Senate Votes on Rescissions Bill, Surge in ICE Attacks, Former Detective Bo Dietl on the NYPD’s Decline & the Latest on the Epstein Files

Summary

Summary of "Senate Votes on Rescissions Bill, Surge in ICE Attacks, Former Detective Bo Dietl on the NYPD’s Decline & the Latest on the Epstein Files"

Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis
Host: Bill O'Reilly
Release Date: July 17, 2025

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1. Introduction and Media Landscape

Bill O'Reilly opens the episode by highlighting the week’s media engagements, including appearances on Piers Morgan Show and Hannity Radio Program. He emphasizes the recurring issue of mainstream media's repetitive coverage, using the Epstein case as a prime example.

"One of the things that's annoying is that the television news in particular does the same story over and over and over and over again. And Epstein is a great example of that."
[00:00]

2. Federal Budget Cuts and Political Divides

O'Reilly discusses the ongoing battle over federal budget cuts, contrasting the Republican push to eliminate $9 billion more with the Democratic reluctance to reduce spending, highlighting the burgeoning national debt.

"The Democratic Party doesn't want to cut anything. They're fine with a $36 trillion debt. They want to raise the debt."
[04:20]

He criticizes Democrats for opposing budget cuts and Republicans' efforts to control the debt, noting the internal conflicts within the GOP regarding the extent of permissible debt increases.

"The Republicans have gone along passing a law that raises the debt by 2 trillion. That was what the real conservative far right Republicans objected to. But 2 trillion is a lot better than 8 trillion."
[05:15]

3. PBS and NPR Funding Controversy

A significant portion of the episode focuses on the proposed defunding of PBS and NPR, which O'Reilly argues are biased towards the Democratic Party and liberal causes. He anticipates the bill passing in the Senate with a 51-50 vote, relying on Vice President Vance's tiebreaker.

"PBS and NPR are a disgrace... They are promoting the Democratic Party and liberal causes."
[07:40]

O'Reilly cites a PBS documentary, "Trump's Power and the Rule of Law," to demonstrate perceived anti-Trump bias, criticizing the limited airtime given to pro-Trump viewpoints.

"They spent two minutes and 18 seconds promoting Trump's point of view. Out of one hour and 22 minutes, 82 minutes, two minutes, 18 seconds."
[09:05]

4. Far-Left vs. Far-Right Extremism

O'Reilly addresses the debate on whether the far-left or far-right harbors more extremists. He responds to a viewer's question by asserting that urban areas dominated by elected leftists have a higher concentration of extremists compared to far-right groups.

"I say the far left because of the urban situation... They're run by leftists who are elected. So I think there are more far left loons than are in this country than far right loons."
[10:10]

He criticizes figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene, labeling them as "far right poster gals for extremism," and discusses the implications of their actions on national security and foreign policy.

5. Surge in ICE Attacks

O'Reilly reports a dramatic increase in assaults on ICE agents, citing a 700% surge as per the Department of Homeland Security. He attributes this rise to far-left politicians inciting violence against law enforcement.

"Attacks on ICE spiked 700%... The reason is that far left politicians are inciting this violence."
[11:25]

6. Guest Segment: Former Detective Bo Dietl on NYPD’s Decline

Bo Dietl, a retired NYPD detective and actor, joins the discussion to provide insights into the decline of the New York City Police Department. He shares his experiences and frustrations with the current state of law enforcement, emphasizing the impact of defunding and legislative changes on police effectiveness.

"This is the George Floyd effect... Defund the police. Now you have in New York State... the city council... taken away every aspect of what the police officers can do."
[15:31]

Dietl highlights issues such as repeated adjournments in court cases involving assaults on police officers, which undermine trust and safety within the community.

"Their case was adjourned for the 19th time... This is coming up on two years now. They will not put these thugs in court."
[17:01]

He also discusses the challenges of recruiting and retaining experienced officers, the demoralizing effect of constant legal challenges, and the overall degradation of the justice system for law enforcement.

"More police officers in New York City are retiring than ever before. They can't recruit people to come on to the New York City Police Department."
[22:30]

7. Epstein Files Update

O'Reilly touches briefly on the Epstein investigation, expressing frustration over the lack of progress and President Trump's desire to move past the issue. He mentions Attorney General Pam Bondi's stance and the defeat of a bill aimed at compelling the Justice Department to release more information.

"A bill introduced to the House by Ro Khanna... would compel the Justice Department to release whatever they have about Epstein. It got defeated by one vote."
[26:13]

8. Decline of Network Television

The discussion shifts to the declining viewership of major network TV channels (NBC, CBS, ABC), attributing their fall to perceived liberal biases and the rise of streaming platforms like YouTube.

"For the first time in history, Americans have stopped watching NBC, CBS TV and ABC. That's network TV."
[26:49]

O'Reilly presents statistics showing the shift in consumer habits, with streaming becoming the dominant mode of entertainment consumption.

9. Quality of Life Rankings and Historical References

O'Reilly reviews CNBC’s evaluation of the best states for quality of life, critiquing the rankings and highlighting the political leanings of the top-ranked states.

"Best quality of life state is Vermont. Bernie Sanders. Ben and Jerry's."
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He also commemorates the anniversary of JFK Jr.'s tragic plane crash, reflecting on the persistent tragedies within the Kennedy family.

"Since 1944, 22 members of the Kennedy family have died prematurely... This is a spin into the toilet bowl for America across this country."
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10. Book Recommendations and Final Thoughts

Concluding the episode, O'Reilly recommends two books: one on Vladimir Putin by Josh Hammer, focusing on Putin's violent past, and another on Clint Eastwood by Shawn Levy, celebrating Eastwood's multifaceted career.

"I enjoyed the book, but you gotta like Eastwood. It's like 400 pages long."
[34:50]

He underscores the importance of understanding influential figures and their impacts on society.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• On Media Repetition:
  "The television news... does the same story over and over and over... Epstein is a great example of that."
  [00:00]

• On Federal Debt:
  "The Democratic Party doesn't want to cut anything. They're fine with a $36 trillion debt."
  [04:20]

• On Defunding PBS and NPR:
  "PBS and NPR are a disgrace... They are promoting the Democratic Party and liberal causes."
  [07:40]

• On ICE Attacks:
  "Attacks on ICE spiked 700%... The reason is that far left politicians are inciting this violence."
  [11:25]

• Bo Dietl on NYPD Challenges:
  "This is the George Floyd effect... Defund the police... taken away every aspect of what the police officers can do."
  [15:31]

• On Network TV Decline:
  "For the first time in history, Americans have stopped watching NBC, CBS TV and ABC."
  [26:49]

• On Quality of Life Rankings:
  "Best quality of life state is Vermont. Bernie Sanders. Ben and Jerry's."
  [28:15]

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Conclusion

In this episode, Bill O'Reilly delves into pressing political and social issues, critiquing mainstream media bias, discussing significant legislative battles over federal budgeting and public broadcasting funding, and examining the decline of law enforcement efficacy through the insights of Bo Dietl. O'Reilly also touches on the shifting landscape of media consumption and reflects on historical tragedies, all while providing his perspective on maintaining national security and upholding conservative values. The discussion is enriched with sharp critiques, personal anecdotes, and pointed commentary, offering listeners a comprehensive analysis of the current state of American politics and society.

Transcript

[Bill O'Reilly]

Foreigner here. Welcome to the no Spin News for Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Stand up for your country. Exceedingly busy day. So we did the Piers Morgan show. I think that's in America and in Great Britain and all around the world. We did the Hannity radio program. Hannity's got 700 stations now. I got 300. I thought that was pretty good. So he is by far the radio leader. We did that and we do it every Wednesday. And then on News Nation, we'll have the three Americans tonight on Cuomo, I believe, plus all the breaking news that we have to stay on top of and advance the story for you. You know, one of the things that's annoying is that the television news in particular does the same story over and over and over and over again. And Epstein is a great example of that. But I did make some points on Piers Morgan that I think kind of close a circle on this story. It'll still be there, but it's losing some steam. Okay, I'll update you in a little while. Talking voice memo is about this cutting $9 billion more out of the federal budget. So as you know, Democratic Party doesn't want to cut anything. They're fine with a $36 trillion debt. They want to raise the debt. And the Republicans have gone along passing a law that raises the debt by 2 trillion. That was what the real conservative far right Republicans objected to. But 2 trillion is a lot better than 8 trillion. Okay. What the Democrats would do, and Trump's saying that, look, all this tariff money coming in is going to bring the debt down. I'm not sure about that. Okay. But there's a lot of tariff money coming in. There's no doubt about that. So now this week, the fight is over taking money away From NPR and PBS in the four years that Biden held office, they got more than $200 million is a total waste of money. Let them compete on their own. Compete against me. I'm ready. I'll take you on. I don't want to get. You don't deserve my tax money because you're not fair and you're not providing any service other than to promote the Democratic Party and liberal causes. Okay. There's no doubt about that. So to advance the bill, it looks like it's going to be 5150. It'll pass in the Senate with Vice President Vance the tiebreaker. We know that Susan Collins of Maine, Murkowski, Alaska, and McConnell of Kentucky will vote against defunding NPR and PBS. These people, they don't want Trump. That's an anti Trump vote. I mean, tell me the turtle, Mitch McConnell wants this NPR and PBS to be funded by his tax dollars. No, I hate you. And I'm going to vote against everything you've got in the House. It'll probably pass, too. So buy and good, good riddance, all right, to that public money going to those agencies. And let me just prove it to you. Can I prove it to you? So last night, you know, the All Star game was on. I was in and out. But there was a documentary on pbs. It's called Trump's Power and the Rule of Law. It was Frontline. Now, Frontline used to be good and now it's a left wing thing. All right, it's like 60 minutes. 60 minutes used to be good. Now it's a left wing thing that happens. So frontline as a 1 hour and 22 minute documentary. I watched about 20 minutes, but I was boring. And I knew where they were going. That Trump's a fascist. He's using his position as president to violate break laws, whatever it may be. So I asked my crew, they did a really good job. My producer and research crew, break this documentary down. Here it is, an hour and 22 minutes on PBS. Last night, 10 Eastern time, they had 19 anti Trump guests. 19, four pro Trumps. Okay? They spent two minutes and 18 seconds promoting Trump's point of view. Out of one hour and 22 minutes, 82 minutes, two minutes, 18 seconds. The rest was anti Trump. Here's a taste of it. Go. Trump would send a message to the lawyers attacking powerful law firms that had crossed him in the past. We're going to sign some executive orders. What they've done is it's just terrible and it should never be allowed to happen again. He ordered the firm's security clearances revoked, that they be denied entrance to all federal buildings, their government contracts canceled. This is just gangster stuff. I mean, it really is. This is mob style intimidation. Because what it is saying vacantly is that I can essentially destroy the law firm. So that guy is Eugene Robinson, hates Trump. Far left columnist for the Washington Post, MSNBC commentator. Now, it would be okay to use him. If you had somebody going, Eugene is full of hooey, like me coming up behind Eugene, that'd be okay, but they just stack it. All right? So why should I pay for that? Why should you pay for that? Let Eugene pay for it. I'm not paying for it. So this is a very good thing that's happening this week. I mean, enough's enough with this. All Right. Pbs. Let me say very clearly, PBS and NPR are a disgrace. Yeah, they have the four tops on sometimes and I like that. But the management who runs PBS and npr, disgraceful, dishonest intellectually, dishonest ideologically. All right. And there is craziness on the right too. When I say that. I, some people go, you can't say, of course I could say that. So I wrote a message today on billo reilly.com it's free. You should go there every morning, get it. And I said, who has more loons, the far left or the far right? Now, I got a letter the other day, what's the far right? Well, that would be the Klan, the proud boys. You know those people. All right, so who is more, more people associated with the far left or the far right? I say the far left because of the urban situation, the cities, Louisiana, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, New York, Baltimore, D.C. on and on and on. They're run by leftists who are elected. So I think there are more far left loons than are in this country than far right loons. One of the far right poster gals for extremism is Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Now, she tried to derail President Trump selling weapons to NATO who would then give those weapons to Ukraine to defend itself against the heinous Putin. Margie didn't want that to happen, even though the USA is making money from it. Okay. And is giving the Ukrainian people hope that they'll survive. No, Green doesn't want it because Green doesn't want any money for the United States going to anything, any conflict overseas. So I'm saying to myself, 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. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place in a tax Advantage Gold IRA. They'll even help you roll over your existing IRA or 401k, tax and penalty free with billions in precious metals delivered. Thousands of 5 star reviews and an A from the Better Business Bureau. You can trust American Hartford Gold as I do. Please call 866-326-5576 or text Bill to 998-899. Again, that's 866-326-5576, or text Bill to 998-899. Power, politics and the people behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York of the brand new podcast, PodForceOne. Every week I'll sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disruptors, lawmakers, newsmakers, and even the President of the United States. These are the leaders shaping the future of America and the world. Listen to podforce One with me, Miranda Devine every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. This is not a majority position. The Republican Party there is an isolationist crew, but not, it's not large. Okay, all polls say that. But on a historical basis, what does Green think is going to happen when Putin starts to invade other countries? Not going to stop in Ukraine if we surrender like Biden did in Afghanistan. Chinese are going to Taiwan when Green doesn't care. Doesn't care. That's just stupid. Okay, I'm sorry. There's no other word. We live in a global economy. You can't have communist nations or dictators like Putin running wild, slaughtering children and women. You can't have it. Ice. So attacks on ice of 700% according to the Department of Homeland Security in the first six months of this year as compared to the first six months of last year, raw number 79 assaults on ICE agents as opposed to 10. The reason is that far left politicians are inciting this violence. Here's an example. Go. This is Gestapo like behavior where plainclothes officers wearing masks are terrorizing immigrants who are doing the right thing by going.

[Bo Dietl]

To court, following up on their immigration proceedings and trying to come into this country lawfully, which is through asylum.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Now there's Congressman Dan Goleman who doesn't understand what the Gestapo was. If he were sitting here in a debate, I would say, well, what was the Gestapo in the Third Reich? What did they do? But the inflammatory rhetoric, unstable people, lights the fuse of violence. There you go. All right, an update. We don't have much on this guy. We reported on yesterday. Chris Landry lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, was denied access back to the usa. He's got five children because of a pot beef. He's a legal US Resident. Senator Maggie Hassan is now involved. We are following that story closely. We do expect he will be back as we. I had an interview yesterday with an immigration attorney, but you know, look, I am a big booster of homeland security and deportations, but mistakes are made sometimes and when they're made, they have to be corrected, right? Yes. So I debated Hannity about this today. Pretty interesting. Post it on billo riley.com we get an update. We'll give it to you. All right, here's another update. So you remember the two New York City police officers who were assaulted and was caught on videotape. So they did it on November 13, 2023, 18 months ago. There's the assault. Okay? Two men were charged with a felony assault in the second degree. Today they were in court. Their case was adjourned for the 19th time. 19th time by DA Darcelle Clark. Okay? That means they're out on the street till September 3. This is coming up on two years now. They will not put these thugs in court. The Bronx. And they wonder why crime is out of control in that very poor part of New York City. 19 times. 19 times the case has been adjourned. This is not the justice system. This is a collapse here. Might be worse. We called the cop unions and the people are supposed to be defending the New York City Police. 17 times they refused to come on program. We call the Police Benevolent Association, Police Conference of New York, the Fraternal Order of Police, on and on and on and on. Now won't defend their own police because in New York City, very few people know about this. Don't even know it. Joining us now is retired New York City police detective Bo Dle. You know him? He's a movie star now. He's in Godfather of Harlem. He play Genovese. Is that who you're playing now? You're some mob guy?

