Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, April 21, 2025

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

The pope passes away at 88, back from El Salvador, 18 year olds get their 2nd Amendment back, and a 250th anniversary. Plus, the Message of the Day, tribalism in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Learn more at honda.com slash CRV. Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It is Monday, April 21st, 2025. Here's this happening today in America. The Pope passes back from El Salvador, 18-year-olds get their Second Amendment back, and a 250th anniversary. That's all coming up. And Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, Pope Francis has passed away at the age of 88. It's been the Pope since March 13th, 2013. He was the first Pope from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, and the first to be born or raised outside of Europe since the 8th century Syrian Pope Gregory III. The president of Brazil, which is the world's largest Catholic country, declared seven days of morning. There will be a mass public viewing of the Pope as early as Wednesday. A conclave will meet within 15 to 20 days from now, where 132 cardinals, that's all the cardinals under the age of 80,

will vote for a new pope. The senator from Maryland is back from his trip to visiting the MS-13 gang member Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia in El Salvador said, I'm not defending the man. I'm defending the rights of this man to due process. I don't know how much process he needs, but the senator went on and said,

because the district court judge said, quote, there's no evidence linking Obrigo Garcia to MS-13 or to any other terrorist activity. She said that a couple times in her decision. So President Trump, Republicans, anybody involved in this, take your facts to court. No evidence. Among other evidence, Trump held up a photo of Kilmar's knuckles with a marijuana leaf for M, smiley face for S, a cross representing one and a skull for three.

The Spanish word for skull starts the letter C, third letter of the alphabet, MS-13. His wife recently posted a picture of the two of them saying, miss you so much, and she conveniently posted hearts right over his MS-13 tattoo on his knuckles. The governor of Iowa signed a bill that will allow 18-year-olds to own and carry handguns. The state rep who sponsored the bill said I joined the Marines when I was 18, graduated from boot camp when I was 18. I was carrying firearms in the military, ready to defend my country when I was 18. So the idea that 18, 19, 20-year-olds don't have a right to own a firearm and protection to their families, which is really what the Second Amendment is all about.

It doesn't make any sense, right? In related news, Friday was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride. A couple days prior to this, the British Second Amendment. Secretary of State told the British General to go and disarm the rebels. We had a weapons cash in Concord, Massachusetts. And the order was also to go in prison the traitors to the crown, Sam Adams and John Hancock. Good thing Paul Revere was there to travel on horseback yelling, the regulars are coming out. This started a chain of up to 40 men riding on horseback, preparing the minute men to defend their towns.

This was one day before the shot heard round the world. 250 years ago. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast, Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly with your message of the day. Next. Tires matter. They're the only part of your vehicle that touches the road. Tread confidently with new tires from Tire Rack. Whether you're looking for expert recommendations or know exactly what you want, Tire Rack makes it easy. Fast, free shipping, free road hazard protection, convenient installation options, and the best selection of Rettestine tires. Go to

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there are many places where tribalism has ruined entire countries. Africa is the best example. very difficult for people to get organized over there and develop efficient governments when everybody is fighting among themselves. And there is no hope of detente. That goes on in Africa every day in many, many countries. Well, tribalism has come to America. So we're living in an Asia of political hatred. And Donald Trump is the centerpiece of that right now. But let's face it, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, they got their share of hate. So did Bush the younger. Now, however, reasonable conversations are declining because of the media. The media spurs tribalism because they

make money off of it. All you got to do is look at the table TV industry. Two of them, CNN and MSNBC cater to the hate Trump people. One of them, Fox loves Trump. All three are marketing, love and hate. That divides people. And tribalism is taking root in America. It is not good. Each person, each issue should stand on its own with independent thought. And I'd like you to think about that. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill o'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Name in town if you wish to opine. Now let's go to the mail. Orlando, Florida, please educate me who exactly pays the tariffs. And does the money go to the U.S. Treasury and can it be used to pay down our debt? Yes, it goes to the Treasury. Yes,

it can be used to pay down a debt. So when someone sends something to the United States, the company sending it, they pay the tariff. So it goes, right to the Treasury. Glenn Gruber, Half Moon Bay, California, one of my favorite towns. Windy, but Half Moon Bay is a good town, right on the Pacific Ocean. If Trump can make tariff negotiations work for both China and the USA, he should put more effort into improving relationships between our two countries. Okay, I think that's fair. If we can get a Dayton on trade, maybe we just, you know, lessen attentions.

That would be good. I'm with you. Gregory, one of your best columns is the column on Biden and the people who stabbed him in the back, all right, at 2Barrack is the name of the column on Bill O'Reilly.com. It's free. Anybody can read it. So that's what Gregory is referring to. One of your best columns, you bring clarity and insight that cannot be found elsewhere.

I put a lot of work into these things, so I'm glad you liked it. Sharon Goodberry, Tucson, Arizona, I've watched you from the very beginning at Fox News. I know about your hatred for cliches. My question, what are people supposed to say in place of cliches? Well, how about some thoughtful words and phrases? How about thinking about it? Okay. Look, when you use at the end of the day, it's just gibberish.

Okay, you can easily say, in the long run, or this might happen momentarily, you can speak like an educated person instead of falling back on, well, we'll see. Well, uh, uh, you know, uh, uh, come on, you know, think. People don't think when they speak. That's the problem. In a moment, something you might not know. This MailChimp forific jingle is brought to you by MailChimp. MailChimp your marketing with AI and more, like vast automations to connect to your store.

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it was during World War I. And Manfred will be remembered as one of the greatest aviators ever. Here is a story behind the Red Baron. Born 1892, young Manfred spent his youth hunting deer in the German countryside. He enrolled in military school at the age of 11. Beginning of World War I, von Richthofen's cavalry regiment saw action on both the eastern and western fronts. He received the Iron Cross for courage under fire. Richthofen then requested a transfer to the Imperial Air Service.

By early 1917, he had shot down 16 enemy planes and was Germany's most feared pilot. Later that year, he had his plane painted blood red, earning him the nickname the Red Baron. He became a beloved figure in Germany, where he was lavished with military decorations and featured numerous news articles and postcards. To mark his growing kill count, von Richthofen commissioned a Berlin jeweler to make a collection of small silver cups bearing the date of each of his aerial victories. The Red Baron's final flight took place April 21st, 1918 over northern France. As a pilot swooped low in pursuit of an enemy fighter, he came under attack from an Australian machine gunner.

During the exchange, the Baron was shot in the chest and died before his plane crashed into the ground. ground. He was 25 years old. And here's something else you might not know. The Red Baron's body was returned to Germany seven years later. He was buried with full military honors in April 1925. But Manfred's service was not over. During the next World War, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler used footage of the Red Baron as propaganda to promote his air campaign against Britain and France. Back after this. Flying first class with Alaska Airlines

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