The O'Reilly Update, September 22, 2025

Summary

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The O’Reilly Update – September 22, 2025

Host: Bill O’Reilly
Guest Newscaster: Mike Slater

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Episode Overview

This episode covers a range of timely news headlines, including the national response to Charlie Kirk’s passing, a presidential announcement on autism, cyber-attacks affecting major airports, and a historical spotlight on John Paul Jones. Bill O’Reilly’s message of the day dives into the reality of evil in society, inspired by his new book, with audience Q&A on NFL policy and media power. The tone is serious, direct, and laced with O’Reilly’s hallmark “no spin” approach.

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Major News Headlines & Coverage

[00:40] Mike Slater reports on the day's primary U.S. news:

1. National Response to Charlie Kirk’s Memorial

• The entire U.S. government and a filled State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona honored the late Charlie Kirk.
• The event was marked by passionate religious testimony:
  • Vice President: “I’ve talked more about Jesus Christ in the last two weeks than my entire time in public life.”
  • Marco Rubio: Delivered “a 60 second announcement of the gospel, maybe better than most any churches have ever done.”
  • Pete Hegseth (Secretary of War): “Only Christ is King, our Lord and Savior. Our sins are washed away by the blood of Jesus. Fear God and fear no man.”
  • President:
    • “This is the beginning.”
    • “We want religion brought back to America. We want to bring God back into our beautiful USA like never before. We want God back.”
• Personal moment: Erica Kirk, Charlie's widow, publicly forgave her husband’s assassin.

2. Presidential Autism Announcement

• Upcoming White House press conference on autism.
• At Kirk’s memorial, the President stated:
  • “I think we found an answer to autism.” (No further medical details provided in the episode.)

3. Cyber Attacks & Infrastructure Failures

• European airports faced check-in terminal shutdowns due to cyber-attacks.
• Recent radar and telecom outages disrupted Dallas airports, blamed on outdated systems (mention of persistent use of copper wiring).

4. Country Club Shooting in New Hampshire

• “One person has been killed, two more wounded.”
• “A witness says he yelled ‘Free Palestine’ as he opened fire.”
• Minimal mainstream media coverage, according to Slater.

5. Update on Sacramento Shooting

• Suspect: Annabel Hernandez Santana, 64, arrested for a shooting at ABC’s local affiliate; formerly legislative director for California Federation of Teachers.

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Bill O’Reilly’s Message of the Day

[04:02]
Topic: The Nature of Evil and Societal Responsibility
Context: Release of O’Reilly’s book Confronting Evil

Key Points

• Evil, not mere political disagreement or difference in interests, is defined as harming others for “venality, power and/or money.”
• The death of Charlie Kirk and ongoing conflicts (e.g., Russia-Ukraine, Hamas) spotlight the persistence of evil.
• O’Reilly stresses the need to face uncomfortable truths:
  • “We can’t look away and we cannot distort the truth any longer. There is evil around us, comes in many forms.”
• “Different points of view are not evil. Competing interests are not either. But harming others…is absolutely evil.”
• Advice to listeners: Learn to recognize villainy, as “true villains have no remorse.”
• On his motivation:
  • “I learned a lot from writing this book. I have increased my goal of exposing dangerous behavior.”

Notable Quote:

• [04:50] Bill O’Reilly: “Evil is an important subject as the nation mourns Charlie Kirk and the detestable Putin continues slaughtering innocent people in Ukraine. And then there’s Hamas, which has brought horror onto the Palestinian people.”

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Mail Segment – Listener Q&A

[06:15]

NFL and Memorials (Casey, Philadelphia)

• Question: Did NFL home teams receive options for memorials (Moments of Silence) for Charlie Kirk, as with Black Lives Matter and George Floyd?
• O’Reilly:
  • “No order that I know of from Roger Goodelli, NFL commissioner, to do anything specific on Black Lives Matter and George Floyd.”
  • Differences noted in slogans and stances at various stadiums, but “the kneeling thing” was curtailed due to marketing damage.

Media Reach and Political Bias (Ray Malzo, Prescott, Arizona)

• Question: Did you consider Fox News viewership in comparing influence between left and right media?
• O’Reilly:
  • “Of course I did. Fox News has by far the largest news audience now…'
  • Yet, five “anti-Trump networks” together dominate viewership and social media reach.
  • “So the power of the television leftist news agencies is unchallenged.”

