlease remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief.\nEmail: PDB@TheFirstTV.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices