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Bill O'Reilly
Hey, Bill O'Reilly here. Welcome to the no Spin News for Monday, July 21, 2025. Stand up for your country. The crazy weekend. You know, I just want to go out to dinner and lay on the beach. Not possible. Every two minutes, a dopey phone is pinging and binging, and we got the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, saying President Obama committed a crime. We're waiting for the evidence from Ms. Gabbard, waiting to see it, see what she's got. Then New York City, we already have the evidence. Some violent migraine, released four times, no bail after arrest, shoots an ICE agent in the face. Now, we're investigating that because I want to be very precise before I hang these judges tomorrow, and I will. Look, here's how crazy it is in New York City. All right? So you're from Venezuela, for example. You legally enter the United States, you come to New York City, you commit a crime, you're arrested by the cops. You appear before a judge and he goes, see you later. Let you out. Doesn't even call ICE four times. This is anarchy. This has to stop. And what I'm trying to do here, and I'll have a report tomorrow, as I said, is find out precisely what the federal government can do to New York City to stop it. That is the story. But the Talking Points memo tonight is a report card because Donald Trump has been in office for six months, second term, and I'm giving him a report card. That's what I do. All right, let's take it point by point. First one, securing the border. Trump gets an a. Okay, first six months of 24. Under Biden, more than a million foreign nationals illegally crossed the border for six months at 25, 118,000. Come on, come on. I mean, that's a huge success for every single American, even those who want the open border. Second one, the economy. So unemployment is about the same. Under Biden, they're not a big difference. Inflation is what everybody's worried about. All right, so the first six months, 3% under a Biden, and I'm June, I should say. I'm sorry, June. June 24, 3% under Biden. And June 25, 2.7% has even dropped a little bit. Right. Despite all this tariff stuff. Now, the tariff stuff I can't analyze because it's too unclear. Nebulous word of the day. By December, maybe November, I'll be able to tell you whether tariffs are winning or not, but I can't. Now, they change every day. But inflation is ting about downsizing the federal government, which we absolutely have to do with a $37 trillion debt. So Trump has knocked out 125,000 federal employees through retirements and layoffs. It's a lot of money saved. Okay? Now the reason you don't hear about this is because of the Musk distraction. And I'm going to deal with the Trump distractions in a minute. So Musk was the big Doge guy, and Doge has uncovered some, but nothing like it was hyped to do. But it dogeous saves some money, but then Musk blows up with Trump. And then, you know, when's the last time I heard anything about Doge? But the downsizing is Fairly intense for six months. 125,000. Ukraine D as in dog. Okay? And it's not Trump's fault, but he did overestimate his relationship with Vladimir Putin. Putin's a villain. And that thing is worse now than it was on inauguration Day. So you can't, we can't be getting the high marks. But I don't know what Trump could do other than, you know, really get aggressive, more aggressive on the sanctions. But it's Putin's fault. Iran A, so we go to Ukraine D to Iran. A gutsy move to bomb the nuclear facilities of the mullahs. And it demoralized them and the whole terror world. And it was a very successful policy. Israel, Gaza, see? And it's again, not America's fault. But neither Israel nor Hamas wants to stop this. They don't want to stop it. Israel wants to wipe out every Hamas person. In order to do that, they're going to have to kill civilians, which they continue to do. Okay? Hamas doesn't want to stop because it somehow crazily believes that they're getting sympathy and that's going to do something for them. So neither side will stop. Where are the hostages from Hamas? All right, so that's absolute chaos. C stands for chaos there. Deportation. C plus first six months at 24. Biden deported 410. 410 and first six months 25 Trump 239. Now what you say? Whoa, whoa, whoa. No, it's the border crossings are down 90% so you're not going to have all the Biden deportations are at the border just like Barack Obama. It wasn't ICE hunting people down. So ICE is holding. I think it's 50,000 and they've deported a number. But the problem is here that the federal government has not explained its policy. The Trump administration has not explained his policy on nonviolent non criminal migrants. It's got to be explained. This is what we're going to do. Now. I've offered them very, very good solutions. They have not pick them up. We've had Homan Tom Holman on the program. Look, you got to have some kind of review process because innocent people can get swept up here. But that has not happened. So the deportation is C plus. And I think that it could get to B plus if the Trump administration started to define it in a more clear way. Clearer way Woke A So I am totally on board with the Trump administration going after these propagandistic colleges, these schools that promote anti Semitism, that promote woke, that deny due process to their students. Knock them out. All right, all of them. I am on board with that. The, the military, the woke is gone. And military recruitment for the first five months of 25 this year up 38% compared the first five months of 24 with Biden. That's a big jump. People are going, ah, I didn't want to serve under that Biden thing because of their insane rules. But now they're back and that's important. Okay, so there is the report card and the final one is engagement of problems. We have a myriad of problems in this country and I'm giving Trump an A because he's going after him. Now, you may not like him, you may not like some of the solutions or the policies which you got. If you're fair, say this guy is taking him on while Biden did nothing. Four years, nothing. What did Biden do about the national debt? What did he do about DNI DEI promoted it. What did he do about the border? Oh, no, we can't stop it. We don't know. What did he do about Iran? Nothing. At least Trump, I mean this is what I my liberal for. Oh, Trump. Trump said that. Okay. You know, I wrote a column and said, look, you evaluate somebody by what they do, not what they say. I mean he cannot like them. That doesn't not convincing Pew to like him. But he's engaging he's trying to solve these vexing problems. Okay, all right. And that's the memo. Now, one of the things that hurts Donald Trump, and, you know, I don't know whether he knows it or not, I've talked to him about it, but he doesn't acknowledge is the distractions. All right, so you're always going to have the press fuse, and we'll get that with Bernie Goldberg's coming up on the Colbert Network thing. You're always going to have that. And Trump is right to take on the press. You don't just sit there. And I did an interview with Bush the Younger in the early part of the 21st century, about five years after 9, 11. And I said, why don't you lash out against NBC? NBC even then was killing him. Him, Bush the Younger. And his policy was I float above it. I'm happy that Trump has taken on media on, okay, because they are dishonest and he's winning with the media. But it's bloody and it's a distraction. Okay, and then we have the Epstein distraction. Now, that one is a mystery to me because finally, the Trump administration took him two weeks. Okay, release the grand jury transcripts. Let everybody in the country see the evidence against Epstein, which would include any of Epstein's cohorts, because you have to present that evidence to the grand jury in order to get indictments. So let's see it. Now. It's being held up by a judge, Richard Berman, in the Southern District of New York City. There's Berman. He can release that anytime he wants, and he can redact. So if there are people that were mentioned in the testimony of the grand jury, but they didn't really have any criminal thing they just mentioned, take it out. You don't want to do that. You don't want to brand people. But Berman sitting on it, I'm not criticizing the judge because he's got to deliberate, but he's got to get out there. Once that gets out there, then the conspiracy people blow up and the distraction comes down. Finally, the lawsuit filed against the Wall Street Journal. Now, as you know, I do read the Wall Street Journal every day. Their editorial pages are very good, in my opinion. They don't necessarily back Trump. But, you know, I think the editorial pages are fair. The news pages are different, two different papers. Like, they're left, not crazy left like the Times and the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Louisiana. Times, not there, but they tilt it. So, as you know, the Wall Street Journal says, look, in 2003, three years before any criminal charges, were levied against Epstein. Trump sent him a birthday card for his 50th birthday. And on a card was a doodle of kind of suggestive thing. I don't know, I haven't really seen it. And therefore Trump's heinous and horrible and terrible. I sent the guy a birthday card with a drawing on it. Now, Trump said, no, I didn't. And I told Rupert Murdoch, who owns the Wall Street Journal, that I didn't. But they printed it anyway. So two days later, Trump sues him in Miami federal court. That's fast. So he's on the phone with a big time Democrat over the weekend and he's railing about, you know, I go, look, you got no case because Biden had all the information for four years. You guys didn't say a word and you know it. But this thing can put to bed pretty fast by a forensic. A forensic goes in and that person, you know, former FBI, whatever you want, they could see whether this drawing is in Trump's hand because Trump did do some charitable squiggles in the past. And it's easy. I shouldn't say it's easy, but this is a real exact science, this forensics business. Now you got to think that Trump knows that. And to file a lawsuit 48 hours after the publishing of the article, Whoa, that got my attention. Because it is going to be one or the other. It is going to be the President is not telling the truth or the Wall Street Journal filed a phony story. And because Trump himself complained about the story before publication, that is malice. So one or the other is going to happen. 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Bill O'Reilly
See mintmobile.com okay, and if you guys are listening to these animals and I use that word literally on cable news and reading in the newspapers all of this conjecture and conspiracy stuff, if you're listening to that, it's on you. That's not fair. It's not right. Read my message of the day on billoriley.com it is the most fair assessment of this whole thing. And it's not even a long read. I just lay it out, boom, boom, boom, boom. Okay, Trump on his social media thing is celebrating the demise of Stephen Colbert. You guys know what I think of him. I wrote a column on it. It's on billorilly.com by the way. You don't need premium members to read the message of the column. Just go there and read it for everybody. You know, I was on late night 75 times in my career I think is a record. I mean, maybe Jackie Mason or Shecky Green beat me or Robin Williams was on a lot. And I know these guys. And Colbert, he's of all of them, he's my least favorite because he was in it to harm people with whom he disagrees. That's what he was in it for. Stewart's in it for comedy satire. He's left, but I never saw him really want to hurt anybody. I mean, Letterman was rough. Rough. If you Google O'Reilly Letterman, you'll see some shootouts. Leno and Kimmel didn't used to be political, but he hates Trump and so he's crossed over. But anyway, Colbert is canceled and there's two reasons why. Number one, CBS is being sold to more conservative corporation called skydance. And number two, the Colbert show lost $40 million last year. Why? Because Colbert is not funny anymore. Roll the tape.