[Bo Dietl]

Tommy Gambino.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Gambino, Genovese Gambino.

[Bo Dietl]

No, no, no. Tommy Lucchese. You got me wrong. I don't even know who I'm playing anymore.

[Bill O'Reilly]

You don't even know. So you're Lucchese, all right, but in your real life, you're Bo Didle, who had a very distinguished career in the nypd, as did my grandfather. I'm so outraged about this. I tell you, I can't get any angrier. Can you explain this to me?

[Bo Dietl]

It's just part of the patent bill that has happened. This is the George Floyd effect. On and on with the demonstration since 2020, when these pieces of garbage were able to demonstrate burned assault. Actual sub murders involved the prosecution. Everyone turned against the police. Defund the police. Defund the police. Now you have in New York State, because we have to start with the state. You have an assembly and you have a senate that will not pass any kind of bills in support of the police. Then you have a city council here that has taken away every aspect of what the police officers can do. Now they also have this diaphragm law. You, when you're fighting with someone, if you get them into a headlock, that's illegal immediately. When a cop gets someone in a headlock or gets on top of them, they file a suit against them, the charges are dropped, they testify against the cop. Then you got district attorneys like you just pointed out with this case. These, these officers were beat pretty bad. There were stitches involved and everything. That's why it's assault to a felony. And I, I'm outraged, Bill, listening to what you just said, that this is put off. That's the DA's and the damn judges when they put these liberal judges in there. I mean, a judge is supposed to make a judgment call when you got animals like this. If they're going to assault the police officer the way they did manage, what they'll do to a regular person. You are children on the streets, right?

[Bill O'Reilly]

These people are career criminals anyway, and they know that and they put them back on the street. But in order to counter this bo, you would have to have an organized police presence with demonstrations, with signs, with pressure, with the media. And you don't have anything. Not one word. They have turned us down on every request to come in and condemn this whole case. They will not do it. Do you know why?

[Bo Dietl]

No, I don't know why. But I'm going to tell you something. I was with Kaz Daughtry, the Deputy Mayor of Public Safety, last night. I had dinner up in Campanola's warden and we had dinner and this is one of the issues that he told me he wanted me to get back on. And I promise you one thing, I told him I was going to be on your show. And I said I want answers. Why now? When you go to the unions, you have a pba, you have a dea. I'm still a member of the dea, but. But I'm going to reach out to the president of the pba. And you are exactly right. There should be demonstrations going on in front of that DA's office in the Bronx. This is an outrage. And I'm really, really side with you on this one, Bill. That's where I came from.

[Bill O'Reilly]

But now it's a moral outrage. It's just wrong. It's indefensible. But there's more than that. It demoralizes every single police officer in the city because they know they could be beaten, they could be next. And nothing is going to happen to them because of the Darcelle Clarks of the world. But their own people aren't defending them. How can you ask people to put their lives on the Line every day in a dangerous city like New York when they know nobody's got their back.

[Bo Dietl]

That's why, Bill, more police officers in New York City are retiring than ever before. They can't recruit people to come on to the New York City Police Department. And a lot of people don't know if they're doing their jobs completely legally. They still could be sued civilly. That's like the poor cop that has a little house out in Levittown paying his mortgage or her mortgage pay, and next thing is they get sued civilly and they take his house or her house away. And right now, what's going on? They cannot bring people on the police department, and they're lowering their standards. Bill, this is a craziness. Then we got some fool running for mayor that wants to defund the police department, and he's getting more votes than anybody.

[Bill O'Reilly]

For our audience who doesn't live in New York City and doesn't really know how intense it is, describe when you were on the job, okay? And then now, how big a difference?

