The O'Reilly Update, September 4, 2025

Summary

Podcast Summary: Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis

Episode: The O’Reilly Update

Date: September 4, 2025
Host: Bill O'Reilly
Guest Anchor: Mike Slater

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Overview

This episode delivers a fast-paced roundup of current political, legal, and social developments in the U.S., followed by Bill O’Reilly’s "Message of the Day," listener mail Q&A, and a historical segment about the Little Rock Nine. The central themes are the accountability (or lack thereof) in political leadership, the ongoing challenges facing American cities, and the echoes of history in current events.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. News Update with Mike Slater

(00:09–03:06)

• 5th Circuit Court Ruling on Trump’s Authority

  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled 2-1 against former President Trump regarding the invocation of “predatory incursion” as a trigger for special deportation powers under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
  • The court found that countries like Venezuela encouraging illegal immigration does not equate to a military invasion or even a loosely-organized predatory incursion.
  • Insight: The Supreme Court may be called on to clarify the limits or reach of presidential power in immigration enforcement.

• Palestinian Youth Movement & Domestic Disruption

  • Senator Tom Cotton alleged that the Palestinian Youth Movement has likely engaged in illegal activity, highlighting a recent conference in Michigan where Aisha Nazar urged disrupting the F-35 military supply chain.
  • The group published a document about sabotaging airports to block transportation of F-35 parts.

• Covid Resurgence & State Policies

  • Surge in Covid detected in California sewage; mask mandates return.
  • In contrast, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis bans vaccine mandates for schoolchildren; the FL Attorney General equates mandates with “disdain and slavery.”

• NYC Political Maneuvering

  • Rumors that Trump advisers want to offer roles in his administration to NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa, potentially impacting upcoming city races and “opening up” the Democratic ticket.

Notable Quote:

• "Supreme Court's gonna be very busy."
  – Mike Slater (00:47)

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2. O’Reilly’s Message of the Day: Political Accountability

(03:37–05:34)

Bill O’Reilly draws a stark contrast between sports and politics in terms of accountability, criticizing entrenched leaders for the decline of major American cities.

• Politicians Criticized:

  • Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY): Accused of inaction on high taxes, rising cost of living, and a failing justice system.
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell (KY): Labeled as “backroom Mitch” for allegedly sabotaging “Kate’s Law,” intended to increase penalties for deported criminals who re-enter illegally.
  • Gov. J.B. Pritzker (IL): Blamed for violence in Chicago and for, in O’Reilly’s framing, exaggerating federal intervention as “Nazi dictatorship.”

• Core Argument:

  • Political leaders often face no meaningful daily measure of success or failure.
  • Voters are ultimately responsible for repeated failure by continually electing the same officials.
  • “The reason we have so many bad politicians in America is no accountability by the voters. So it's really our fault.”
    – Bill O’Reilly (05:26)

Notable Quote:

• “In baseball, if you never get a hit, you’re taken out of the lineup. But in politics, it's different. There is no daily success-failure barometer other than people voting. And victory at election time certainly does not always indicate worthy performance.”
  – Bill O’Reilly (03:39)

• “Somebody tell the backdoor man.” (referring to Sen. McConnell)
  – Bill O’Reilly (04:21)

• “Is there a psychiatrist in the House?” (on Pritzker’s response to Trump)
  – Bill O’Reilly (04:46)

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3. Listener Mail Segment

(05:34–07:33)

O’Reilly fields questions and comments from listeners, focusing on law enforcement in cities and national intervention.

• On Federal Help in Chicago:

  • Mixed perspectives on whether it’s appropriate for federal troops to intervene—O’Reilly suggests there “should be no stigma” to deploying federal forces to protect lives.
  • “If I'm living in the South Side of Chicago and I'm watching young people shoot each other dead, I'm welcoming the troops that’ll stop that. So I have no stigma to me.”
    – Bill O’Reilly (05:57)

• Why Do Cities Elect ‘Crooked Politicians’?