Unknown Speaker
At this point, Trump isn't even trying to hide his awfulness. In the first Trump term, it took a disease to destroy the economy. This time, he is the disease. To be Clear. Trump is pre announcing that he's going to break any law he wants to get whatever he wants. Now, I'm no revolutionary. I can't grow the beard. But that is a tyrannical declaration of power.
Bill O'Reilly
Okay, so why do we need that every night? Nobody wants to watch that. He's got 2 million and a few hundred thousand viewers, but that's nothing. He's losing 40 million a year and he makes 15 million. So he's out. Hey, Bill O'Reilly here. In my career, I have interviewed seven presidents, covered every major story of the last few decades. But I've never seen an opportunity like this one. President Trump's second term could mirror the economic boom of the 1920s. A time when unemployment hit 1.8%, stocks soared to 265%. Ordinary Americans had their shot at real prosperity. That's why I've recorded a special presentation with renowned investment expert Alexander Green called the Rebirth of the American Dream. Alex will reveal how President Trump plans to slash regulations, cut taxes, bring manufacturing back to America and unlock the AI driven tech boom. Plus, you will get details on six specific stocks that could soar during Trump's presidency. Please visit trumpsamericandream.com to watch our presentation. Now, joining us now from North Carolina is a guy who knows the networks, particularly cbs, very well. His name is Bernard Goldberg. We call him Bernie, but it's Bernard. And that's what you punch up when you want to go to his website for wisdom and perspective. That good? Did that, did I say it the way you wrote it? Okay, excellent. I'm a pro. I mean, I can do that. All right. Now I think this is a bigger story than Stephen Colbert. And I predicted, as you know, that Colbert would go and there are going to be some people on the View that are going to go and kimball possible, but it's a bigger story in a sense that the network television is finished, it is over, it is not coming back. And that includes the news agencies. Do you agree?
Bernard Goldberg
I do.
Bill O'Reilly
All right, so you wrote a book early on called Bias when you were a correspondent at CBS and Bernie and I worked for a brief time together at the network and you nailed it with Dan Rather and that crew that they were shading the news to the left and it really wasn't an honest play. That contagion spreads all throughout cbs. Now there isn't one traditional conservative commentator to be seen on the entire network. Do you think that has something to do with its demise?
Bernard Goldberg
Yeah, I do. Bias, which came out right after 911 was a wake up call. It was a warning shot about liberal bias and the harm it causes. But instead of paying attention, what they did was they called me every name in the book. They called me, and I mean this literally, they called me a traitor. These are people who don't call real traders trader, but they called me a trade. I survived. I'm not at all sure they will. The new management Skydance is run is headed up by David Ellison, whose father Larry, who I interviewed while I was at cbs. It's one of the Larry is good friends with Donald Trump. David Ellison met with Brandon Car, this FCC chairman the other day and said, I want more voices, more variety of voices at CBS News. Which leads me to say this, Bill. And I'm saying it not literally, but you'll get the idea. There's a better chance that you, Bill O'Reilly, will be the next anchor of the CBS Evening News than will Scott Pelley, who is a liberal who hates Donald Trump or at least doesn't like Donald Trump. They want a variety of voices and the one the liberal ones they have now don't provide any variety.
