The O'Reilly Update, December 9, 2025

Summary

Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis
Episode: The O'Reilly Update, December 9, 2025
Host: Bill O’Reilly. News segment host: Mike Slater

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Episode Overview

This episode covers a range of current events in U.S. politics and society, with emphasis on new government policies affecting farmers, the Texas Senate race, a consequential Supreme Court hearing, contraband smuggling at a prison, and international affairs involving Russia and Ukraine. The show also features Bill O'Reilly's “Message of the Day” focusing on Vladimir Putin and proposed responses by the West, listener mail on recent presidential pardons and progressive policies, and a historical segment on "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. News Roundup (00:09 – 03:03)

Host: Mike Slater

• Farm Relief Announced

  • President and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announce $11 billion in tariff revenue will aid U.S. farmers.
    • Quote: President: “This relief will provide much needed certainty to farmers as they get this year's harvest to market and look ahead to next year's crops. And it will help them continue their efforts to lower food prices for American families.” (00:22)
    • Funds to be distributed by February 28, 2026.

• Texas Senate Race

  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces bid for Senate in Texas.
  • Former Rep. Colin Allred will instead run for Congress again.
  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott reacts:
    • Quote: “Jasmine Crockett is about to learn the hard way that most Texans are very different from her district... She’ll get pummeled for her progressive socialist agenda and get crushed by the Republican nominee. The Texas political cemetery is filled with blowhards like her who have no idea what it's like to run statewide.” (00:54)

• Possible Supreme Court Win for President

  • Supreme Court hears arguments about the president’s authority to dismiss members of independent agencies (focus on FTC member Rebecca Slaughter).
  • Solicitor General argues: “The text and structure of the Constitution confer on the president the exclusive and illimitable power to remove executive officers... Humphreys this precedent should be overruled.” (01:44)
    • 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor precedent labeled a “decaying husk”.

• Contraband Smuggling by Drone in South Carolina Prison

  • Drones used to drop packages containing steak, crab legs, seasoning, and cigarettes.
  • Quote: “The guards got it first.” (02:47)
  • Flying drones near prisons is a misdemeanor; dropping contraband may result in a 10-year sentence.

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2. Message of the Day: Vladimir Putin (“Tiny Tyrant”) (04:11 – 05:59)

Host: Bill O’Reilly

• Condemnation of Vladimir Putin and War in Ukraine

  • “The tiny tyrant will not quit even as US Negotiators are trying to stop the stupid war in Ukraine. Bad Vlad Putin continues to attack civilian targets with drones and missiles. Of course, the result is more dead, innocent people, something the psychopathic Putin relishes.” (04:18)

• Characterization of Putin

  • “He's devoid of human emotion, enjoys inflicting pain, obsessed with emulating his hero, Joseph [Stalin]. Quite the resume at this point.” (04:43)

• Recommended Responses by the West

  • “NATO needs to punch the 5 foot 6 tyrant right in the mouth. Figuratively speaking, of course... because the west can't give him the Maduro treatment. Putin has nukes and he would use them.” (04:48)
  • Suggests suspending all flights to and from Russia (Europe and USA).
  • “Then stop buying Russian oil. Ramp up production in America and the Middle east to service Europe's needs. Those things should be put on Putin right now.” (05:22)
  • “It's really beyond time to deal with this dangerous man. We must do it in a methodical way.” (05:34)

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3. Listener Mail & Commentary (06:01 – 08:08)

• Somali Community Fraud in Minnesota

  • Listener asks if the president takes the issue personally.
    • Slater: “I think that Donald Trump sees the world in black and white. No shades of gray for the president. And he says we let Somalis in because their country was dangerous. And now they turned around and they did this and we're not seeing a lot of Somalis talk out about it." (06:16)

• Pardon of Ex-President of Honduras

  • Listener questions the rationale behind the presidential pardon.
    • Slater clarifies: “President pardon[ed] this guy because he wants the guy's party to win the election... because the guy's party is favorable [to the] USA and he thought that pardon would help in that effort.” (07:00)

• Commentary on Progressive Policies

  • Mail from a listener in a blue state: “The Democratic Party’s embrace of progressive policies is causing real harm. Living in a deep blue state, I see firsthand how these policies lead to higher taxes and rising crime.” (07:25)
  • Slater responds: “And they like Minnesota. Only 6 million people that keep electing the same ones.” (07:31)
  • Donna Payne from Quincy, MA: “Thank you, O’Reilly, for your perceptive columns. The Gulf of America... One of the best. Your voice is welcome for the fight for common sense. God bless you. God bless the United States of America. Merry Christmas.” (07:48–07:55)

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4. Cultural/Historical Segment: “Something You Might Not Know” (09:16 – 11:51)