  • O’Reilly blames “ignorance and entitlements” for persistent election of unaccountable officials, not just in Chicago but in New York, LA, and San Francisco. (06:27–06:39)

• Historical Precedent for the National Guard:

  • A listener asks about Eisenhower sending troops to enforce integration versus Trump sending troops now. O'Reilly clarifies:
    • Eisenhower intervened because Arkansas was violating federal law; current city governments are failing to protect people but not violating federal law.
      (06:43–07:15)

• On Modi’s Diplomatic Moves:

  • Modi of India meeting with Xi and Putin signals independence from U.S. pressure and continues to buy Russian oil, which O’Reilly criticizes.
    • “Modi has blood on his hands. India should not be buying Russian oil. That's it.”
      – Bill O’Reilly (07:21)

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4. Historical Segment: The Little Rock Nine

(07:33–09:37)

• Summary:
  • On September 4, 1957, Arkansas’ governor deployed the National Guard to prevent integration at Little Rock’s Central High School.
  • President Eisenhower responded by federalizing the Guard and deploying the 101st Airborne to enforce Supreme Court rulings.
  • The Little Rock Nine—nine Black students—became symbols of the civil rights struggle.
  • The segment underscores the slow pace of desegregation: Last public school admitted Black students in 1969 in Mississippi.

Notable Quote:

• “The interest of the nation in the proper fulfillment of the law’s requirements cannot yield to opposition and demonstrations by some few persons. Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.”
  – President Eisenhower, quoted by Bill O’Reilly (09:21)

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Notable Quotes (with Speakers and Timestamps)

• “Supreme Court's gonna be very busy.”
  – Mike Slater (00:47)

• “The reason we have so many bad politicians in America is no accountability by the voters. So it's really our fault.”
  – Bill O’Reilly (05:26)

• “If I'm living in the South Side of Chicago and I'm watching young people shoot each other dead, I'm welcoming the troops that’ll stop that. So I have no stigma to me.”
  – Bill O’Reilly (05:57)

• “Modi has blood on his hands. India should not be buying Russian oil. That's it.”
  – Bill O’Reilly (07:21)

• “[Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.]”
  – President Eisenhower, quoted by Bill O’Reilly (09:21)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:09–03:06 – News headlines and Mike Slater’s analysis
• 03:37–05:34 – O'Reilly's Message of the Day (politician accountability)
• 05:34–07:33 – Listener Mail Q&A on Chicago, national intervention, and foreign policy
• 07:33–09:37 – “Something You Might Not Know” (Little Rock Nine history; Eisenhower’s intervention)

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Overall Tone & Takeaways

The tone is direct, critical, and opinionated, consistent with O’Reilly’s “No Spin” brand. The episode blends headline-driven news analysis with pointed commentary on the shortcomings of U.S. political leadership and the consequences of voter apathy or ignorance. The historical segment draws a sharp parallel between past federal interventions and current debates about government roles in protecting citizens and upholding the law.

For Listeners:
This episode is rich in historical references and current political analysis, offering both factual news reporting and strong editorial perspective. It covers the complexity of federalism, accountability, and the cyclical nature of American political debates.

Transcript

[Bill O'Reilly]

Foreign.

[Mike Slater]

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

Thank you, bill. It's Thursday, September 4, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. A predatory incursion, the Palestinian youth movement, Covid back in California and a deal in the works in nyc. It's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, the U.S. court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled 2 to 1 against President Trump. The court took issue with the word predatory incursion. The court ruled a country's in like a different like Venezuela, for instance. They're encouraging its residents and citizens to enter our country illegally. Is not the modern day equivalent of sending an armed organized force to occupy to disrupt or otherwise harm the United States. Trump says he can activate special deportation powers under the 1798 and alien enemies act because states like Venezuela have been actively sending their citizens here. The Alien Enemies act is triggered if there's a formal military invasion or a more loosely organized predatory incursion. This court feels that that standard has not been met. Supreme Court's gonna be very busy. Coming up, Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas told the FBI that he believes the Palestinian youth movement is a dangerous and has almost certainly engaged in illegal activities. Aisha Nazar, she was speaking at the People's Conference for Palestine in Michigan the other day where she openly called on supporters to disrupt the US F35 supply chain. It's a pretty wild video going around of her comments. She said, among other things, if one specific node of the F35 supply chain is intervened in, it has a huge impact. She also said we need to be surgical, we need to be strategic because there's many different points of these supply chains of death that we can intervene in and we must intervene in. The Palestinian youth movement has released a document on how to sabotage the Oakland airport, among other airports that are part of the transporting of different F35 parts. Covid making a resurgence in California. High levels of COVID in sewage has been detected. Yes, this is the year 2025. You're hearing this right now. So masks are back in California. Meanwhile, Ron DeSantis in Florida, which now has a lot of Californians in it, said that they are no longer going to mandate vaccines for any children to go to school. The Florida attorney general said every vaccine mandate is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery. The New York Times is reporting on rumors that advisers President Trump have discussed the possibility of giving Mayor Eric Adams of New York City a position in the administration. Same with Curtis Sliwa, which would then open up Cuomo against Zoran Memdani where he had a better chance of it's just the two of them. Could there be a game of 4D chess happening before our eyes? We will see. I'm Mike Slater. From Politics by faith, 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 Thursday. In baseball, if you never get a hit, you're taken out of the lineup. But in politics, it's different. There is no daily success failure barometer other than people voting. And victory at election time certainly does not always indicated worthy performance. What good has Senator Chuck Schumer done for the people of New York? The city may soon elect a communist mayor because poor voters cannot afford to live there. The justice system has fallen apart with no bail, highest taxes in the nation, Schumer says and does nothing. How about Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky backroom Mitch single handedly killed Kate's Law which would have slapped onerous prison time on foreign criminals who defy deportation and illegally return to the usa. There are legions of them. Somebody tell the backdoor man. Governor J.B. pritzker of Illinois is perhaps the worst. On his watch, thousands of Chicagoans have been shot dead in the streets, the vast majority African American. When asked about President Trump sending troops to protect Chicago people, Pritzker told the press that Trump is trying to impose a Nazi dictatorship on America. Is there a psychiatrist in the House? The reason we have so many bad politicians in America is no accountability by the voters. So it's really our Fault. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me billoreilly.com, billorilly.com name.