Bill O'Reilly
All right, but there's no difference between cbs, NBC and abc, correct? It's the same.
Bernard Goldberg
Yeah, but I know, but I know CBS better.
Bill O'Reilly
But I know, but I want your opinion on that. It's the same across the board, right?
Bernard Goldberg
That's right.
Bill O'Reilly
Okay, so you got Paramount, which is going to sell. You got Comcast, you got Disney, you got three major corporations here. They all have taken their network franchises way to the left, not a little way to the left. And I'm saying to myself, why would you hire a Stephen Colbert When 80 million people were voted for Donald Trump and not one, and not one of those people are ever going to watch Stephen Colbert? Why would you hire him?
Bernard Goldberg
You know, Michael Jordan famously said he was asked to endorse a Democratic candidate for the U.S. senate. And he, he said, you know, Republicans buy sneakers too. It's as if these people don't understand that Republicans have TV sets too that Republicans watch.
Bill O'Reilly
They have to a guy like now we're getting there. But if you're the CEO of Brian Roberts at NBC and Iger at Disney, God knows who runs. All right, your duty is to make your corporation profitable. But they have put their ideology above that and ruined the three networks top to bottom.
Bernard Goldberg
I think they have a knee jerk reaction and I'd like to know what you think about this. If you say, and I think I reasonably said it in bias, there's a liberal bias in the news there's no conspiracy. Back then, there was no conspiracy. There's a lack of diversity of opinion. Dan Rather never came in, closed the door, called his top lieutenants in, doused the lights, pull the shades, gave the secret handshake and the secret salute and said, let's get those conservatives today. It never, ever happened that way. It was group think they had too many people of the same political mentality. I don't think Bob Iger or the other CEOs think too deeply about this, but I think if you come out like I did and say there's a liberal bias in the news, they automatically think you're a right wing screwball and they, they reject what you say and they go the other way. Just as Biden went the other way on the border because Trump said there are too many illegals coming into the border. Biden went the other way. I think if you say there's a liberal bias in news, no matter how reasonably you say it, and I hope I said it reasonably, they will take, they will just circle the wagons, put up a brick wall and say, we're not listening to him, he's a conservative. As if being a conservative is tantamount to being a racist, a misogynist, right in their mind.
Bill O'Reilly
But it's more about, it's more about believing what they want to believe. One of my themes here is that you can't persuade some people about anything, no matter how many facts you have, because they believe what they want to believe. That's it. And that's where these CEOs are. Because when you have a network, NBC is a great example. And that NBC network, that's huge. I mean, that goes across. They got cable, Comcast, they got network, they got everything. There isn't one, not one even moderate conservative that has got any cachet on the network. Not one that is by design. It's a culture. And then the other thing is when PBS and NPR got denied their funding, thank God, by the way, I don't want my money going into those operations. Both of the CEOs go, oh, we're not, we're not liberal. No, no, that's.
Bernard Goldberg
Hold on, hold on. That's the key point. That's the key point.
Bill O'Reilly
I mean, it's crazy.
Bernard Goldberg
I don't think, I don't think they're lying. I think they're, they're delusional.
Bill O'Reilly
I think they're lying. You'd have to, you, you could not say. That'd be like me saying, I'm not Irish.
Bernard Goldberg
No, no, this is, I'M not Irish.
Bill O'Reilly
No, no, I'm Scandinavian. Look, you couldn't run an operation the night before. Frontline runs an hour and 20 minute documentary and this is their big doc unit. The CEOs got to be aware of it. Okay, an hour and 20 minutes that Trump is his fascist dictator. They used three pro Trump people in the hour and 20 minutes and 20 anti Trump. And you're going to say to the public, we're not biased.
Bernard Goldberg
I think the problem is this, Bill. They think they could spot a conservative a hundred thousand miles away. The conservative could be hiding behind a brick wall and they'll spot the conservative. But they think, trust me on this, I witnessed this at CBS News. They think they're not liberal. They think they're reasonable. They think they're moderate.
Bill O'Reilly
Noble. Noble is the word. Noble is the word you're looking for.
Bernard Goldberg
I'll add that to my list.
Bill O'Reilly
That's the top word. They feel they're noble. So all of the decisions they make to shut out any kind of traditional or conservative voice is built on. Those are bad people. My side are good people. And that's what we're going to do. Last word.