Host: Bill O’Reilly

• 60th Anniversary of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
  • Details history and cultural impact of the 1965 special.
  • Trivia: Schulz required scenes to reflect his childhood in St. Paul and a jazz soundtrack.
  • Initial skepticism from CBS executives; show viewed by 45% of U.S. TV audience at first airing.
  • Soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi Trio: Inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame (2007) and Library of Congress (2012) as a “historically important sound recording for American history.” (11:29)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On U.S. Aid to Farmers
  President: “This relief will provide much needed certainty to farmers as they get this year's harvest to market and look ahead to next year's crops.” (00:22)

• On Jasmine Crockett’s Senate Run
  Gov. Abbott: “Jasmine Crockett is about to learn the hard way... The Texas political cemetery is filled with blowhards like her who have no idea what it's like to run statewide.” (00:54)

• On Presidential Power
  Solicitor General: “The text and structure of the Constitution confer on the president the exclusive and illimitable power to remove executive officers. Humphreys this precedent should be overruled.” (01:44)

• On Putin's Character
  O’Reilly: “He's devoid of human emotion, enjoys inflicting pain, obsessed with emulating his hero, Joseph [Stalin].” (04:43)

• On Western Response to Putin
  O’Reilly: “NATO needs to punch the 5 foot 6 tyrant right in the mouth. Figuratively speaking, of course... Putin has nukes and he would use them.” (04:48)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:09 – News headlines begin
• 00:22 – President’s farm aid announcement
• 00:54 – Texas Senate race, Abbott's comments
• 01:44 – Supreme Court arguments on presidential power
• 02:47 – Prison contraband story
• 04:11 – O’Reilly’s “Message of the Day” begins
• 04:43–05:34 – O’Reilly describes Putin and offers policy suggestions
• 06:01–07:22 – Listener mail on Somali fraud and Honduran pardon
• 07:25–07:55 – Listener feedback on progressive policies
• 09:16 – "A Charlie Brown Christmas" history and cultural significance

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Conclusion

This episode offers a no-spin rundown of the day’s big headlines from an O’Reilly perspective, focusing on the intersection of U.S. politics, global affairs, and American culture. The discussion is direct, blending news with O’Reilly’s pointed commentary—particularly regarding Vladimir Putin and U.S. policy options. The inclusion of listener mail and a historical segment about “A Charlie Brown Christmas” adds both engagement and cultural depth.

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For further analysis and columns, listeners are encouraged to visit BillOReilly.com or write in with their own views and questions.

Transcript

[Mike Slater]

Foreign.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Bill O'Reilly, here. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.

[Mike Slater]

Thank you, Bill. It is Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. Relief for farmers, Crockett for Senate, maybe another Supreme Court win and a contraband attempt. It's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, the president announced yesterday with the agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, that the administration will use $11 billion of tariff revenue to aid our nation's farmers. This was during a Cabinet roundtable with farmers along with Scott Besant. The president said, I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US Will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we've received in tariffs. This relief will provide much needed certainty to farmers as they get this year's harvest to market and look ahead to next year's crops. And it will help them continue their efforts to to lower food prices for American families. Brooke Rollins said the money will move by February 28th of next year. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, who ran for Congress with one voice and now has a very different voice, said she will run for Senate in Texas. Former Congressman Colin Allred said he will not run for the Senate. Instead, he's going to run for Congress again. The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, wrote on Twitter, Jasmine Crockett is about to learn the hard way that most Texans are very different from her district or her base and her values. She'll get pummeled for her progressive socialist agenda and get crushed by the Republican nominee. The Texas political cemetery is filled with blowhards like her who have no idea what it's like to run statewide, looking forward to watching the circus and keeping the US Senate red. On the bright side for her, maybe she'll end up with a job. On the View. The Supreme Court had oral arguments yesterday. Looks like you never know for sure, but it looks like they're ready to give the president another victory in the court. This was about the dismissal of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter. There's been a 90 year precedent where presidents don't fire people on independent agencies in the executive branch, but it's the executive branch and the president's head of the executive branch. The solicitor general, who's the head lawyer for the government, said the text and structure of the Constitution confer on the president the exclusive and illimitable power to remove executive officers. As a result of that, Humphreys this precedent should be overruled. He called this 1935 precedent, a decaying husk. A prison in South Carolina received an unwanted package, well, unwanted from the guard's perspective, brought via drone. People would toss or even catapult packages of cell phones, drugs and other illicit things over the perimeter of the fence. So they raised the fence and they added netting over the top as well. Even flying a drone near a prison in South Carolina is a misdemeanor. Could get you 30 days in jail and dropping contraband in a prison could get you 10 years. But it was worth the risk for these people. They dropped a raw steak, crab legs, old based seasoning and a carton of cigarettes. The guards got it first. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast Politics by faith. Bill O'Reilly, he has your message of the day next.