[Bo Dietl]

Well, we had tremendous support. We had tremendous support from our unions, even the higher echelon of the police department. I was very active. I made over 1500 felonies. I was a decoy cop 500 times. I was mugged, hospitalized 30 times, stabbed, shot at. All that. When I got in a fight with somebody and I had to do necessary force. Let's not call it a beating. Let's call it necessary force. I'm fighting so you don't get my gun. I punched him. I hit him with the. With the hand radio. I did whatever I had to do to get him or her. Not too many hers, but definitely get him restrained. And you know what I said, what I did and why I did it. And I was supported. I was the recipient of 40 civilian complaints. I'm very proud of every one of them. And. And you know what? I was never founded on one of them because all I did was my job, and I told the truth, and that's it. I'm out there and I'm with my partner. I'm fighting with a guy with a knife or a gun. I want to make sure my partner goes home safely, and I go home safely, and I did what I had to do. Reasonable force today. Now you got video cameras. What they do is after the cop gets punched, they take the video of the second part of the cop arresting him, not the original incident that occurred. And with the advent of these cell phones, that's a destruction to the police department.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Also could you do the job today because I know you love being. You love being a detective. I mean, you like the work and all of that. Could you do it today? Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news. People actually talk about the juicy details in the worlds of politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between. It's what you want from the New York Post wrapped up in one snappy show. Ask your smart speaker to play the NYPOST podcast, listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer show podcast reminding you to tune into my show every day to get your daily dose inside the world of politics. President Trump and his team are shaking up Washington like never before. And we're here to cover it from all sides, especially on the topics the mainstream media won't. So if you're a political junkie on a late lunch or getting ready for the drive home, new episodes of the Sean Spicer show podcast drop at 2pm East coast every day. Make sure you tune in. You can find us at Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Bo Dietl]

No. And I think I would actually maybe break my son's arm if he wanted to become a New York City cop. I would not let him. Nobody I love will. I let. Come on. The police department, it's a disgrace of what it said. But come. And I feel horrible. Now you have more than 55, 60% of the police department have under five years. That means you have inexperienced people out there that don't really want to do any kind of reaction. We used to go out there and we used to find a crime before these guys committed the crime. Find the bad guys. There's no proactivity with the police. Don't get involved. Drive by. I've seen them drive by many times where they're not getting involved. Oh, crime is down because no one is reporting anything.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Forget quality of life. So if you're a drug addict and you're sitting in front of a school with a needle in your neck, cops aren't going to do anything to you.

[Bo Dietl]

That's it. You can walk on these streets. Right Now, I'm on Fifth Avenue, 42nd street, right, right by Bryan Park. For people around the country, the heart of New York City, you can walk out there anytime and you have people there. You can't wear Watches. You can't do this. Everyone's scared stiff. Forget about getting on a train. You know, you go on a train, you take your life in hand. My son, who's 30 years old, my son Bo, he goes, bo, dad, you know what I do? I do no eye contact. He goes, if I do eye contact, I can get in a fight every two minutes with people.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Last question. When you don't have an effective justice system, which in New York City we do not, and you're right, it's the laws that Andrew Cuomo signed, Hochul comes all the way down, okay? When you have a system that is collapsed, there is no protection for anybody. Wrong.

[Bo Dietl]

The worst thing in the world is the District Attorney is supposed to be protecting those cops when they're doing their jobs. And when your District attorney, the prosecutor don't support you, what the hell do police officers have? They have nothing. Then you got these judges, these liberal judges that don't care about the cops or don't care about the public. All they care about is the criminal element. This is what's wrong, Bill. And I tell you what, you talk about no spin zone. This is a spin into the toilet bowl for America across this country.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Yeah, it's happening across the country. Not just in New York. Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Baltimore, on and on. All right, Bo, you stay safe out there, and it's a good show. Godfather, Harlem. I mean, it's one of the few that I actually watch, and it's very Tommy Lucchese.

[Bo Dietl]

Tommy Lucchese.

[Bill O'Reilly]

It's. You played a gangster when your whole life you're trying to put those guys away.

