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Assessing the First Year of Trump’s Second Term, Catholic Bishops Leader Criticizes Deportations & Milwaukee Judge Convicted for Helping Illegal Migrant
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Hey, Bill O'Reilly here. Welcome to the no Spin News. Monday, December 22, 2025. Stand up for your country. Well, this is a slow week. Everybody's getting ready for Christmas, even the pagans. I love that second to last show before the year and tomorrow we'll wrap it up with you. So we've gotten more than 100 questions that I will answer. I can't answer all of them, but I'll answer a lot of them about the country, the world, this program, whatever you want. And it'll be an interesting 42 minutes. Now, in my opinion, 2025 was a mediocre year. Nothing much outstanding there. Donald Trump's first term of his second administration. He was the Energizer Bunny and he did a lot of good things. But the demeanor situation is also in play. And that is the subject of this evening's Talking Points Memo. So the president remains the most controversial figure in US History. There has never been another president. And that includes Nixon, Bill Clinton, the whole crew come close to the President Trump in controversy. And he is the most famous human being in the world and the most dominant force in the world. It's a lot to lay on one human being. I don't even know if he sees himself as a human being. The guy works non stop. He's got pretty good vision, in my opinion. But then he's prone to outbursts and he does things that millions of Americans find objectionable. I don't, and it must be a gene I have. I am more interested in accomplishments than demeanor. But I understand those who disagree with me. I understand that you want a president to behave a certain way. And often Donald Trump goes against that. Now, he believes it works for him. So he believes that his blunt assessment of the world mobilizes his supporters, and that's why he doesn't. There's a method to the madness, to use a cliche. So let's examine this in a very methodical way. All right, no emotion. Here are Trump's main accomplishments in his first year. Sealed border, criminal alien crackdown. Gaza ceasefire. Lower gasoline prices. Crime suppression in Washington, D.C. stable unemployment. Inflation. High military recruitment. Lower taxes for workers. Higher defense spending from NATO. Robust attempt to stop drug smuggling into the United States. Now, there are others, but I don't think anybody could quibble with that. All right, Those are accomplishments. And the criminal alien crackdown is the most controversial because non criminal aliens get caught up in those sweeps. And we're going to have a segment on it in a little while. Now, still unresolved, and this is vexing for President Trump, are the following tariffs. We just don't know whether his vision of a brand new manufacturing economy is going to come true. Ukraine, that's Putin, and we have no power over Putin at this point. National debt continues to rise. China, trade, undefined. Chicago, murder rate. That is the fault of the governor and the mayor out there. High beef prices. Now, that's a big one because a lot of people like their steak and burgers and high insurance rates. And that's even bigger than the high meat prices because it's draining working Americans. So those are unresolved. Now, I believe that Donald Trump knows about them all. He's trying, but they have not been rectified. Now, I think that's a fairly honest assessment, but I get emails every day from friends and people around the world and they just don't understand Donald Trump. And I do. I understand him. I try my best. I'm not in business to defend the president. That's not what I do. All right? I watch him like I watch all powerful people. And he's not a perfect man. Come on. Everybody knows that. But again, it's just constant drumbeat. Oh, he did this. He's so terrible. He did that. Boring. It's boring. He's not going to change. Now, if you believe that demeanor should be placed above accomplishments, that's your right as a voter and an American. Absolutely. Now, because he doesn't have to run again, Donald Trump's governing is a strong man, less compromised than he had the first time around. Again, he wants things done, he wants them done quick. And he's willing to go into court and he's willing to slug it out. I have money problems with that. As long as you can justify your position. And then there is the revenge factor. Yeah. These people try to destroy his life. Comey Letitia James. Yeah. And now he says, all right, you know, you're gonna go after me and you did this wrong. I'm gonna go after you people. Oh, it's revenge. Revenge. Retribution is a better word than that in my opinion. So the final thing, and I know and I actually said this, going back to Joe Biden is useless. However, it is perspective. And Biden didn't say much in his four years. I mean, very rarely, you know, he wrote, he read what they wrote for him. But he wasn't having a gaggle or answering questions. He wasn't doing any of that and he didn't have any accomplishments. You know, I've said this time and time and time and time again. Give me one, you know, a couple of things dribbling. You know, he lowered drug prices and Friday Trump announced a deal that but we have to see it first, that drug prices will come down. And Biden did that a little bit. But that's was ridiculous, really was absurd. What a waste of four years. So summing up, I think Donald Trump is now going to pivot to his legacy. He wants to be recognized one of the great presidents in order to make that happen. Let's face it, the US Economy is under stress. National debt rising, trade war shaking the markets. And meanwhile China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's why I protected my savings with physical gold and silver through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold. 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I think we're believers, of course, in due process.