Notable Quote:

• [07:34] Bill O’Reilly: “The power of the television leftist news agencies is unchallenged.”

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Historical Segment: “Something You Might Not Know”

[08:40]
Topic: John Paul Jones and Naval Bravery

Key Points

• On September 23, 1779, Jones famously declared, “I have not yet begun to fight” when called to surrender by the British.
• Background: Scottish-born, moved to Virginia, pivotal role in Continental Navy.
• His ship, Bonhomme Richard, outgunned and sinking, forced the British surrender after a three-hour battle.
• Posthumous honors: Buried briefly in France, remains later reinterred with full honors at the US Naval Academy.

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• Emotional Center: Erica Kirk’s forgiveness of her husband’s assassin.
• Faith and Public Life: The explicit and repeated call from government leaders to restore religion’s influence.
• On Recognizing Evil:
  • [05:20] Bill O’Reilly: “True villains have no remorse.”
• On Media Power:
  • [07:45] O’Reilly: “The pickup that the five networks get on social media way outnumbers what the pickup on Fox is because of the censorship… the power of television leftist news agencies is unchallenged.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:40-03:57: National news headlines with Mike Slater
• 04:02-06:10: O’Reilly’s message of the day: confronting evil
• 06:10-08:10: Audience mailbag: NFL memorials, media power
• 08:40-11:17: “Something you might not know” – John Paul Jones

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Tone and Language

Throughout the episode, O’Reilly maintains a forthright, sometimes urgent tone, especially on matters of principle (e.g., confronting evil, faith in public life). The choice of language remains unflinching and clear, consistent with his “No Spin” branding.

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Conclusion

This episode stands out for its intersection of faith and politics in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, insistence on truthfully identifying evil in society, and reflections on American resilience—past and present. Both news and commentary sections are threaded with a call to moral clarity and the importance of facing uncomfortable realities.

For further analysis and more “no spin” content, Bill O’Reilly encourages listeners to visit billoreilly.com.

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Transcript

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[Bill O'Reilly]

Here you are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.

[Mike Slater]

Thank you, Bill. It is Monday, September 22, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America Revival weekend, autism announcement, airport cyber attack and country club shooting. It's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, the life of Charlie Kirk was celebrated by the entire government and a completely full State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Hard to put in words what last night was. The gospel was proclaimed for like five hours. The vice president said, I've talked more about Jesus Christ in the last two weeks than my entire time in public life. Marco Rubio gave a 60 second announcement of the gospel, maybe better than most any churches have ever done. Pete Hegseth, our secretary of war, said, only Christ is King, our Lord and Savior. Our sins are washed away by the blood of Jesus. Fear God and fear no man. The president of the United States said, this is the beginning. Perhaps it should be no surprise to Charlie, who spent his life speaking with the critics of these traditions, ultimately became convinced that we needed not just a political realignment, but also a spiritual reawakening. We did. And we have to bring back religion to America. This is the president, United States, because without borders, law and order and religion, you really don't have a country anymore. We want religion brought back to America. We want to bring God back into our beautiful USA like never before. We want God back. Charlie would have been so pleased to hear his friends and colleagues today giving testimony and giving glory to God. And then, of course, the greatest example of a transformed heart and of an absolutely supernatural holy spirit action. Erica Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, says she forgives the man who assassinated her husband. The president is hosting a press conference announcement on autism today in the White House. He actually spoke of this at the Charlie Kirk Memorial. He said, I think we found an answer to autism. Cyber attacks shut down the check in terminals at European airports across the continent. This after radar and telecom outages caused havoc at Dallas's two airports over the weekend. Both the Dallas airports had to shut down for hours. The Dallas airports blame telecom failures and outdated systems. The transportation secretary talked about copper wire that's still used at airports across the country. One person has been killed, two more wounded at a shooting at a country club in New Hampshire. I will say that no one in the lame stream is reporting that. A witness says he yelled free Palestine as he opened fire. Also, an update on the shooting at the ABC affiliate in Sacramento. Annabel Hernandez Santana, 64 year old, who used to be the legislative director for the California Federation of Teachers is in custody. I'm Mike Slater. From the podcast Politics by faith, Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next mint is still $15 a month for premium wireless. And if you haven't made the switch yet, here are 15 reasons why you should. One, it's $15 a month. Two, seriously, it's $15 a month. Three, no big contracts. Four, I use it. Five, my mom uses it. Are you playing me off? That's what's happening, right? Okay, give it a try. @mintmobile.com Switch upfront payment of $45 for.