[Bo Dietl]

Bill, I grew up with John Gotti. I went one way, they wanted another.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Yeah, but you didn't like John Gotti, so no comment. I. I didn't like him. All right, Bo Diddle, everyone. There you go. Epstein, update. Not much new. Trump is mad. He doesn't want people paying attention to this. And I understand. I mean, we got Putin, we got tariffs, we got China, we got immigration, we got all kinds of stuff. Epstein. But I think the President could put this to bed pretty quickly because the Attorney General, Pam Bondi, takes orders directly from Trump. People think that she makes policies. She does not. Okay. And here's what she said yesterday. Go. Mr.

[Bo Dietl]

Administrator, I would like to get your perspective on what exactly is driving this. But I also have an off topic question for the Attorney General in response to questions, comments that President Trump made a short time ago, just a few moments ago on the South Lawn, he said that he would support you releasing additional credible evidence from the Epstein investigation, Is that something that you are open to doing?

[Bill O'Reilly]

Yeah, let me take that first. This is. This, today is about fentanyl. This is about a wall of people right outside this room who have died from. I appreciate your question, but this today is about fentanyl overdoses throughout our country.

[Bo Dietl]

And people who have lost loved ones to fentanyl.

[Bill O'Reilly]

That's the message that we're here to send today. Nothing about Epstein. Not going to talk about Epstein. Okay. Now, there was a bill introduced to the House by Ro Khanna, Democrat for Congress, California smart guy, that would compel the Justice Department to release whatever they have about Epstein. It got defeated by one vote. 211 and 210. All the Democrats voted for it. Here's the hypocrisy, which is staggering. Under Biden, under Merrick Garland, the Attorney General, they had the same thing that Bondi has. Did you hear one Democrat call for that to be put out? One in four years? No. Doesn't justify anything. If I'm President Trump, I'm telling Pam Bondi, you hold a press conference, you tell him generally what's going on. You don't have to give names. Unless there's somebody under criminal investigation, that's a different story. But according to Alan Dershowitz, the attorney for Epstein, there isn't. There's also wrote in the Wall Street Journal, there are no big names. And he knows because he was Epstein's attorney. Okay, that's where we are on it. I'm going to follow it. I'm not going to obsess by it. Media madness. So for the first time in history, Americans have stopped watching NBC, CBS TV and ABC. Okay? That's network TV. Their viewing level has fallen below 20%. Unheard of. And it's because they're boring and they're far left. That's the two reasons. So here's a chart. Okay? Streaming 46%. Well, 46% use social media streaming for their entertainment. Cable 23 and declining fast. Broadcast 19. That's ABC, NBC, CBS. Other 12. The top streamer, YouTube. I can tell you, because our YouTube channel, YouTube.combillorilly Rocket a rocket. Samsung Galaxy S25 Con Galaxy AI por quenta. Because we have unique commentary on it. So sign up. It's free. So all of the patterns are changing in the United States of America as far as people consuming entertainment. One of the reasons the networks have gone down to where they are and they're going to go further down is because they are perceived as being liberal. Entities. And one guy leads that charge. Roll a tape. My parent corporation, Paramount, paid Donald Trump a $16 million settlement over his 60 Minutes lawsuit. As someone who has always been a proud employee of this network, I am offended. And I don't know if anything will ever repair my trust in this company. Well, you're not going to be around much longer, pal. And when Skydance buys, you're gone. So I hope you saved your money. So Colbert, over five years, has lost a million viewers. That's 30%, okay. Of what he had. Remember Johnny Carson at his heyday did 9 million. All right, the others are sinking, too, but Colbert is the face. I mean, he is, you know, every night, liberal, liberal, liberal, liberal. Hey, Trump. Hate Trump. Hate Trump. That hurts cbs. Hurts him badly. Smart life. States with the best quality of life. This is from NBC, so you got to take that with a. You know what it is? CNBC. They evaluated all 50 states. Crime, health care, childcare, inclusiveness, environmental, recreational, workplace protections. Here are the