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So have you heard of this woman, Christiane Amanpour? She's been with CNN for 42 years. Wow, 42 years. She's based in London. Probably the most successful female correspondent, not only at cnn, but maybe in the United States. She's on the downside of her career now. No question about it. In fact, the Associated Press was questioning what? Why CNN has iced her. I think I know why they have. Because Ms. Amanpour has become increasingly radical. Left hates Trump. Hates him. Oh, my God. So recently, I traveled to China, and I wrote about it on billorilly.com It's a police state. It is the most fierce police state in the history of mankind. And I have been the police states all, all over the world. Nothing compares to this, to China. So it caught my eye when Ms. Amanpour on June 3, gave a commencement speech. Okay. And here's what she said. Go.
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I have to tell you, when I went to Harvard to give this speech, and it was just a few days ago last week, I must say, I was afraid. I'm a foreigner. I don't have a green card. I'm not an American citizen. I'm fairly prominent. And I literally prepared to go to America as if I was going to North Korea. I took a burner phone, Jamie. Imagine that. I didn't take a single. Not my mobile phone, not my iPad, nothing. And I had nothing on the burner phone except a few numbers. And I could text with my assistant. I had your number. I had our son's number. I had our lawyer's number. You know, the CNN lawyer.
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And I was afraid, absurd, ridiculous, And I hesitate to use the word dishonest, but misguided. So let me break it down. When I was in China, I used a burner phone because if I brought my own personal phone, it would be hacked. The Chinese do. Okay, they do that in North Korea to a lesser extent, because the North Koreans are so incompetent, they don't know what they're doing. But China, they have that surveillance state all the way down. You go to China, you're surveilled. You are a foreign national there, even if you're a Chinese citizen, you got to carry an ID at all times. You better produce the id. If you don't, you're in trouble. There's no freedom at all in China or North Korea. None. No due process. You can't criticize the government. You can't do anything. Government has total 100% power over you. Ms. Amanpour is telling her crew it's the same thing in America, which is just, you know, I'm not going to use the word a lie because she believes it. I'm going to use the word delusional. So if you go to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to deliver a speech at Harvard, you don't need to bring a burner phone, Christian, okay? Because nobody's going to hack your phone unless you've got criminals following you, wanting your bank account. All right? There's no government surveillance in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. None. And you have no proof that there is because there's never been anybody even charged with that. Justice Department, nsa, CIA, do they surveil? Yeah, they do, but not you. They're surveilling Al Qaeda or ISIS or those people. Now, if you say I'm wrong, back it up. Back it up. Where's the case? Where's the civil lawsuit? Where is it? You can't cite it. So you're going on there. You're saying stuff that's flat out false, and you're diminishing this country. I know you're not a citizen. I don't care what you are, by the way. Doesn't matter to me. You live in London, have fun, but you are not telling the truth about the United States, which has been very good to you. It has allowed you to spout nonsense for 42 years. Nonsense. Let me back that up. November 2020. All right. Ms. Amanpour compares Kristallnacht, the Nazi atrocity in 1936, to the Trump administration. Okay? Totally irresponsible, totally offensive to any Jewish person. Ridiculous. Absurd. At a Columbia commencement, May 17, 2023. Okay? She criticizes her own network, CNN, for giving Donald Trump a forum in a town hall. I think that makes smack of totalitarianism a little bit there, Christian. Am I I wrong about that? I think that's what they do in North Korea and China. Now, you can't have a public forum if you don't agree with the government. No, you can't. But you want CNN to impose those standards on Trump. You don't give him a town hall. What's the matter with you? What is the matter with you? This is just crazy stuff. I don't care that you're a radical left. It doesn't bother me. You don't like Donald Trump. Millions of people don't like President Trump. But this kind of distortion. So I was there in Beijing, okay, in late May, I saw it. Now I'm here in New York. I still have eyes, ears, and a mind. There is no comparison. There's no Surveillance. I don't need a burner phone. So, you know, I hear this stuff now. You the audience. Okay? I know you don't care, most of you, about what Christiane Amanpour or CNN says. I know, but this is out of control, this media craziness. And Trump has caused it. It's Trump derangement syndrome. And it's almost like those zombie movies where you get bitten on the thumb by a Zombie and then 20 minutes later you're a zombie. Okay? As soon as Trump got into the political arena, the people, they just lost all perspective, okay? All common sense analysis just flew out the window. He's a Nazi. I mean, I'm laughing about it, but it's so prevalent. Thank God for YouTube and social media that allow people like me to put forth, you know, a dissenting opinion from the corporate media, which is absolutely out of its mind. And the genesis is a writer for the New York Times. I'll never forget it because he lives close to me out on east and Long Island. And when Trump got elected, he said he wrote, he wrote in a column, his name is Rutenberg. All the journalism rules are gone because this guy's such a threat, he's such a threat to democracy and to this and to that that we don't have to do the journalism anymore. We don't have to be fact based or give both sides of the story or all our responsibility is to attack and destroy him and anybody who supports him. This was Jim Rudenberg. You know, when I read it, I went, ah, he's a crank. Nobody's going to believe that. Boom. Now that is what the marching orders have been since 2015. That's 10 years. And they're taking deep, deep root. It's not only about Trump now, but look what happened to Elon Musk, okay, Because he tried to do something in the Trump administration and blowing up his cars. Now there, Christian, there you go. That's your crew, okay? That's your far left progressive crew. Now there we got a story, right? So anyway, I'm going to end this with a piece of detente for Ms. Amanpour. If anyone, madam, surveils you, threatens you, does anything to you while you are standing in the United States of America, your first call is me, not Jamie, not CNN, lawyers, O'Reilly. And I will take care of it for you, I promise. But I'm not going to get a call. I'll guarantee it.
