The O'Reilly Update, March 24, 2026

Summary

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Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis

Episode: The O'Reilly Update, March 24, 2026
Host: Bill O'Reilly
Guest Anchor (News Briefs): Mike Slater

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Episode Overview

This episode covers major domestic and international news headlines from March 24, 2026, including updates on U.S.-Iran negotiations, confirmation of a new Homeland Security chief, a tragic plane crash at LaGuardia, and significant crime reductions in Memphis. Bill O’Reilly delivers an unfiltered message on the death of former FBI Chief Robert Mueller, candid listener Q&A, and a retrospective on the border crisis and Vice President Kamala Harris's tenure as 'border czar.' The episode maintains a brisk, direct tone, offering O’Reilly’s trademark opinionated analysis.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. News Highlights with Mike Slater (00:24–03:19)

• US-Iran Tensions and Negotiations

  • President Trump announced a pause on planned strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure, citing ongoing talks and “major points of agreement”—notably Iran's commitment not to develop nuclear weapons.
  • Trump acknowledged uncertainty over the identity or whereabouts of Iran’s new supreme leader, describing the ongoing situation candidly.
  • On who will control the Strait of Hormuz after the conflict:

    "Maybe me, me and the next ayatollah, whoever that is." – President Trump (00:59)

  • Trump’s language is blunt and characteristic, emphasizing deterrent intentions.

• DHS Confirmation and Shutdown

  • Markwayne Mullin, ex-senator from Oklahoma, confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security in a close Senate vote (54–45).
    • Two Democrats crossed party lines; Rand Paul opposed for personal reasons.
  • Context: Mullin’s appointment occurs amid a partial DHS shutdown affecting TSA, FEMA, and other agencies.
    • Long airport lines have decreased, attributed to ICE showing up at airports.

• LaGuardia Airport Tragedy

  • Air Canada regional jet collided with a Port Authority fire truck.
    • Fatalities: Both pilots.
    • Injuries: 43 hospitalized, dozens hurt.
    • Crash caused temporary airport closure. The fire truck was responding to a different incident.

• Memphis Safe Task Force Results

  • President Trump in Memphis to celebrate a year of dramatic crime reductions:
    • Overall crime is down 43% year-over-year.
    • Statistically notable reductions: Motor vehicle theft (–67%), robberies (–51%), sexual assault (–38%), homicides (–35%).
  • Trump claims a similar trend in Washington D.C.:

    “We have virtually no crime in D.C. right now. We're going to keep it that way or we're going to federalize it if we had to.” (02:55)

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2. O’Reilly’s Message of the Day: The Death of Robert Mueller (03:49–07:46)

• Mueller’s Death and Trump’s Response

  • Trump’s reaction to Robert Mueller’s death:

    "I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people." – President Trump (03:55)

  • O’Reilly characterizes this as “tough analysis, no question,” recognizing the bitterness from the Russia probe era.

• Reflecting on Mueller’s Legacy and the Russia Investigation

  • Mueller led the special counsel investigating the alleged 2016 election collusion.
    • O’Reilly: “By all accounts, Mueller's staff put the Trump family through hell.”
  • O’Reilly criticizes the final report for not exposing, in his view, Hillary Clinton’s campaign and then-FBI Chief James Comey's “incredible dishonesty.”
    • Notable summary:

      “Mueller very much wanted to destroy the political career of President Trump, but simply could not find a way how... Mueller tried his damnedest to deliver.” (04:35)

• On Speaking Ill of the Dead

  • O’Reilly acknowledges that while it’s not “generally noble,” he empathizes with Trump’s bitterness:

    “My family has also been attacked by venal people. I will not be unhappy when they depart this earth.” (05:09)

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3. Listener Q&A and O’Reilly’s Direct Responses (05:19–07:46)

• Media Hysteria (Lloyd, Premium Member)

  • Question: Why would ABC News run a false story about Iran attacking California?
  • O’Reilly’s take: Not a mind reader, but “creating hysteria,” as “Media likes to do that.” (05:40)

• War Objectives (Edward, Edenton, NC)

  • Viewer frustration over unclear objectives in Trump’s war with Iran.
  • O’Reilly: “The objective is fairly clear. No nukes there.” (06:05)

• Economic Costs and Preparation (Carol, Concierge Member)

  • On whether Trump, as a businessman, failed to prepare Americans for war’s economic impacts.
  • O’Reilly concedes: “Not a good excuse, but I don't think that you could have predicted all unintended consequences. But he's president, so he needs to explain as much as he can explain.” (06:38)