rankings. Best quality of life state is Vermont. Bernie Sanders. Ben and Jerry's. Okay, now, I love Vermont. It's a beautiful state, but it's boring. There's nothing to do unless you like cows. And it is far left. All the hippies from New York years ago, and that included Bernie Sanders, moved to Vermont. But it's peaceful, bucolic, okay? And cost of living isn't much. Maine, Number two. Love Maine. Weaknesses that health care is not great up there. They say liberal state, but not crazy. Liberal, not crazy. Third, Jersey. Now I. Number three, very high taxes, very high traffic. Whoa. I like Jersey. My mother, born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, know it well. But I'm not. Number three. Minnesota. Oh, freezing cold. I. It's beautiful, especially the boundary waters up north. But, you know, this is NBC's. They, they love all that woke stuff. Connecticut, another beautiful state. Boring. Very boring. In Connecticut, I worked at Hartford. Local news. I had to go to Boston or New York. There's nothing going on. Hawaii, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Far left. You know, I could live in Hawaii for about a year. And they have to get out of there. North Dakota, I've only been there a few times. Very, very cold, windy tie for number eight, M.A. and Nebraska. Boston, my second home. Tremendous city. They haven't ruined it yet. They're trying, but it's still a great place to go. And Nebraska, you like those. Quiet, quiet. And finally, Virginia is tied with Nebraska and Commonwealth tonight. There you go. This day in history. July 16, 1999. JFK Junior's plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean. So terrible story. You'll remember it. So JFK Jr. His wife Carolyn's sister Lauren Bessette, took off from New Jersey, private plane. Kennedy hugged the Connecticut coast over to Long Island Sound. Fogg came in, as it always. Not always, but often does. He's on his way to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, which is a beautiful place. Kennedy was 38, his wife 33, her sister 34. And literally, according to the FAA, JFK Jr. Flew the plane into the ocean. They're all dead. Took them five days, Navy divers to find them. They're in 100ft of water eight miles off the coast of Massachusetts. So I remember covering that story. And you know, the Kennedy family, I was thinking about that today. Boy, they've endured an awful lot. You know, I know some people don't like them. I do respect the Kennedy family. Not all of them. I don't like the father, Joseph, but Bobby Kennedy did a lot of good for this country anyway. But anyway, since 1944, 22 members of the Kennedy family have died prematurely. Two assassination, five air crashes, six drug overdoses, multiple suicides, five car accidents. Back with a final thought on two good books to read. Here is the final thought of the day. So, as mentioned, Cindy Adams wrote a nice piece in a New York Post about confronting evil. And it was interesting to see what she picked out of the book. And Putin led the article, but not Putin now. Putin as a kid. And this is the strongest piece of research that Josh Hammer, he's now my new co writer, and I came up with, we trace Putin back to 12 years old. Putin's always been a killer. I mean, as a teenager, he was slamming other kids in the head with concrete. Where do you see this? And how he became the richest man in the world? Boone's the richest man in the world. Can't spend the money, can't go anywhere. So, anyway, we appreciate Cindy Adams. Now, there's another book I just finished. It's on Clint Eastwood. It's by Shawn Levy. It is a very good book. If you like Clint Eastwood, you gotta like them. But what I took out of that book is there has never been a person in Hollywood who has done more than Clint Eastwood. Acting and directing. When you combine it, never in a history of movies, it's amazing how much the man did. But why I like Eastwood and I know him. He's 95 now. Is he came from nothing. Nothing. No advantages. Okay. And he developed himself into a titan. And story is there. So I enjoyed the book, but you gotta like Eastwood. It's like 400 pages long. And I'll have some other books for you, you know, in the next week or so. I have a whole bunch of them getting through them now. So that's it for the Newsman News tonight. I'm Bill O'Reilly. We always appreciate you watching. We'll see you again tomorrow. Expecting heavy downpours all day today. You're a builder, you build. It's literally in your job title. Let's hit it.

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