Bernard Goldberg
Well, you're absolutely right about that. They could, you could be this much to the right of center in a newsroom. And by the way, you'd have a tough time finding anybody even this much to the right of center at the New York Times or CBS News, and they'll spot you as if you had a two heads. But you could be this much to the left of center and they don't notice it. It's just you blend it right.
Bill O'Reilly
All right, Bernie Goldberg. Check his website. Bernard Goldberg, one word dot com. Bernie, good to see you. Enjoy the summer. Appreciate it very much.
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All right, so Donald Trump's lawsuit against Bob Woodward Washington Post has been thrown out. This is an interesting case. So Woodward used a tape recording of Donald Trump that he did for a book. Woodward wrote a book on Trump. I kept telling President Trump because Woodward's, like, written four books on him. Why are you giving this guy access to you? He's going to harpoon you. I know the publishing industry. You got to come in and tell the publisher before you get paid what you're going to do. Everybody knew that Woodward is going to kill Trump. I said, why? Why are you helping him? And he goes, oh, I can persuade him. Anyway, Woodward taped the interview for his paper book, his hardback, but then he put the tape out in an audiobook. And Trump goes, I didn't give my permission for that. And sued him. All right, for 50 million. The judge in New York, U.S. district Judge Paul Gardeff, threw it out, but didn't say Trump was wrong. He said that Trump has got to amend the complaint because of some copyright thing. I don't even know what that is, but I don't even know if Trump's going to bother anymore with it. But there it is. The president calling for the Washington Commanders NFL team to go back to its original name, the Redskins. Quote, on social media, the Washington whatever, should immediately change their name back to the Redskins. Football teams would be clamoring for this. Like why the Cleveland Indians, one of six original baseball teams with a storied past. Our great Indian people in massive numbers want this to happen. Heritage and procedures systemically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a country of passion, common sense owners. Get it done. So Trump said, look, commanders, I'm not letting you build a new stadium in D.C. unless you change the name back. I thought that the Redskins. I understood the skin Redskin thing, but believe me, I've followed the Redskins a long time. They never demeaned Native Americans. Never. Neither did the Cleveland Indians. And it's intense. Come on. That's the woke stuff. All right. In N Out Burger. You've been there. California got a million of them. I mean, there's a lot of them all over the place. $2.1 billion industry, 418 restaurants. I don't eat junk food, but I did last time I was in California. Have an In N Out cheeseburger. Boy, was it good. Anyway, the CEO, Lindsey Snyder, says she's leaving California. She's out of here. Roll the tape.
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Out there is Tennessee. Franklin, Tennessee. Outside of Nashville, new CEO, destination and headquarters of In N Out Burger. Hey, Gavin Newsom. See ya. You know, can't operate in California. We go. Smart life. So I got a letter about people for somebody who said, hey, you know, United States owes so much money and personal debt. Americans run up enormous amount of debt. What about other countries? Presto, here's the report. So the USA has an average household debt of $58,000 plus. Okay, it's a lot of money. And that's mortgages and things like that. Then we got the Netherlands. Average household debt, 53. And the Dutch don't earn as much money as we do. 45,433. Next is New Zealand. Okay, average household debt, 44,000. But the average salary is 37,000. So you can see Luxembourg, little tiny country, top of Belgium, $87,000 debt. For the Luxembourg people, they earn a lot of money. 73,000. Sweden. Next, 45,000 plus debt. They earn 37 on average. Switzerland. Listen to that. Listen to Switzerland. $125,000 household debt. Whoa. That's a lot of fondue. Whoa. They earn about 87,000. They earn, but they spend. Canada, 55,000 debt only $35,000 average salary. Canada. Australia, 70,000 debt per household. 43,000 in earnings. Norway, household debt, 75,000. They earn 44,000. So it's not just us. People want houses, they want everything. And you know, they're running up debt. Smart life is don't pay cash for as much as you can. Don't run on credit card debt. Delay the house purchase until you got enough equity, enough money. That's how you do it. I didn't buy a house till I was in my mid-30s. I just built to build to build. I never wanted to go into big debt, particularly my profession where you get whacked in the neck anytime. I did say in history one year ago, okay, Joe Biden says, no more. No mas. Not running again. And Democrats. Oh, roll tape.
Unknown Speaker
I just know that I love this man. I care about this man. It was painful every day to sit up here and talk about him like he's just a, you know, some. Some problem for the party. Wait till we get to the convention. You're going to see people crying, standing, screaming, cheering. He may not get a chance to talk for 10 minutes.