• Venezuelan Oil (Joyce Fulton Bradley, Deland, FL)

  • Question about why the US supposedly isn’t receiving oil from Venezuela.
  • O’Reilly: Refutes this, saying “We control Venezuelan oil,” and invites clarification if she was misled. (07:20)

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4. “Something You Might Not Know”: Retrospective on Border Management (08:18–10:45)

• Background on Kamala Harris as ‘Border Czar’

  • On this day five years ago, Biden appointed Harris to address the surging border crisis.
  • O’Reilly frames the ending of Trump-era restrictions as “catastrophic.”
    • Illegal crossings: 400,000 (2020) → 2.5 million (by 2023)
    • Fentanyl seizures tripled in Texas.

• Harris’s Track Record

  • Biden: “She's the most qualified person to do it.” (09:01)
  • O’Reilly points out little improvement; after replacing Biden on the 2024 ticket, Harris “refused to take any responsibility.”

• Post-2024 Developments

  • Trump defeats Harris “in both the popular and electoral count,” carrying every swing state.
  • O’Reilly claims: “Since beginning his second term, President Trump has mostly solved the border crisis. Last year, just 300,000 people crossed illegally. That's a decrease of 96% from President Biden.” (10:32)

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Iran Talks:

  “We're doing a five day period. We'll see how that goes. And if that goes well, we're gonna end up with settling this. Otherwise, we just keep bombing our little hearts out.”
  — President Trump, via Mike Slater (00:41)

• On Mueller:

  "Mueller very much wanted to destroy the political career of President Trump, but simply could not find a way how, however, Mueller tried his damnedest to deliver."
  — Bill O'Reilly (04:35)

• On Border Czar Appointment:

  “I've asked her, the VP today, because she's the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts... in stemming the migration to our southern border.”
  — President Biden (09:01)

• On speaking ill of the dead:

  “Speaking ill of the dead is not generally noble, but I certainly understand President Trump's sentiment.”
  — Bill O'Reilly (05:05)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• US-Iran negotiations, DHS confirmation, LaGuardia crash, Memphis crime: 00:24–03:19
• O’Reilly’s discussion of Mueller’s death and the Russia investigation: 03:49–05:19
• Listener Q&A: 05:19–07:46
• Border crisis “Did You Know?” segment: 08:18–10:45

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Episode Tone and Language

Bill O’Reilly’s analysis remains blunt, opinionated, and direct, emphasizing conservative perspectives and skepticism of mainstream media. The language alternates between factual reporting and personal commentary, with several sharp asides and wry observations.

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Summary Takeaway

The episode delivers a hard-hitting review of political and security developments, with frequent references to the Trump administration’s policies and priorities. O’Reilly offers candid, sometimes confrontational viewpoints—particularly on the legacies of Robert Mueller and Kamala Harris—while fielding skeptical listener questions in a direct, no-nonsense style. The episode is a snapshot of O’Reilly’s ongoing approach: critique, controversy, and clarity enveloped in his signature “No Spin” ethos.

