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Foreign 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 Monday, January 19, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Send in the troops. ISIS retaliation attack on the Second Amendment in Virginia and the national championships tonight. It's all coming up and Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, the Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota. This would be a part of the Insurrection act, first issued by Thomas Jefferson in 1807. The soldiers that are told to get ready are assigned to two infantry battalions with the Army's 11th Airborne Division based in Alaska, which specializes in cold weather operations. Today, the high in Minneapolis is 2. The high is 2. On Friday, Minneapolis has a high of minus 7. The mayor of Minneapolis said, I never thought in a million years that we would be invaded by our own federal government. The Insurrection act is used when local and state law enforcement is unable to keep the peace. However, in this case, the local Democrats don't want peace. So Trump may bring in the troops. May I remember last month, two US Soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Syria by ISIS in an ambush attack. Well, this is our third retaliatory strike back on isis. And in this attack, our military killed an al Qaeda affiliated leader with ties to that ISIS ambush. The commander of centcom, Admiral Brad Cooper, said the death of a terrorist operative linked to the deaths of those three Americans demonstrates our resolve in pursuing terrorists who attack our forces. There's no safe place for those who conduct, plot or inspire attacks on American citizens and our warfighters. We will find you. Overall, this strike targeted more than 100 ISIS infrastructure and weapons system site targets. Virginia Democrats who were elected last year are now sworn in and one of the first orders of business for them is to go right after the Second Amendment. Many bills proposed. One would introduce an 11% excise tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition. Another would broaden the state's red flag laws, mandatory 5 day waiting period storage requirements, mandating that a firearm and ammunitions are locked into container compartment or cabinet that's inaccessible to any minor or prohibited person. $500 tax on suppressor sales and quote, unquote, assault weapons ban. Democrats in Virginia zeroing in on second amendment laws just like Colorado did successfully back in 2013. National championships game tonight, Miami versus Indiana in Miami, 7:30 eastern kickoff. And in other football news, the president said he's going to sign an executive order protecting the Army Navy game from any football competition. He said the second Saturday in December is an exclusive four hour broadcast. No other game can violate this time slot. Please let the service notice to all television network stations and outlets. God bless America. God bless our great Army Navy game. I'm Mike Slater From Politics by faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next.
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Time now for the O'Reilly Update. Message of the day. Bill O'Reilly here, and I'm warming up standby for the O'Reilly Update Morning Edition. But first, on this Monday, it is an interesting exercise to try to figure out how President Trump thinks. But since I've known him for more than three decades, I got it down. And I am not a sycophant. I am not somebody who goes, yes, Mr. President, yes, sir, whatever you want. That is not me, as you know, but I understand the man. So let me give you a very vivid example. He goes to Asia and he gets a lot of good stuff in the usa. He comes back and the Trump haters, the Democratic Party, no, no, no, no. Trump wasn't very good. No, China got the better of him. It's all a bunch of bull. So in his first 10 months in office, President Trump did 100 times more than Joe Biden did in four years. That's provable. That is a fact. Some of this stuff hasn't worked and Mr. Trump is certainly way too bellicose. But he goes to Asia and he told me directly, and Mr. Trump has never lied to me, that his deals will amount to $2 trillion in benefit for America. Now, I can't do the accounting, but again, the man does not lie to me. So why not give the president the benefit of the doubt? Japan likes them, Malaysia likes them, Cambodia likes them, China, South Korea likes them. All of that is a plus. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me billorilly.com billorilly.com name in town if you wish to opine now, let's go to the mail. Denise Rogers, Port Jervis, New York. I don't think I would ever be able to accomplish emissions if they were solely responsible for de escalating every situation. Doesn't have to be every situation. It's life or death situations. I'm telling you, Denise, they got to do it. You can't lose the folks on this one. Paul Newton, Crescent City, California, Great column you wrote. Minnesota and Oregon should be cut off from all federal funding. Not going to happen. The courts would not allow that to happen. But we got to stay in a real world here. You can some block grants, absolutely. But across the board, courts have stepped in like that. Raymond Adams of Vandalia, Ohio. Oh, let me say why. I should say why. Congress is the budgetary body in this country, not the president. If Congress wanted to cut off funds to Minnesota, Oregon and any other state, it could, but not the president. Raymond Adams, Vandalia, Ohio I must say your Thursday talking points last week was not only only one of your best, but by far the best analysis of what led up to the ice shooting in Minneapolis and the Biden open border policy. With clarity and intelligent analysis, Bill I only wish President Trump was so coherent. I don't know if that's fair, but he's busy, let's put it that way. Chantal and Peter Anderson, Englewood, California I grew up understanding the CIA operated in the shadows, cloak and dagger agency where silence was the standard. Recently, however, it feels like the agency is issuing press releases about the conditions in real time. I haven't seen that. If you can steer me to that. The CIA still pretty secretive. I haven't seen any public stuff at all. But if you have, I want to know about it. Bill@Billorilly.com Bill@Billorilly.com In a moment, something you might not know now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. It is officially Martin Luther King Day in America, despite a national movement to honor the civil rights leader after his murder. It took Congress more than 15 years to pass the legislation. Here is the story behind the national holiday. The campaign to honor MLK's life and death began four years after his assassination on April 4, 1968. But the effort to create a national holiday languished for years. Some lawmakers believe the celebration of the civil rights leader would only inflame racial tension. In 1979, on the 50th anniversary of MLK's birth, a bill finally came before the House. Even with the support of President Jimmy Carter and testimonials from King's widow and children, the measure failed by five votes. The bill returned to the House four years later. Congressional leaders worked alongside musician Stevie Wonder to rally the American public. Fifteen years after Dr. King's murder, the House of Representatives finally approved the legislation. After two days of debate, it cleared the Senate. In the White House, Ronald Reagan deferred to Congress. Initially, the president opposed the measure, saying, quote, this whole thing is based on an image, not reality. Nevertheless, Reagan signed the bill on October 20, 1983, telling reporters, I would have preferred a non holiday in King's honor. But since they seem bent on making it a national holiday, I believe the symbolism of that day is important enough that I will sign the legislation. And here's something else you might not know, though. A federal holiday, Martin Luther King Day, is observed in some rather strange ways throughout the country. In Alabama and Mississippi, the event is combined with Robert E. Lee Day, a celebration of the Confederate general whose birthday is January 19th. To me, that is entirely inappropriate. Martin Luther King Day should stand on its own. Back in a moment. 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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