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C mintmobile.com Time now for the O'Reilly update message of the day on this Monday, hard work and honesty pays off in America. Confronting Evil, the number one book on the New York Times bestseller list. That makes 20 of my books hitting that spot world record for nonfiction. Okay, enough self aggrandizement, O'Reilly. Evil is an important subject as the nation mourns Charlie Kirk and the detestable Putin continues slaughtering innocent people in Ukraine. And then there's Hamas, which has brought horror onto the Palestinian people. I open the book with the Hamas October 7th atrocity. I want to put you right in the middle of evil now. We can't look away and we cannot distort the truth any longer. There is evil around us, comes in many forms. It might even be in your own house. Different points of view are not evil. Competing interests are not either. But harming others in pursuit of venality, power and or money is absolutely evil. And remember, true villains have no remorse. I learned a lot from writing this book. I have increased my goal of exposing dangerous behavior. And you will learn a tremendous amount if you read Confronting Evil, number one on the Times list. I hope you check it out. 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. Now let's go to the mail. My Casey, Philadelphia Bill, you mentioned the NFL commissioner gave home teams an option of having a moment of silence. Charlie Kirk, were they given the same option for Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests? Yes, you'd notice that on each stadium or helmet or whatever slogan it differed. And then the kneeling thing which was put the NFL put that to rest. They said no more because that was hurting their marketing big time. But no, there was no order that I know of from Roger Goodelli, NFL commissioner, to do anything specific on Black Lives Matter and George Floyd. Ray Malzo, Prescott, Arizona, you gave the example the other night on your broadcast about how the left is five times more of a megaphone than the right. Did you take into consideration number of viewers on FOX News? Of course I did. So Fox News has by far the largest news audience now and it hovers around in prime time between 2 and 3 million. All right. And all day it's maybe a million to a million five in that range. But if you combine the five anti Trump networks heavily outnumbers Fox and Newsmax, even if you newsmax, they're doing 3, 400,000. So it's not even close. Plus the pickup that the five networks get on social media way outnumbers what the pickup on Fox is because of the censorship, because the social media just knocks out and the Fox personnel can't get booked. You don't see them on any shows which when I was there, you know, people were clamoring to get me on and others on Fox News as well. Okay, not now. I mean, when Gutfeld went on Fallon, that was a big deal, right? You know, you don't see that very much. So the power of the television leftist news agencies is unchallenged. In a moment, something you might not know.

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Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 246 years ago today, an American naval officer waged war against the Royal Navy off the coast of England. Outgunned, he refused to surrender. When asked to abandon ship, the Patriot replied, I have not yet begun to fight. Here is the story of John Paul Jones. Jones was born in Scotland, then sailed to the North American colonies as a cabin boy. He settled in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In the early days of the American Revolution. John Paul traveled to Philadelphia and was commissioned a senior lieutenant in the Continental Navy. He soon distinguished himself in battles against the British fleets in the Caribbean and Atlantic. In August 1779, Jones took command of the US ship Bonhomme Richard. His destination the English Channel. On September 23, the vessel was flanked by two British warships. After a 90 minute skirmish, the Richard was nearly destroyed but Jones refused to surrender. The fight lasted another three hours. In the end it was the British commanders who surrendered to the Americans. John Paul Jones was then held a hero, which he was. He continued to serve in the Navy until 1787, the end of the war, before moving to France where he died five years later at the young age of 45. As an honor, Jones's body was buried in a cemetery owned by King Louis xvi. Soon after, the land was looted during the French Revolution. But Jones journey does not end there. In 1905, John Paul Jones's remains were found by a team of American anthropologists. His body was finally returned to the USA aboard the USS Brooklyn on approach to the US coast. 7 Navy battleship joins the procession on April 24, 1906, John Paul Jones coffin was buried at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Presiding over the ceremony, President Theodore Roosevelt back after this recently we asked some people about sharing their New York Times accounts.

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