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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 Friday, March 6, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. First cabinet member out the Shield of the Americas, Iranians not scared and headphones on or you're off. It's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, Kristi Noem will no longer be the head of Homeland Security. The president has tapped the highly respected United States senator from the great state of Oklahoma, Mark Wayne Mullen. He will be the new head of homeland security. On March 31, the president wrote the current secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well and has had numerous and spectacular results, especially on the border, will be moving to be the special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, our new security initiative in the Western Hemisphere. We are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Christy for her service at Homeland. She is the first cabinet secretary to leave the administration. Now, the Shield of the Americas is all the Western Hemisphere countries that are maga, basically the ones that are moving and have moved to the right. Check out all of these countries in our hemisphere that are aligned with Trump. At this first summit will be the leaders of Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Chile. Stephen Miller spoke at the Counter cartel conference at U.S. southern Command and said that all the countries in our hemisphere need to unite against the ISIS and Al Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere. He said there's not a criminal justice solution to the cartel problem. These organizations can only be defeated with military power. Speaking of military power, the Iranian foreign minister said his country's ready for a ground invasion by American troops. He spoke with NBC News from Tehran. It was quite Baghdad Bob esque. Asked if he was afraid of a possible US Ground invasion, he said no, we are waiting for them because we are confident that we can confront them and that would be a big disaster for them when it comes to picking a new leader for Iran. The assembly of Experts is an 88 seat Iranian governmental body tasked with choosing a new supreme leader. Trump said Khomeini's son is unacceptable to me. I have to be involved in the appointment. Like with Delsey Rodriguez in Venezuela, United Airlines has a new policy. Listening to audio on your phone without headphones can get you removed from the plane. All airlines suggest you wear headphones, but American is the first that says you have to put on headphones or else you're kicked off. Next, how about a rule that says you have to keep your shoes on during the flight. Can we all get together on that one or. No, we just. It's going to be animals up there on the plane together. I'm Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by Faith. You can listen to it anywhere you listen to your podcast. Bill O'Reilly, who would always be respectful and listen to podcasts with headphones on. He has your message of the day next.
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Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 45 years ago this evening, the anchor of the CBS Evening News signed off for the last time. Over the span of two decades, the journalist had earned the nickname the most Trusted man in America. Here is the story of Walter Cronkite born November 1916 in Missouri, the broadcaster began his career reporting from Europe during World War II. He covered the 1952 and 56 presidential elections, then the Olympic Games. Walter Cronkite then took over as a CBS anchor in April 1962. For the next 19 years, the journalist delivered the news during the most dramatic events in American history. The Cuban Missile crisis, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. Robert Kennedy, the lunar landing, the war in Vietnam, Watergate. Uncle Walter, as he was known, relinquished the anchor's chair at the age of 65, but only because CBS demanded his retirement. Cronkite later told me in an interview that handing the reins over to Dan Rather was a colossal mistake, unquote. On March 6, 1981, Cronkite said goodbye.
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This is my last broadcast as the anchorman of the CBS Evening News. For me, it's a moment for which I long have planned, but which nevertheless comes with some sadness for I For almost two decades, after all, we've been meeting like this in the evenings, and I'll miss that. But those who have made anything of this departure, I'm afraid, have made too much. This is but a transition, a passing of the baton. A great broadcaster and gentleman, Doug Edwards, preceded me in this job. And another Dan Rather, will follow.
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Walter Cronkite did remain in public life, writing a syndicated column, hosting the Kennedy Center Honors. He died in 2009 at the age of 92. And here's something else you might not know. Despite his serious reputation, Cronkite often made appearances on entertainment programs throughout the years. The reporter can be seen on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Murphy Brown, the Simpsons. His voice can still be heard welcoming guests to the Epcot center at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Back in a moment.
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This episode of The O’Reilly Update delivers a factual, analytical look at the day’s biggest news stories in American politics and global affairs, followed by Bill O’Reilly’s direct commentary. The main themes include the shakeup in Homeland Security, U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere and Iran, the polarization in American politics during crises, and a historical reflection on Walter Cronkite’s legacy in journalism.
Timestamps: [00:09]–[01:45]
Speaker: Mike Slater
"The Shield of the Americas is all the Western Hemisphere countries that are MAGA, basically the ones that are moving and have moved to the right."
– Mike Slater [00:36]
Timestamps: [01:15]–[01:37]
Speaker: Mike Slater
"These organizations can only be defeated with military power."
– Mike Slater recounting Stephen Miller [01:30]
Timestamps: [01:37]–[02:10]
Speaker: Mike Slater
"We are waiting for them because we are confident that we can confront them and that would be a big disaster for them."
– Iranian Foreign Minister (reported by Mike Slater) [01:50]
Timestamps: [02:10]–[02:30]
Speaker: Mike Slater
"How about a rule that says you have to keep your shoes on during the flight?... It's gonna be animals up there on the plane together."
– Mike Slater [02:27]
Timestamps: [03:19]–[05:08]
Speaker: Bill O’Reilly
"Word of the day that you can be an American citizen and hate the president so much that you root for killers to I don't know about defeat, but to stalemate your own country."
– Bill O’Reilly [03:35]
"[Senator Murphy] wants a bad outcome for the Trump administration in Iraq... This puts politics over the welfare of Americans because the mullahs are vicious killers and if they could kill you and me, they would."
– Bill O’Reilly [04:10]
Timestamps: [05:23]–[08:04]
Speaker: Bill O’Reilly
“We did launch the military action, but it was in response to a threat, a pretty serious threat, in my opinion.”
– Bill O’Reilly [07:15]
Timestamps: [08:35]–[11:16]
Speaker: Bill O’Reilly, Walter Cronkite
"For me, it's a moment for which I long have planned, but which nevertheless comes with some sadness... But those who have made anything of this departure, I'm afraid, have made too much. This is but a transition, a passing of the baton."
– Walter Cronkite [10:09]
On media bias:
"[Mainstream media?] They’re all a bunch of lemmings and they get emails telling them what to say and they say it."
– Bill O’Reilly [07:43]
On political polarization:
"I'm just flabbergasted... that you can be an American citizen and hate the president so much that you root for killers to... stalemate your own country."
– Bill O’Reilly [03:35]
On airline etiquette:
"Can we all get together on that one or... It's going to be animals up there on the plane together."
– Mike Slater [02:27]
Cronkite’s final sign-off:
"This is my last broadcast as the anchorman of the CBS Evening News. ... This is but a transition, a passing of the baton."
– Walter Cronkite [10:09]
| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------| | 00:09 | Mike Slater’s News Update (Noem’s role, Shield of Americas, Iran, airline policies) | | 03:19 | Bill O’Reilly’s Message of the Day (American division over Iran crisis) | | 05:23 | Listener Mailbag (UN position, military action in Iran, media criticism) | | 08:35 | “Something You Might Not Know”: Walter Cronkite’s legacy, final sign-off |
The episode offers a hard-hitting take on national security policy shifts, ongoing international crises, and the heated polarization in U.S. politics, particularly as it relates to both foreign policy and domestic commentary. O’Reilly underscores his signature "no spin" approach, directly confronting critics and highlighting what he views as dangerous partisanship. The historical reflection on Walter Cronkite provides both perspective on the evolution of journalism and a respite from the day’s fiery news cycle.