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They don't have a right to live here. With all due respect, Archbishop, they have no right to live here. See, this is where you guys are making your mistake. All right? They are here illegally. Now, I sympathize with them. I've given money to help them. I don't want anybody out in the street. I don't want kids hungry. And I'm a Christian and I'll help them. But don't tell me they have a right to be here. Now, they do have a right to due process, because under the Constitution, you set one foot on American soil, you have to be due process. But in order to be deported, you got to get a judge to sign an order. So it does go through the system. So this argument is never going to be resolved ever, because the humanitarians are going to say it's not right. We can't be brutalizing people who are poor, people who are here, and that's that. But they don't have a right to be here. So when you say that, you know, I just go, ooh. Because I am a fan of charity and I do want to protect the poor and innocent. But these people aren't innocent. They're not guilty of horrendous crimes. Most of them, they just traipse across the border for a better life. But by tracing them across the border, they broke amelioration law and they were helped by the President of the United States. What a mess. Okay. In Milwaukee, a judge, Hannah Dugan, helped an illegal alien, eduardo Flores Ruiz, 30 years old, Mexico, with a warrant out for battery. And Ice was grabbing him. But the judge took Mr. Flores Ruiz out the back of her courtroom to try to help him escape from ice, who are in the front of the courtroom. Now, the ice age has caught. Ruiz been deported. But now the judge has been convicted, okay, of obstructing a felony. It's a felony obstruction of justice. So she's done as a judge. She's out. She could get five years. She won't. She won't get any jail time. They'll give her probation or house arrest or something, and she's going to appeal. But that was a fairly sophisticated case. And I mean, the judge Dugan had to know, can't have anarchy, lady. You can't. You're a judge. So she got hers. Smart life. I never figured this out because I'm not a social media guy. I don't spend hours and hours and hours trolling TikTok and wasting my time there. Now, if you do, if you think it's a fun form of recreation, I'm not scorning you, okay? It might be a fun form of recreation. I'd rather stay in the real world myself. But that's a matter of opinion. Now, in the social media, there is a sub culture and it is political. So you got crazy lefties and crazy right wing people and they throw stuff out. Some of them get very popular and make a lot of money because sponsors say, hey, look, at all these people coming in to see what X says. So we'll buy some advertising. But it's still provocative. It's not there for any fact based reason.
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So even when I was slugging it out with the likes of Al Franken, Despicable Human Being and the others, there was a reason I was slugging it out with him, okay? And it was a fact based reason. But this is more recreation. And the smart life is you got to put it into perspective. It's okay if it amuses you, it's okay if you see it as a form of entertainment. But don't take it seriously because it isn't serious. Now, the players involved, to them there's money online, so that's plenty serious for them. But for the outsiders looking in us, this is just, you know, like sumo wrestling here. Who can ever blast the other guy out of the ring? Smart life. This is an outrageous story, and I'm sorry I have to report it. So there are two churches, Progressives, one in Washington state and one in Colorado. They're having a drag Christmas special where guys dress up like women, okay? One of them is Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. Now, this is spitting in the eye of all Christians and Jews. That's what this is, okay? And the show contains, quote, adult themes and magical queers will slay their way to Bethlehem, okay? Sacrilege. It's an insult. These people are. Now, the guy who runs this is named Shawn Neil Baron. He's a reverend. Anybody can be a reverend. You get by mail. You can get. You can be a reverend man. You know, Mr. Needle Baron, I'd have some words with you. I don't like this at all. And you're wrong. The other one is Eminence table in Seattle. It's affiliated with a Lutheran operation. Oh, what's the matter with you Lutherans? Because this guy should be booted out for doing this. Awful. The drag church Yassification of Ebenezer Scrooge. So most Christians. Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. That's what Jesus said on the cross when the Roman centurions were killing him. But these people know what they're doing. They know they're defiling Christianity and the birth of Jesus. They know, and they're gleeful about it. What do we do? We forgive them. Not me. Now, if they asked for forgiveness and took all that garbage away, then I pro. I would. I have to. But not now. You're lucky I don't live near you, boy. I. I'd give you some hard time saying history. December 22, 1864. William T. Sherman, the Union general, takes Savannah and sends President Lincoln a note that says, quote, I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah 161 years ago today. Now, here's the question. Was Sherman a war criminal or a hero? So I wrote, killing Lincoln. And the Sherman thing is very complicated. So William Victor Davis Hanson, brilliant man, says, quote, had Sherman not taken Atlanta, Lincoln might not have been reelected president. And he lost his army in Georgia. Negotiated peace would have been a real possibility. So even though Sherman attacked civilians, burned our houses down, scorched earth. Hansen said it was necessary, had to do it, and Lincoln supported it. Now others say no. The Civil War Times says that a court probably would have sentenced Sherman to be hanged as a war criminal. Okay, and then there's another one. St. Mary's University School of Law. Jeffrey Attic. In the minds of many Americans, particularly in the south, the name William Tecumseh Sherman immediately is associated with almost heinous array of war crimes. War crimes. So Sherman did. He burned everything civilians matter. But at that time in history, Lincoln felt it was necessary. Boy, it's a tough one. Really is. So that happened 161 years ago today. Sherman seized Savannah. Now, if you're ever down Savannah area, beautiful town. So is Charleston. And a lot of Civil War sites well worth visiting down there. Okay, back in a moment with the final thought. Friday I went to the Knicks 76 game and Philly won. Tremendous game, was really well played. So I'm sitting there in my seat with my son and then all of a sudden I get my phone blows up. You were on tv. I said, oh, I didn't shoot any free throws, did I? No, no, no, no. So here's what everybody was referring to. Roll the tape. And Bill O'Reilly, who is a crazy Nick fan and knowledgeable nick fan and O'Reilly one time asked me, is there any way you can arrange a dinner with Clyde Frazier? So I went to you and I said, would you like to have dinner? And we went to have dinner with him and he just asked you question after question after question. Huge Clyde fan looking for that check that dinner. The dinner was, was something special for him that he got to spend some time with you. Yeah, I appreciate him. He's always on my case. Clyde, Clyde, what did he get? Very nice. Now, Clyde Frazier, if you don't know, is one of the best point guards in NBA history. And he's a bright. He's 80 years old. He's from St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and he's right on it. He is so good. And that was Mike Breen. I think the best play by play guy in the country for basketball. And they are a tremendous team. So Breen lives near me on Long island. Every time I see him. So you tell Clyde that's what Clyde was referring to, that, you know, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. But anyway, very nice of them to do that, I thought, because, you know, in certain circles I'm not Mr. Popularity. But we had a dinner. It was so fun because Clyde played with all the big boys. He played with Willis Reed and Bill Bradley and all the legendary Nick teams. And he was the guy that moved the team up and down the court. And, you know, basketball has evolved. Now they just bomb. Three pointers, three Palmers. But back then it wasn't. There was a lot more skill set back then. And I know the game. I didn't play it, though. I played CYO basketball, but I couldn't jump. Irish guys can't jump. And that's true. So I played football, baseball, and ice hockey, but I didn't play basketball. But I was always intrigued because the athletic prowess to play basketball, particularly in the pros, I mean, these guys are hitting shots. I eat just a mouth open, boom, okay. And it's a grueling, fast moving game. It's not like baseball. And I love baseball, but, you know, baseball's like, all right, yeah. And they're spitting and, well, no. So spitting in basketball. So he's just up and down a corner. But anyway, Breen and Frazier are good guys. So one more thing before we leave. We're going to try to get a line on what this Trump announcement is with Hegseth and the and the naval officers. I will tweet because we taped this a little bit before that is scheduled. And so when I find out what it is, and I almost positive it's about these tankers. So what President Trump is trying to do is strangle Maduro and Venezuela, cut off all their money because a lot of that oil winds up in Iran, Cuba, bad places, and even helps Putin. So they're knocking these big tankers. They got three of them. And I think that's what this is all about. I think could be wrong, of course, because I'm not privy to what they have announced. Anyway, I hope you'll be with us. Tomorrow will be a fun show. Thank you for watching tonight. I'm Bill O'Reilly and we'll see you on Tuesday. Limu Emu.
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