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Foreign. 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, January 29, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Trump accounts, pretty video, Elon attack and armada to Iran. That's all coming up. And Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, big press conference yesterday about the Trump accounts. The the treasury secretary said this could be the president's most enduring Legacy. He said 38% of Americans have no exposure to the equity markets. You can see why there's a generation of disenfranchised folks who are not a part of our great innovation economy, the American economic engine. So every child born for the next four years gets $1,000 automatically put into the account. Parents or anyone can put up to $5,000 a year into it. Kids can't touch it until they're 18. Philanthropists have already put money into many accounts. Businesses can put money into the accounts for the children of employees as well. Bank of America is putting $1,000 in, for instance. If you just keep the thousand dollars that you get on your birthday, contribute no more money at 18, that thousand turned into $5,800. If you contribute just $250 a year, that's $20,700 when they turn 18. And if you contribute $5,000 a year at 18, that turns into $304,000. Keep that in there till the age of 55. $5,000 a year, $2.7 million. New video of Alex Preddy, who was shot and killed by federal agents last week, 11 days before that shooting. There's video of him approaching agents, shouting at them, spitting in their direction. And then he ran up behind an ICE vehicle that was driving away and kicked the tail light out. Agents got out and took him to the ground. It's unclear if this is the same interaction with law enforcement where he broke a rib. It doesn't look like it. So Saturday, this last Saturday could have been his third engagement with law enforcement. And in this new video that was released, as he's getting up, you can see a gun in his waistband. If only he was arrested that day. A man splashed some liquid on Elon Omar at a town hall event. He was sitting in the front row, 55 year old man. A couple days before that, he texted his neighbor that he might get arrested at the town hall. He was arrested, charged with third degree assault. The liquid turned out to be apple cider vinegar. Trump said a massive armada is headed towards Iran and warned Tehran to make a deal. The president said it is headed quickly to Iran with great power, enthusiasm and purpose. It is a larger fleet headed by the great aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, then was sent to Venezuela. Like with Venezuela, it is ready, willing and able to rapidly fulfill its mission with speed and violence if necessary. Hopefully, Iran will quickly come to the table and negotiate a fair and equitable deal. No nuclear weapons. Central Command confirmed USS Abraham Lincoln and three destroyers are now in the region. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast Politics by faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day.
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Time now for the O'Reilly update. Message of the Day on this Thursday. It may be unfair of me to criticize Trump administration people like Cash Patel. I am urging the FBI director to hold a press conference in order to update the American people on exactly what the FBI is investigating in the ICE Minnesota debacle. Obviously, there's much to clarify here with a state insurrection that has led to two people being killed. The truth is that Mr. Patel has to get permission to do that from President Trump. He can't unilaterally decide to meet the press. That's because Donald Trump was burned so badly by Washington people in his first term, he now runs a top down operation. All decisions come from the White House. Franklin Delano Roosevelt did the same thing for 13 years. He and a few cohorts made all the calls. FDR even wanted to sidestep the Supreme Court. Congress blocked him, but he would have done was amusing in a horrible way to see President Biden the master of befuddlement. Blame Trump yesterday for the Minnesota chaos. Come on, Joe. You caused it with your amazingly irresponsible open border policy and now the nation suffers. The truth is it is up to Mr. Trump himself to get this thing under control and I believe he'll do it. 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. Norman, why can't the FBI or Homeland Security round up big time funders of insurrection like Singham and Forrest? Throw them in jail. Round up. Anybody have evidence? Now we're pushing for very aggressive investigation. Can't round them up. Ukraine and China. I'm on Bill. I assume that nothing can be done against Neville Roy Singham as he conveniently pulls the strings from China. But can anything be done about the US Outfits which use funds to foster violence? Of course, it's conspiracy not to. The FBI's got to prove. Got to go in and get all these people should go down, all of them. Charlotte, can the news media be sued for lying? No, they can lie their butts off. They have protections in that area. If they lie about you, Charlotte, and defame you and you get hurt, you can sue them big time. Steve, concierge. Remember, Steve's life is now better because he's under our protection. That's what concierge membership is. All right. Billorilly.com check it out. It's an insurance policy and not expensive. Get a signed book by me if you sign up. Steve says thanks for starting to get the heart of these radical anarchist movements. I know you hate cliches, but you can't deny the validity of follow the money. There's a lot of money going into Minneapolis to disrupt and that has led to death, no doubt about it. Stephen Hollick, Wanake, N.J. you said Neville Roy Singham is funding the rebellion of Minnesota. So the Chinese bosses must know what he's doing. The US Is China's largest trading partner. So why they want to destabilize us? Because they want to be the world's most dominant power. That's what it is. Putin will never be the world's most dominant power, but China might be. They want to weaken us. In a moment, something you might not know. Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not no hundred. Seven years ago today, Acting Secretary of State Frank Polk certified a ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. Despite opposition from President Woodrow Wilson, it would soon be illegal for all Americans to buy, sell or transport alcohol. Here is the story behind Prohibition. The movement to bambooz began after the Civil War when thousands of injured vets abuse alcohol to cope with physical and emotional pain. Even General Ulysses Grant struggled with alcohol. In December 1917, the 18th Amendment was passed by Congress. President Wilson vetoed it. The legislature overrode Wilson. By January 1920, the United States had become a dry nation, at least in theory. But once implemented, the ban on alcohol was a total failure. Consumption of booze remained the same. Prohibition forced the alcohol industry underground, creating a criminal underworld dominated by gangsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano. Like the modern day narcotics trade, international operations were created to smuggle booze into the usa. Distillers in the Caribbean and Canada shipped the cargo to Long island, for example. And from where I live, organized crime syndicates distributed the contraband to Manhattan, Philadelphia and Chicago. During the Great Depression, politicians decided the people deserved a drink. Congress then passed the 21st amendment in 1933 repealing prohibition. And here's something else you might not know. Today, Americans are consuming more alcohol than ever before. Recent poll From Gallup finds 70% of Americans consider themselves regular drinkers. Half of adults say they need at least one libation to relax. The most popular spirit remains the same since the Civil War. Whiskey. For more incredible stories about the government's efforts to take down the bootleggers and dismantle organized crime in America, please check out my best selling book, Killing the Mob. 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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