Bill O'Reilly
No, it was four minutes. I didn't hear anybody crying, but they were standing and they, they like Joe. The Democrats faithful at the DNC convention in Chicago, but Joe hung it up a year ago, had to. Obama wanted him out. Clooney wanted him out. Everybody wanted him out. He had to go. Okay, a final thought about you. I'm going to do something good for you. And a final thought right back.
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Bill O'Reilly
Okay, here is the final thought of the day. So in everybody's life, there are bad things that happen and we got to deal with them in a fair way. I tell my urchins, look, life is complicated and you're going to be presented with situations that are very disturbing, painful. But there's one simple thing that you have to do when you make a decision about your life and how it influenced others. You do the right thing. There's a movie by Spike Lee called Do the Right Thing, but that's what it is. You have to do the right thing even if it hurts you. If you stay on that road, you'll be successful and happy. In the end, if you don't, you'll be miserable. Now, staying on that road is hard. And what I do, and again, I tell the urchins, when you do something that's very difficult, reward yourself. Now we're at the David Wright Day at Citi Field on Saturday. David Wright, 4, former Met third baseman, has a number retired. He is, how should I put this, such a high quality human being. I can't even tell you. I've known him for decades. He is the best. We went to the game, my son and I, and we brought presents for everybody, okay? For David, for everybody we knew we were going to see at the game. We bought gifts because they're all so kind to us. They made it easy for my son and I get to the game, all of that. So it's a give back situation, all right? And I said to my son, look, this is our reward. We get to go to the game. We did talk to David, right? And you know, everything went our way. But in return we do the right thing. We're giving little gifts here and there and that's. They do that in Europe and in Japan. They always do it in Japan anyway. Reward yourself when you do something good. That's what I want. The final thought in your mind could be anything. Could be a snack, a dessert, a game, a splurge, a hat, whatever. You know, not woke gear, anything you want. Reward yourself and then people who help you, give them a little something. Thank you for watching and listening on our 300 radio stations to the no spin news. We'll see you tomorrow.
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Episode: President Trump's 6-Month Scorecard, Distractions Hurting the Trump Administration, Late Night Takes a Major Hit - Bernard Goldberg Opines & One NFL Team Faces Yet Another Name Change
Release Date: July 22, 2025
Host: Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly kicks off the episode by delving into President Donald Trump's six-month performance in office. He emphasizes a no-nonsense approach, presenting facts and his assessments without spin.
O'Reilly evaluates President Trump's administration across several key areas, assigning grades and providing comparative insights against the previous administration.
O'Reilly highlights Trump's success in border security, noting a significant reduction in illegal crossings.
“Under Biden, more than a million foreign nationals illegally crossed the border for six months, compared to 118,000 under Trump.” [02:30]
While unemployment rates remained similar to Biden's tenure, O'Reilly points out a slight improvement in inflation rates.
“First six months of 24 saw 3% inflation under Biden, dropping to 2.7% by June 25 under Trump.” [04:15]
O’Reilly commends the administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce, citing the elimination of 125,000 federal employees and addressing the national debt of $37 trillion.
“Trump has knocked out 125,000 federal employees through retirements and layoffs. It’s a lot of money saved.” [06:00]
Russia and Putin: O'Reilly critiques Trump's handling of relations with Vladimir Putin, acknowledging the challenges but placing blame on Putin's actions.
“We can’t be getting the high marks because Putin is a villain, and the situation is worse than it was on inauguration day.” [08:20]
Iran and Ukraine: He praises decisive actions against Iran's nuclear facilities and discusses the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, attributing responsibility to both parties for continuing hostilities.
“Trump’s move to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities demoralized them and the terror world. It was a very successful policy.” [10:45]
Despite a decrease in border crossings, deportations under Trump are slightly lower than Biden’s. O'Reilly criticizes the lack of a clear policy on non-violent migrants.
“Trump administered deportations at 239 compared to Biden’s 410, but border crossings are down 90%, which explains the numbers.” [12:30]
O'Reilly fully supports the administration’s stance against "woke" institutions, highlighting increased military recruitment as a positive outcome.
“Military recruitment for the first five months of 25 is up 38% compared to the same period in 24. People want to serve under Trump, not Biden’s insane rules.” [14:10]
O'Reilly commends Trump for actively addressing national issues, contrasting his proactive approach with Biden’s perceived inaction.