Transcript

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Thank you, Bill. It is Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Talks are open, DHS confirmation, LaGuardia crash and Memphis Safe task force results. That's all coming up. And Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, President Trump postponed US Strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure. And he said yesterday that talks would continue and that there are, quote, major points of agreement. They're not gonna have nuclear weapons. That's number one, the president said. That's number one. Two and three, they will never have a nuclear weapon and they've agreed to that. Trump told reporters that we are talking with a top person in Iran, but not the new supreme leader. We don't even know if he's alive. The president said we're doing a five day period. We'll see how that goes. And if that goes well, we're gonna end up with settling this. Otherwise, we just keep bombing our little hearts out. When asked who will be in control of the Strait of Hormuz after the war, Trump said, maybe me, me and the next ayatollah, whoever that is. Mark Wayne Mullen, the former senator from Oklahoma, has been confirmed as the new head of homeland security, a 54 to 45 vote. Two Democrats, John Fetterman of Penny and Mark Hendrick of New Mexico join Republicans voting to confirm Mullen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against the confirmation because they have beef with each other. Mullen's confirmation comes in the middle of this Department of Homeland Security partial shutdown. Employees from tsa, FEMA and a few other agencies under DHS not getting paid. Worth noting that ice showing up to airports across the country, reports of those long lines going way down. A regional Air Canada jet collided into a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. This crash on the Runway killed both of the pilots, injured dozens of passengers and prompted the airport to shut down for hours. At least 43 people were taken to the hospital. The fire truck was responding to a separate incident from the night before. The plane was traveling around 100 miles per hour. The President yesterday was in Memphis to celebrate the success of the Memphis Safe Task Force. In the year before the president took office, Memphis saw more than 12,500 violent assaults, 429 rapes and 7,600 burglaries and armed robberies. Now, overall crime in the city is down 43% from the same period last year. Motor vehicle theft's down 67%. Robberies down 51. Sexual assaults down 38. Homicides down 35% burglaries down 32% aggravated assaults down 31%. Speaking of our nation's capital, the president said we have virtually no crime in D.C. right now. We're going to keep it that way or we're going to federalize it if we had to. But we don't have to do it anymore because it's in such great shape. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast PoliticsByFaith. YouTube.com PoliticsByFaith 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 on this Tuesday, the death of former FBI Chief Robert Mueller at 81 stimulated President Trump to say, quote, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people. Tough analysis, no question. Mueller was a special counsel in charge of investigating the 2016 Russian collusion case, where the Trump campaign allegedly worked with Putin's stooges to influence the presidential election. By all accounts, Mueller's staff put the Trump family through hell. And then in the final report that exonerated the Trumps failed to spell out the incredible dishonesty of Hillary Clinton's campaign and FBI Chief James Comey. The truism that people believe what they want to believe applies to the saga of Robert Mueller. He very much wanted to destroy the political career of President Trump, but simply could not find a way how, however, Mueller tried his damnedest to deliver. Speaking ill of the dead is not generally noble, but I certainly understand President Trump's sentiment. My family has also been attacked by venal people. I will not be unhappy when they depart this earth. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You, you can reach me, Bill, at billoriley.com Bill O'Reilly.com Name in town if you wish to opine let's go to the mail. We got Lloyd on a message board. Lloyd is a premium member, and he gets to interact with other premium members. It's fun. Why would ABC News run an untrue story about Iran attacking California with a drone trying to argue President Trump shouldn't have attacked because it wasn't an imminent threat. Story would make many Americans want to kill Iranians. The ABC News people didn't check the story out. Okay. Couldn't check the story out because it isn't true. Why did they run it? I'm not a mind reader, but creating hysteria. Media likes to do that. Edward Wood, Edenton, N.C. my patient with Trump's war has faded. Americans don't know what the objective is. President is in his own bubble. Either we're being misled or the arrogance from our military leadership misjudged the Iranian will and resistance. Okay, but I think that the objective is fairly clear. No nukes there. Ed, we might take a look at that. Carol. Concierge member. Carol gets direct access to me. If Carol gets in any trouble, we will help her. Her Trump is a businessman, not a politician. Just why he did not prepare his fellow Americans for the war with Iran and the price they would pay in higher gas and food prices. Not a good excuse, but I don't think that you could have predicted all unintended consequences. All right, but he's president, so he needs to explain as much as he can explain. Joyce Fulton Bradley, Deland, Florida. Hey, Bill, would you explain why the US Is not receiving oil from Venezuela after all the help we gave them? Joyce, I can't explain it because it's not true. We control Venezuelan oil, so why would you think we didn't? If you could give me some hint if you were misled by someone, I'd like to know in a moment something you might not know.

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you something you might not know. Five years ago today, Joe Biden appointed his Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as the so called border czar. You may remember that despite the serious title, the situation at the border continued to spiral out of control. Here's the story behind that disaster. On his first day in office, the 46th President ended all immigration restrictions imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump. That decision turned out to be catastrophic. In 2020, 400,000 people breached the southern border. In 21, that figure exploded to 1.6 million. Then 2.2 million. Finally 2.5 million. The amount of fentanyl seized in Texas alone tripled to 25,000 pounds. On March 24, 2021, President Biden picked Kamala to fix the border situation. I've asked her, the VP today, because she's the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that are going to need help in stemming the movement of so many folks stemming the migration to our southern border. But help was not forthcoming. The chaos continued. For three years. After replacing Biden as a Democratic nominee, Ms. Harris refused to take any responsibility for for the border crisis. Shortly before the election, shortly before the election, she sat down with 60 minutes.

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The record shows nothing was improved at the border. In November 2024, Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in both the popular and electoral count. He carried every swing state. And here's something else you might not know. Since beginning his second term, President Trump has mostly solved the border crisis. Last year, just 300,000 people crossed illegally. That's a decrease of 96% from President Biden. Back in a moment.

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