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Bill O'Reilly, here. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.
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Thank you, Bill. It is Thursday, August 21, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. The Union Station statement, redistricting war expands, blocking the Ten Commandments and more mortgage fraud. That's all coming up. And Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, the vice president, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller were at Washington, DC's Union Station, beautiful train station. And there were some people there booing at them. Some yelled, Free D.C. and Vance said, we will free D.C. from lawlessness, from one of the highest murder rates in the entire world. We're going to free DC So that young families can walk around and feel safe in the nation's capital. Stephen Miller said the crazy Communists out there have no connection with this community that is D.C. and they advocate for the 1%, the criminals, the killers, the rapists and drug dealers. And Stephen Miller went on and said that most of the people that live in D.C. are black. And this is a city that has not had any safety for its black citizens for generations. And President Trump is the one fixing that. He ended saying, we are going to ignore those stupid white hippies. Congressman Marlon Staltzman from Indiana said the Democrats have proven that they will use every tool available to them to gain and keep power. For years, Republicans have idly stood by while the left has weaponized government against us. It's time for us to drop the gloves. He's advocating for Indiana to redraw their congressional maps. Indiana has nine congressional seats. Two are held by Democrats. One's a barely plus one Democrat district. The other, Indianapolis, is plus 21. But the maps can easily be drawn to have all of these seats be Republican seats, plus 17 Republican or better. Rumors also that Louisiana is going to do the same thing. They have six congressional seats, two held by Democrats. Again, you can easily cut up those maps to make all six congressional seats plus 20 Republican or better. Or in other words, do what the Democrats have done for decades. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom. This is the third state that a court has blocked this law from going into effect, joining Louisiana and Arkansas. The law was going to go into effect September 1st. Opponents say that it violates the First Amendment's protection for separation of church and state. That's not in the Constitution. But whatever, it is not over, though. Texas has a Ten Commandments monument on the Capitol grounds. And in 2005, they won a Supreme Court case that upheld that monument. The president has called for a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, to resign after she's been accused of mortgage fraud, specifically having a primary residence in Michigan and a condo in D.C. which she also called her primary residence, so that she could get a more favorable bank loan. Same thing that the senator from California, Adam Schiff, did. Trump wrote on Truth Social. Cook must resign now. I'm Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next.
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What do you think makes the perfect snack?
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Hmm, it's gotta be when I'm really craving it and it's convenient.
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Could you be more specific?
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When it's cray venient.
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Okay.
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Like a freshly baked cookie made with real butter, available right down the street at am, pm. Or a savory breakfast sandwich I can grab in just a second at a.m. pM.
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I'm seeing a pattern here.
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Well, yeah, we're talking about what I.
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Crave, which is anything from am, pm.
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What more could you want? Stop by AMPM where the snacks and drinks are perfectly craveable and convenient. That's cravenience. AM PM too much good stuff.
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Time now for the O'Reilly update message of the day on this Thursday. Because I'm a very busy guy, I don't spend a lot of time on podcasts and other social media. However, my new staff keeps me apprised of Internet stuff and it usually falls into one of three categories. Personal attacks to get attention, fact based discussions and lunatic asylum applications. Now, I have never met former NBC commentator Joy Reid on television. She has a lot of energy and likes to demean white men. I think that's an accurate description. However, Joy's point of view did not much please NBC, which let her go. This week Ms. Reid secured a headline by calling President Trump and Elvis Presley mediocre White men who contributed nothing to to the country. These people said Joy Reid cannot create culture on their own. Without black people, brown people, the Deis, there is no culture in America. Unquote. Wow. What would Steven Spielberg say about Stephen Sondheim? Little Stephen Van Zandt? Instead of providing a spotlight on black achievements in the arts, Ms. Reed is compelled to denigrate Caucasians. Makes no sense to me. Apparently she did not see Elvis's superb performance in Viva Las Vegas. Come on, Joy. I know it's not Superfly, but it's excellent. To be truthful, there are mediocre white men and women. Joy, I'm Bill O'Reilly, I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me, Bill, at billoreilly.com billorilly.com name in town if you wish to opine, let's go to the mail. We got Doug Cassidy in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. O'Reilly, I understand your point regarding President Trump laying out consequences of Putin's failure to stop bombing. But when the president blusters about consequences, Putin does not agree to a ceasefire and there are no consequences, then Mr. Trump looks weak. Okay, I see the point. But in this extraordinary case, I'm giving them some slack. But it has to happen soon. Rich Frank, Belvedere, Illinois. I was just wondering, if Putin invaded Alaska, would President Trump be willing to give up part of that state to the Russians? Come on, we can defend ourselves here. We would. Ukraine can't defend itself. That's the problem. So if Ukraine has to give up some stuff, a little bit of stuff, they have to give up stuff. Got to live in a real world. Jeffrey Brown, Bonita Springs, Florida. So you think, O'Reilly, China is helping Russia? Let me stop you right there, Jeffrey. I never said that. What I said was I hope China helps the USA by telling Putin to knock it off. So be careful, all right? Jeffrey goes on to say, I think you're right, as you said on Leland Vitter, that if China stops his support for Putin, he's finished. I think world leaders that met at the White House today did so to formulate an economic plan to deal with Putin. Look, it's Trump. But Trump, if he can convince China to help him, huge. Huge. Anthony, just as you predicted, Bill, the corporate media is being destroyed within as Trump derangement syndrome always does. Absolutely no question about it, James. When a big story breaks, I turn to watch CNN for a little bit. It's sad that no matter how good something is happening, like the recent summit, all right, they will put on somebody who hates Trump. That's what they do. That's what CNN does. Not a good strategy. In a moment, something you might not know now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not. No. During the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump promised to lower grocery prices for the American people. While progress has been made in some areas, the cost for other products is actually on the rise. Buyers beware. These foods are bad for your wallet. Chicken, Turkey, eggs, all up 9% under Trump. The prices are a result of supply chain problems. High cost of bird feed, avian flu, coffee up 15%. The beans are facing new tariffs from suppliers in Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia and Vietnam. The only places in the USA suitable for coffee cultivation. Hawaii and Puerto Rico Tariffs are also affecting the price of beer, wine and scotch. The Libations are up 15% due to new taxes on Germany, Italy, France, Ireland and England. Fruits and vegetables on the rise. Farmers are facing droughts, increasing labor costs, inflation rates of 3%. All of that is passed on to the consumer. Wholesale prices for domestic products are up a whopping 39% in the fruit and vegetable area compared to last year. If you are planning on throwing a barbecue, ditch the hot dogs. The price of beef franks up 37% compared to 2022. American cattle herds are now at the lowest level since 1951. Fewer cows mean producers sell the animal meat for high value cuts like filet mignon, not frankfurters. And here is something else you might not know. In order to save money, the suppliers are resurrecting another very irritating trend from the pandemic era shrinkflation. The cost in the grocery store stays the same, but the amount of product is reduced and you don't even know it. Hardest hit items Paper towels, cookies, ice cream, toothpaste, chewing gum. The best deal on groceries can be found at big trunk stores like Walmart, online Realtors like Amazon and the Old Fashioned way by clipping coupons. Bon appetit. Back after this bundle and safe With.
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Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly. No spin, just facts and always looking out for you.
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