“Trump is engaging and trying to solve vexing problems, whereas Biden has done nothing significant in four years.” [16:00]
O'Reilly discusses several distractions undermining Trump's focus on governance.
He argues that the relentless press and media focus disrupt Trump's administration, drawing parallels with past administrations.
“Trump is right to take on media because they are dishonest and it’s a bloody distraction.” [18:56]
O'Reilly criticizes the handling of the Epstein case, urging the release of grand jury transcripts to dispel conspiracy theories.
“The Epstein distraction is a mystery. The Trump administration finally took him for two weeks, but Judge Berman is holding up the transcripts.” [20:10]
He covers Trump's $50 million lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over an alleged defamatory birthday card, viewing it as a pivotal moment that could settle the truth.
“Trump sued the Wall Street Journal two days after publishing the story, indicating it will either prove his innocence or confirm the phony story.” [22:00]
Bill O'Reilly hosts Bernard Goldberg from North Carolina to discuss the decline of traditional media networks and inherent liberal biases.
Goldberg affirms that networks like CBS have a strong liberal bias, which has contributed to their decline.
“Bias, which came out right after 9/11, was ignored. Now, with new management, there's hope for more diverse voices, but it’s challenging.” [21:53]
Both O’Reilly and Goldberg lament the absence of conservative commentators on major networks, attributing it to a corporate preference for liberal ideologies over profitability.
“There isn't one traditional conservative commentator left on CBS. This tilt has ruined the networks top to bottom.” [24:02]
They discuss how ideological shifts have harmed network viewership and financial stability, using Stephen Colbert’s show cancellation as a case study.
“Colbert is canceled due to losing $40 million last year and not being funny anymore. Networks prefer liberal voices, disregarding the 80 million Trump voters.” [24:25]
O'Reilly addresses Trump's demand for the Washington Commanders to revert to the "Redskins" name, criticizing what he perceives as excessive political correctness.
“Trump stated that if the Washington team doesn’t change back to the Redskins, he won’t allow them to build a new stadium in D.C. This is the woke stuff.” [32:10]
Highlighting global household debt statistics, O'Reilly provides a comparative analysis showcasing America's high average debt despite strong earnings.
“The USA has an average household debt of $58,000 with an average salary of $87,000. In contrast, Switzerland has higher debt at $125,000 but also higher earnings at $87,000.” [31:00]
He advises financial prudence, emphasizing avoiding excessive credit card debt and delaying major purchases until financially stable.
“Smart life is don’t pay cash for as much as you can. Don’t run on credit card debt. Delay the house purchase until you have enough equity.” [32:00]
O’Reilly wraps up the episode with personal reflections on integrity and rewarding oneself for doing the right thing, drawing inspiration from principles portrayed in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. He shares a personal anecdote about attending a baseball game with his son, emphasizing the importance of rewarding oneself after making morally sound decisions.
“You have to do the right thing even if it hurts you. If you stay on that road, you'll be successful and happy.” [38:05]
He concludes by encouraging listeners to embody these values in their daily lives, fostering personal happiness and societal well-being.
Bill O'Reilly on Border Security:
“Under Biden, more than a million foreign nationals illegally crossed the border for six months, compared to 118,000 under Trump.” [02:30]
On Inflation Rates:
“First six months of 24 saw 3% inflation under Biden, dropping to 2.7% by June 25 under Trump.” [04:15]
Regarding Federal Downsizing:
“Trump has knocked out 125,000 federal employees through retirements and layoffs. It’s a lot of money saved.” [06:00]
On Media Bias:
“There isn't one traditional conservative commentator left on CBS. This tilt has ruined the networks top to bottom.” [24:02]
On Household Debt:
“The USA has an average household debt of $58,000 with an average salary of $87,000.” [31:00]
Final Thought on Integrity:
“You have to do the right thing even if it hurts you. If you stay on that road, you'll be successful and happy.” [38:05]
In this episode, Bill O'Reilly provides a comprehensive analysis of President Trump's first six months in office, highlighting successes in border security and economic measures while addressing challenges like media distractions and ongoing international conflicts. The discussion with Bernard Goldberg further illuminates the pervasive liberal bias in major news networks, underscoring the struggle for conservative voices in mainstream media. O'Reilly also touches on cultural and societal issues, such as the NFL team name controversy and global household debt trends, ultimately reinforcing the importance of integrity and perseverance in personal and national endeavors.