Release Date: June 6, 2025
Host: Bill O'Reilly
Podcast Title: Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis
In this bonus episode, Bill O'Reilly addresses his criticisms of Christiane Amanpour, a long-standing CNN correspondent, and broader concerns about the current state of American media and political discourse. O'Reilly delves into Amanpour's recent actions and statements, positioning them within his narrative of media bias and political polarization.
O'Reilly begins by highlighting Christiane Amanpour's impressive tenure at CNN, mentioning her 42-year career and notable status as a prominent female correspondent based in London.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "She's probably the most successful female correspondent, not only at CNN, but maybe in the United States."
However, he swiftly pivots to his perception that Amanpour's career is on a decline due to her alleged political biases.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "She's on the downside of her career now. No question about it."
O'Reilly scrutinizes a commencement speech Amanpour delivered on June 3, criticizing her comparison of the Trump administration to oppressive regimes.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "Ms. Amanpour is telling her crew it's the same thing in America... she's diminishing this country."
He specifically takes issue with her comparison of the Trump era to Kristallnacht, labeling it as "totally irresponsible" and "offensive."
[00:01] O'Reilly: "Ms. Amanpour compares Kristallnacht... to the Trump administration. Okay? Totally irresponsible, totally offensive to any Jewish person."
O'Reilly accuses CNN and Amanpour of embodying traits of totalitarianism by allegedly restricting platforms for dissenting voices, such as Donald Trump.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "She criticizes her own network, CNN, for giving Donald Trump a forum in a town hall. I think that makes smack of totalitarianism a little bit there, Christian."
He extends his critique to the broader media landscape, suggesting that corporate media has abandoned journalistic integrity in favor of attacking Trump and his supporters.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "All the journalism rules are gone because this guy's such a threat... we don't have to be fact based or give both sides of the story."
O'Reilly shares his personal experiences in China, contrasting them with life in the United States to argue against Amanpour's claims of pervasive surveillance in America.
[01:12] O'Reilly: "When I was in China, I used a burner phone because if I brought my own personal phone, it would be hacked... There's no freedom at all in China or North Korea. None."
He challenges the notion that ordinary Americans are subjected to government surveillance, asserting that such claims are unfounded and unfalsifiable.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "You can't cite it. So you're going on there. You're saying stuff that's flat out false, and you're diminishing this country."
O'Reilly attributes the current state of media bias and public polarization to the influence of Donald Trump, coining the term "Trump derangement syndrome."
[00:01] O'Reilly: "Trump has caused it. It's Trump derangement syndrome."
He likens the widespread negativity towards Trump to a zombie outbreak, suggesting that rational discourse has been lost.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "It's almost like those zombie movies where you get bitten on the thumb by a Zombie and then 20 minutes later you're a zombie."
Acknowledging the fractured state of mainstream media, O'Reilly praises platforms like YouTube and social media for enabling voices like his to counterbalance what he views as corporate media bias.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "Thank God for YouTube and social media that allow people like me to put forth, you know, a dissenting opinion from the corporate media, which is absolutely out of its mind."
In his closing remarks, O'Reilly offers a personal note to Amanpour, asserting his support should she ever face threats while in the United States.
[00:01] O'Reilly: "If anyone, madam, surveils you, threatens you, does anything to you while you are standing in the United States of America, your first call is me... And I will take care of it for you, I promise."
He emphasizes his commitment to defending her, albeit expressing skepticism that such a situation would arise.
Media Critique: O'Reilly expresses strong disapproval of what he perceives as Christiane Amanpour's biased reporting and alignment with leftist viewpoints.
Political Polarization: He attributes the current media landscape's divisiveness to the influence of Donald Trump, accusing mainstream media of abandoning impartiality.
Surveillance Allegations: O'Reilly refutes claims of widespread government surveillance in the United States, contrasting it with authoritarian regimes like China and North Korea.
Alternative Media Support: He advocates for the role of social and alternative media platforms in providing balance against what he sees as corporate media's bias.
This episode encapsulates Bill O'Reilly's perspective on media integrity, political bias, and the broader implications of Trump's presidency on American discourse. Through his critique of Christiane Amanpour and CNN, O'Reilly underscores his concerns about the erosion of unbiased journalism and the impact of political polarization on societal perceptions.