Summary of Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis – Highlights from June 26, 2025
Host: Bill O'Reilly
Guest: Bernard Goldberg
Release Date: June 27, 2025
1. Overview of Current Events
Weather Commentary: Bill O’Reilly opens the episode with a discussion about the extreme heat in various parts of the United States, highlighting the overemphasis on weather reports by major news networks:
- “...you throw on local news and about 25 out of the 30 minutes is the weather... It’s just so banal.” [00:12]
2. Political Landscape and the Democratic Party
Challenges Facing the Democratic Party: O'Reilly critiques the Democratic Party’s handling of international crises, particularly the Iranian bombing, asserting a lack of leadership and alternative strategies:
- “The Democratic Party has no plan B.” [00:12]
Criticism of Media and Democratic Leaders: He targets Senator Adam Schiff and criticizes CNN for biased journalism during interviews:
- “...Cassie Hunt failed to ask Senator Schiff about a responsible alternative to criticize the President’s actions.” [02:49]
- “When you’re doing a top-flight interview undermining the President... you have a responsibility to your audience to be skeptical.” [02:51]
Lack of Constructive Criticism: O'Reilly emphasizes the importance of offering solutions alongside criticism, which he claims Democrats fail to do:
- “If you’re going to criticize someone, it is responsible to have an improvement.” [00:12]
3. Military Action and Public Opinion
Analysis of Polling Data: O'Reilly discusses various polls regarding public opinion on military action against Iran, expressing skepticism about their accuracy:
- “The CNN poll... I don’t believe his poll. I think it’s a push poll.” [02:49]
- “Reuters poll shows 32% are unaware of the Iran, Israel, USA situation.” [02:49]
Support for President Trump’s Military Decisions: He defends President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, citing increased military threats from Iran:
- “President Trump did the right thing. Iran was never going to voluntarily give up their nuclear program.” [21:40]
- “They have policies of killing Jews and Americans. They were close to enriching uranium to make that bomb.” [02:49]
4. Ethical Concerns and Congressional Accountability
House Ethics Committee: O'Reilly calls for the House Ethics Committee to investigate Democratic members who criticized the Commander in Chief during military operations:
- “The House Ethics Committee has got to call Congressman Sean Castin and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.” [02:49]
- “They called for the impeachment of the Commander in Chief while the bombing was underway.” [02:49]
Response from Ethics Committee: He expresses frustration with the lack of cooperation from Committee Chairman Michael Guest:
- “The House Ethics Committee... was rude to us. They were arrogant and rude.” [02:49]
5. International Relations and Diplomatic Actions
Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize Nomination: O'Reilly highlights Pakistan’s nomination of President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize due to his role in de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan:
- “Pakistan is nominating President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize because he calmed down the conflict in Kashmir.” [02:49]
European Political Climate: He briefly touches on European leaders’ responses to U.S. actions, mentioning Prime Minister Starmer of Great Britain:
- “Starmer, the PM of Great Britain, said they knew it had to be done.” [02:49]
6. Discussion with Bernard Goldberg
Support for Trump vs. Isolationism: In a conversation with Bernard Goldberg, both hosts agree on supporting Trump’s actions against Iran, contrasting it with the isolationist tendencies within the Republican Party:
- O'Reilly: “They’re the isolationists in the Republican Party who don’t care whether Iran has a nuclear weapon or not.”* [27:11]
- Goldberg: “Donald Trump could find a cure for cancer and she’d be opposed to Donald Trump for finding a cure for cancer.”* [32:22]
Moral Responsibility: They discuss the moral imperative to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, dismissing isolationist arguments as shortsighted:
- Goldberg: “You have to stop that. You have to stop that.”* [24:38]
- O'Reilly: “If you have a nuclear weapon that goes off on this planet anywhere, there’s no civilization back 10 years, everybody is affected.”* [26:45]
Critique of Political Figures: O'Reilly criticizes both Chuck Schumer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for their roles in opposing Trump’s policies:
- “Chuck Schumer... is a political hack. That’s my take on Chuck Schumer.” [31:00]
- “Alexandria Ocasio Cortez... she’s simply not smart enough to hold the job as a congressperson.” [31:10]
7. Economic and Social Commentary
Stock Market and Financial Advice: O'Reilly warns listeners about the shaky stock market and advises shifting investments to safer options:
- “The stock market is shaky. You got spec stocks, sell them.” [02:49]
Health and Nutrition: He briefly discusses a study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, sharing his personal diet preferences:
- “I can’t do the kale. I can’t eat onions. Irish stomach.” [24:38]
8. Audience Feedback and Future Outlook
Listener Engagement: O'Reilly shares positive feedback from his audience, highlighting the growing reach of his platform:
- “We have about a million subscribers on our YouTube channel. We’re going for 2 million.” [02:49]
- “Feedback from listeners like Candace Owens shows they appreciate the factual reporting.” [02:49]
Future Content: He teases upcoming episodes and guest appearances, including a future discussion with Eric Bolling on isolationism:
- “I’m going to back that up with another poll in a moment... I will be on News Nation at 9:00 tonight.” [02:49]
- “Eric Bolling will be on, as I mentioned, of these isolationists, because they’re not dumb people.” [27:58]
9. Closing Thoughts
O'Reilly concludes by emphasizing the importance of factual reporting and the decline of mainstream media’s credibility:
- “As the mainstream media collapses, CNN may go out. That’s how serious that is over there.” [02:49]
- “We are rising because fact based, facts, facts, facts.” [02:49]
Notable Quotes:
- “The Democratic Party has no plan B.” [00:12]
- “If you’re going to criticize someone, it is responsible to have an improvement.” [00:12]
- “President Trump did the right thing. Iran was never going to voluntarily give up their nuclear program.” [21:40]
- “They have nothing on the budget... What are you going to do about it? Nothing.” [00:12]
- “The only thing to fear is fear itself.” [24:38]
- “Donald Trump could find a cure for cancer and she’d be opposed to Donald Trump for finding a cure for cancer.” [32:22]
Conclusion: In this episode, Bill O’Reilly provides a critical analysis of the Democratic Party’s strategies, media biases, and President Trump’s policies regarding Iran. Through discussions with Bernard Goldberg, he reinforces support for Trump’s decisive actions against nuclear threats while condemning isolationist and progressive stances within both major political parties. The episode underscores O’Reilly’s commitment to fact-based reporting and his skepticism towards mainstream media narratives.
