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Foreign Bill O'Reilly, here you are listening to the weekend edition of the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.
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Thanks, Bill. Here's what's happening this week in America. 200 million Americans brace for a massive winter storm. Jack Smith testifies before Congress. A majority of voters view both parties unfavorably. And a new study reveals how badly Americans are addicted to to our smartphones. And then I'll be back with your message of the day about Trump's speech at Davos. But first, at least 200 million people are now in the path of a major winter storm hitting the central and eastern parts of the country. Places like New York City are expecting up to one foot of snow. Texas, Kentucky and the Carolinas could see 6 inches of sleet and frozen rain. Aviation experts anticipate the cancellation of hundreds of flights across America between Saturday morning and Sunday evening. I am in Nashville and there is no bread or milk at any grocery store. Everyone is going to be eating more bread over these next two days than they have last two years. Just be huddled around a candle just eating bread all day and all night while it snows outside a little bit. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Former special prosecutor Jack Smith defending his position to prosecute Donald Trump. Smith testified before the House this week after accusing the president of directly inciting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Smith said, quote, no one should be above the law in this country and the law required that he be held to account. So that's what I did. Republicans accused the prosecutor of acting in a partisan way to help the Democratic Party. The president wrote on Twitter coming back from Davos. Based on his testimony today, there's no question that deranged Jack Smith should be prosecuted for his actions. He destroyed the lives of many innocent people, which has been his history as a prosecutor. At a minimum, he committed large scale perjury. A new poll from Gallup showing a majority of voters hold a negative view of both political parties. 70% disapprove of Democrats who approves of what the Democrats are. That number falls to 55% disapproval of the Republican Party. Historically, Americans have been more positive towards the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. Since 2009, the average favorable rating for liberal politicians has been at 45% compared to 40% for conservatives. A new survey by Fox News shows the typical American checks their smartphones 96 times per day. That is one check every 10 minutes. The statistic is even higher for teens and young adults. The poll also shows that 80% of people sleep with devices less than 2ft from our heads. The worst apps taking our attention in 2026, TikTok and Instagram. I'm Mike Slater from Politics by Faith. I'll have your message of the day next about one of the most important things the president said at Davos about home ownership. It's next.
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Time now for the O'Reilly update. Message of the day. Almost every day, the Trump administration does something that requires a frame of reference to understand. Tariffs, bombings, dictator interventions on and on. The American news industry is supposed to explain important stories to we the people who might not understand what the deuce is going on. Nicolas Maduro, isn't he a shortstop for the Yankees? It is unrealistic to think that regular folks can process complicated stories thousands of miles away. The media is mandated to help the people understand by reporting facts. But that is not what is happening in America. Ideology, not fact finding, is driving many in the press. In addition, many reporters and pundits simply don't know very much. In addition, a lot of reporters and pundits simply do not know very much. In short, they're not smart enough to do their jobs. President Trump removed the dictator Maduro the exact same way President Bush the elder took out Panamanian dictator Noriega in 1989. Did you hear that referenced in the news, especially the first couple of days? Not very much. And that is why the media is collapsing. The purveyors simply do not know very much about history and they don't care. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me, billorilly.com, bill@billorilly.com name in town. If you wish to opine now, let's go to the mail. George Sheehan, Black River, New York. Bill, can you explain what happened in Minnesota? Nice. Has the demographics of that area changed so much or was it phony? It wasn't phony in Minnesota. I've been going there for a long time, but the radicals moved in and they control the government now there. I mean, if you go outside of Minneapolis, St. Paul or Duluth, most people are conservative. Most people are traditional, but they're not a lot of them. Same thing like Oregon. Oregon is crazy left state, but it's Multnomah County, Portland and the Salem area, the college areas. The rest of Oregon, vast eastern part of the state, traditional people. Same thing in Washington State. King county controls it. And that's what happened to Minnesota. And they're probably still nice there. But as I said, I'm not going. Rick Warner, Hinoki Falls, New York. Big fan of your books and your program, Bill. It is in the Constitution that the president can deport anyone at any time for any reason. Where is that, Rick, if you can point me in the right direction there. I don't think that's in the Constitution because that would violate due process. That would be like a king. And the founders never give a president that kind of power. But if you see something in that Constitution that I'm missing, please let me know in a moment. Something you might not know. Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 23 years ago, the United States census confirmed a major demographic shift in the usa. The largest minority group was no longer African Americans, but for the first time, Hispanic Americans. Here is the story. After the Civil War, roughly 20% of the nation's population were of African descent. Most lived in the rural south or northern cities like New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, D.C. in the early 20th century, less than 1% of the USA was Hispanic. Nearly all lived in regions formerly owned by Mexico or Spain, that is, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida. Well, all of that changed during the Great Depression. Beginning in the 1930s, millions of Mexicans came across the border to take jobs in mining, the railroads, agriculture and hospitality. Some arrived legally, many illegally. At the same time, Congress granted full US Citizenship to the residents of Puerto Rico. Hundreds of thousands then relocated to the Northeast, particularly New York City. In 1960, the communist revolution in Cuba triggered a massive wave of migration into Florida. Soon, neighborhoods calling themselves Little Havanas could be found across the Sunshine State. In 2003, the U.S. census Bureau released a report outlining the demographic changes in America. For the first time, Hispanics comprised 15% of the population. Second went to blacks, 13%. The largest group in America remained whites, 69%. Today, those numbers are even more striking. Americans of Latin origin make up 20% of the country. That figure rises to nearly 23% when counting illegal migrants. And here's something else you might not know. Because of high birth rates, migration trends, other data, experts believe Hispanics will outnumber whites by the year 2060. Back in a moment. That is the weekend edition of the O'Reilly Update. For more news and honest analysis, please go to BillOReilly.com.