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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 Thursday, October 16, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. Hacking and cracking, plane diverted, firings stopped, and CIA actions authorized. It's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, the Supreme Court appears ready to limit a key part of the Voting Rights Act. This case is about the drawing of a second congressional district in Louisiana for black people. The court's conservative majority seems to believe it's against the law to use race as a factor in creating a congressional district. Now you're a racist either way. Either states pack more black people into a single congressional district, diluting their vote, or the state will split black areas into multiple districts. That's called cracking and thereby diluting their vote. So you get called racist no matter what you do. The Voting Rights act does not require proof of intent to discriminate. But many of the justices said that the plaintiffs should have to show at least some possibility of intent, which is a tougher standard to meet. Secretary of War Pete Hexth, his plane was diverted, made an unscheduled landing in England on the way back from a visit with NATO because of a cracked windshield. After Hegseth left Brussels, Open source flight Trackers spotted a C32 lose altitude and begin broadcasting an emergency signal. In February, an Air Force C32 carrying Marco Rubio. And the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was also forced to return to Washington after a crack in the windshield. Another federal district judge issued an emergency order ordering the stopping of the Trump administration's firing of government workers. Russ Vogt has fired over 4,000 federal workers because of the government shutdown, not furloughs, actual firing. And a district judge says you can't do that. Russ Vote has made the argument that actually have to do this because there's no congressional appropriations to support all the federal employees that we have today. The judge said it's very much ready, fire, aim on most of these programs. And it has a human cost. It's a human cost that cannot be tolerated. There's no end in sight to this shutdown. Mike Johnson warning Americans it could be the longest shutdown in US History. President Trump confirmed that he had authorized CIA action in Venezuela and has indicated that his administration is exploring land strikes. He said he authorized them because of the flow of migrants and drugs. Quote, authorized for two reasons. Number one, they've emptied their prisons into the United States. They came in through the border. And the other thing are drugs. We have a lot of drugs coming in from Venezuela and a lot of Venezuelan drugs coming through the sea. We're going to stop that and we're going to stop them by land also. He went on to say, I think Venezuela is feeling heat, but I think a lot of other countries are feeling heat, too. We're not gonna let this country, our country, be ruined because other people wanna drop their worst here. I'm Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next.
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The point is that Mr. Trump is governing as a strong man leader who gets things done by using naked power. The Middle east chieftains like that because they govern the same way without constitutional restraints that we have in America. The Chinese respect unbridled authority and so does Putin, who still idolizes the mass murderer Stalin to this day. But here in the usa, millions do not like authoritarian leadership, even if it stays within legal bounds. The Woke and Me Too movements are dedicated to bringing down male power. And some politicians, perhaps most, have become terrified. Barack Obama and Joe Biden did not lead with swagger. Neither did George W. Bush. They were all rather conventional and at times timid. Donald Trump completely rejects that approach. He is the king of swagger as well as a very impatient man. Get it done. We'll find a way to keep it legal. It doesn't always work out, but in less than a year, President Trump has shaken up the entire world. I'm Bill O'Reilly I approve the message by writing it. Okay, let's go to the mail. It's billoriley.com billorilly.com name in town if you wish to opine. Phil King, St. Charles, Missouri for much of my adult life, I've watched U.S. presidents negotiate middle east peace deals and declare victory, but it never lasts. Radicals want to kill all Israelis and will never stop. Okay, but you still got to make the deal when you can save lives. Never going to stop. It's never going to stop. But you get what you can. William concierge member William gets direct access to me. We are on William. Psy. Sign up for that on billorilly.com why was ex President Obama negative about Trump's Middle east success? He was not negative. He just didn't credit Donald Trump. Likes the deal but didn't mention Donald Trump. Steve A job well executed. I can't believe the stamina of President Trump. He flies on one side of the globe to another, very little rest and can still act presidential. A far cry from his predecessor. Not only that, but he came back from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on immediately to honor Charlie Kirk on his birthday. He could have put it off to Friday. Okay. And he said, no, I'm going to do it on his birthday. So the guy, he is the hardest working president in history. And it's not even close really at this point. John, Florida, you would think former presidents Clinton and George Bush would have something good to say about the historic accomplishment Bill Clinton did. Nobody's heard from George W. Bush. Very strange. He doesn't like Trump. I understand. But in a moment, something you might not know. Ever heard of Gold Belly? It's an amazing site that delivers the best of America's iconic foods right to your door anywhere in the usa. Craving New York's famous cheesecake from juniors or the legendary Franklin barbecue from Texas? Gold Belly delivers. Don't miss the world famous stone crab from Joe's in Miami or meals from chefs like Ina a Garten and more. The shipping very easy and the food quality is outstanding. I know I'll be using Gold Belly for my next craving. So if you are looking for that perfect gift or want to impress your friends and family with an epic meal, as the kids might say, the next time you host, go to goldbelly.com get 20% off your first order with promo code Bill. That's goldbelly.com code Bill. 20% off your first order. Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 124 years ago today, President Theodore Roosevelt invited his longtime friend and a former slave to dine at the White House. The meeting sparked a national uproar, especially in the South. Here's the story of Teddy and Booker T. Washington while governor of New York, T.R. frequently associated with black Americans. After winning the presidency, he invited Booker, a trusted advisor, to his new home in Washington. The White House released an Official statement on October 17, 1901. Quote, Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Alabama, dined with the president last evening. News of the dinner between the former slave and the commander in chief provoked an outpouring of condemnation from some politicians and some in the media. One Mississippi Democrat told colleagues, the White House is so saturated with odor that the rats have taken refuge in the stables. A newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee, reported quite quote, Roosevelt committed the most damnable outrage which has ever been perpetuated by any citizen of the United States. The Richmond Times wrote, quote, this means that the president is willing that Negroes shall mingle freely with whites in his social circle and that white women may receive attentions from Negro men. Vicious. The event even prompted some Southern states to harden their racial laws, codifying strict restrictions against blacks eating in restaurants, for example. The rules would eventually be called Jim Crow. Roosevelt's response to his critics, quote, I shall have him dine as often as I please. And here's something else you might not know. The reaction to the dinner was so bad, it affected White House policy for decades. No African Americans were invited to dine with a president for another 30 years. For more stories about Theodore Roosevelt's heroism, please check out my new new bestseller, Confronting Evil. Back after this.
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