[Bill O'Reilly]

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Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day on this Tuesday, the tiny tyrant will not quit even as US Negotiators are trying to stop the stupid war in Ukraine. Bad Vlad Putin continues to attack civilian targets with drones and missiles. Of course, the result is more dead, innocent people, something the psychopathic Putin relishes. Now, I put Putin on the COVID of confronting evil because few understand how.

[Mike Slater]

Dangerous this guy really is.

[Bill O'Reilly]

He's devoid of human emotion, enjoys inflicting pain, obsessed with emulating his hero, Joseph Stone. Quite the resume at this point. NATO needs to punch the 5 foot 6 tyrant right in the mouth. Figuratively speaking, of course, because the west can't give him the Maduro treatment. Putin has nukes and he would use them. But how about suspending all flights to and from Russia, Europe and the USA can simply deny landing privileges as well as ban takeoffs of Putin land. India and China wouldn't go along, but so what Send the easy for everybody to understand the message, Putin is evil. Then stop buying Russian oil. Ramp up production in America and the Middle east to service Europe's needs. Those things should be put on Putin right now. It's really beyond time to deal with this dangerous man. We must do it in a methodical way. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me [e-mail] [e-mail] name.

[Mike Slater]

In town if you wish to opine.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Let'S go to the mail.

[Mike Slater]

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[Bill O'Reilly]

Brookville, Ohio A bill do you think.

[Mike Slater]

The president takes personally the likelihood that the Somali community in Minnesota has defrauded the American people? Personally, I think that Donald Trump sees the world in black and white. No shades of gray for the president. And he says we let Somalis in because their country was dangerous. And now they turned around and they did this and we're not seeing a lot of Somalis talk out about it.

Eric on the message board, the president is going to pardon the ex president of Honduras. That already happened, Eric, who was convicted of tons of cocaine brought to usa. What gives?

[Bill O'Reilly]

Find out.

[Mike Slater]

Bill, I already found out. I already reported this.

[Bill O'Reilly]

So as a concierge member, you get.

[Mike Slater]

A transcript every night. You guys should take advantage of that. I already reported it. President pardon this guy because he wants the guy's party to win the election, the presidential election. Honduras because the guy's party is favorable. USA and he thought that pardon would help in that effort. That is why it happened. Candida, I was going to quote from the song, but I am not going to do that.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Great Sunday column, O'Reilly. I completely agree.

[Mike Slater]

The Democratic Party's embrace of progressive policies.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Is causing real harm. Living in a deep blue state, I.

[Mike Slater]

See firsthand how these policies lead to higher taxes and rising crime. I know. And they like Minnesota. Only 6 million people that keep electing the same loans. Donna Payne, Quincy, Massachusetts. Thank you, O'Reilly, for your perceptive columns.

[Bill O'Reilly]

The Gulf of America.

[Mike Slater]

That's the one I wrote yesterday.

[Bill O'Reilly]

One of the best. Your voice is welcome.

[Mike Slater]

For the fight for common sense. God bless you. God bless the United States of America. Merry Christmas. Well, thank you, Donna. Very nice of you to say.

[Bill O'Reilly]

I put a lot of work into.

[Mike Slater]

The columns and you guys got seven days to read them.

[Bill O'Reilly]

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[Bill O'Reilly]

Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 60 years ago today, an animated special on CBS. The program will go on to be broadcast each December, streamed online 100 million times. Here is the story behind A Charlie Brown Christmas. The Peanuts crew first appeared in comic strips 10 years earlier. By the early 1960s, Charles Schulz's cartoon had gained enormous popularity in the USA and in great Britain. Producers wanted to bring Charlie Brown to television in a series of specials. Schulz was on board with the project because it paid him a ton, but he did demand the scenery depict his childhood in St. Paul, Minnesota. He also required the soundtrack to feature jazz, his favorite genre. A Charlie Brown Christmas was completed just 10 days shy of of its premiere. Many believe the special would be a disaster. Studio executives thought the movie might kill the comic strip. Some even wanted to cancel the entire broadcast. The program premiered December 9, 1965, right before the season finale of the Munsters. Remember the Munsters? The special was viewed by 45% of all Americans watching TV. Critics praise the animated movie for its adult themes, contemplation of the human spirit and the hardships of growing up. Many, like me, just found it entertaining. Charlie Brown, his crew were soon featured in other specials. Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Easter, and here's something else you might not know. The soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas is considered one of the greatest jazz albums ever released. The compilation, performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, was inducted into the Grammy hall of fame in 2007 and was added to the Library of Congress in 2012 as a, quote, historically important sound recording for American history. Way to go, Charlie Brown. Back in a moment.

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[Bill O'Reilly]

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[Mike Slater]

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