[Bill O'Reilly]

In town if you wish to opine.

[Mike Slater]

Now, let's go to the mail. Paul on a message board. Let's give JB Pritzker credit where it is due. He welcomed federal help, just not the.

[Bill O'Reilly]

National Guard, FBI and atf. Welcome. There is a stigma having military on our streets. Well, not for me.

[Mike Slater]

I mean, if I'm living in the.

[Bill O'Reilly]

South side of Chicago and I'm watching young people shoot each other dead. I'm whelping the troops that will stop that. So I have no stigma to me. I don't know why there would be for anybody. We do not live in a dictatorship, obviously trying to protect the people here.

[Mike Slater]

Concierge member Kevin what do the good.

[Bill O'Reilly]

People of Chicago why do the good people of Chicago elect these crooked politicians? They are not problem solvers, just hungry power grabbers. Not just Chicago. It's New York, it's LA, it's San Francisco. And I gave you the two reasons, ignorance and entitlements. That's why.

[Mike Slater]

Bob Laudy, Tampa, Florida.

[Bill O'Reilly]

In 1957, President Eizar sent the National Guard to Arkansas enforce the law that was about segregation and it was no longer a state. Right. Why can't President Trump do it? Because it was a totally different thing. State of Arkansas was violating federal law. Louisiana and Chicago haven't violated federal law. They refused to protect their people. There's a difference legally.

[Mike Slater]

Frank Woods, Buffalo, New York.

[Bill O'Reilly]

What message you think Modi in India is sending President Trump by meeting with Xi and Putin? That Modi is going to do what he wants. Okay, let's see how your economy goes. Modi has blood on his hands. India should not be buying Russian oil. That's it.

[Mike Slater]

In a moment. Something you might not know. Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 68 years ago today, the governor of Arkansas deployed the National Guard in that state to block black students from attending a segregated high school. In response, President Eisenhower dispatched the military to enforce integration and overwhelm the Arkansas authorities. Here is the story behind the Little Rock Nine. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that separate schools for whites and blacks were unconstitutional. The decision started the slow and often violent dismantling of segregation throughout the South. By 1957, Arkansas had already integrated several state universities. But when nine black students decided to attend an all white central high school in Little Rock, protests ensued. On September 4, Governor Orville Faubus ordered the state's National Guard to surround the school. Video of the nine black students being heckled, screamed at, spit on, made international news. Three weeks later, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10730, placing the Arkansas National Guard under federal authority and sending 1,000 troops from the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock. That evening, Eisenhower addressed the nation. The interest of the nation in the.

[Bill O'Reilly]

Proper fulfillment of the law's requirements cannot yield to opposition and demonstrations by some few persons. Mob rule can not be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.

[Mike Slater]

The next day, the Little Rock Nine attended Central High School for the first time. Soldiers remain on campus for the next six months. And here's something else you might not know. Despite the Supreme Court ruling, segregation in the South Pole persisted. The last public school to bar entry to black students was in Clarksville, Mississippi. It finally admitted African American children in 1969. Back after this. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly Update. I am Bill O'Reilly. For more news and honest analysis, please go to billoriley. Com. No spin, just facts. And always looking out for you.