Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, April 24, 2024

Episode Date: April 24, 2024

Campus protests continue, non-competes banned, guns in school, and Biden’s budget calls for record taxes. Plus, the Message of the Day, how the corporate media is salivating over the Trump hush-money trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. Here's what's happening today in America. Campus protests, non-competes banned, guns in school, and the capital gains tax at a record high.

That's all coming up. Then Bill is going to be here with your message of the day. But first, the head of the FBI told NBC that they are not actively monitoring the growing pro-Hamas and anti-Semitic protests on college campuses. Just to show you how bad this is, one of the chants at Columbia, they said Al Qasam, you make us proud terror group, take another soldier out. We say justice, you say how, burn Tel Aviv to the ground. Hamas, we love you.

We support your rockets too. Red, black, green, and white, we support Hamas's fight. It's the right to rebel Al Qasam give them health. The head of the FBI, Chris Ray, said demonstrations themselves are not something that we, the FBI, get involved in. But when violence ensues, that's when we get concerned, when you have threats of violence. And so we have seen, even before October 7th, we saw a significant increase, especially in anti-Semitic threats and anti-Semitic violence.

And since October 7th, that number has gone up quite substantially. Again, he reiterated, we don't monitor protests, but we share intelligence about specific threats of violence with campus, state, and local law enforcement. But we don't monitor protests themselves. Maybe they should. We found the domestic terrorists, this administration. talks about all the time. Columbia University canceled their in-person classes.

And Donald Trump said, what's going on with the colleges where they're closing Colombia now? I mean, it's just crazy. Columbia should gain a little strength, a little courage, keep the school open. It's crazy because that means the other side wins. The people run in Colombia have made a grave mistake. The Federal Trade Commission voted three to two to ban non-compete agreements. How is this the thing that the FTC can just do without Congress? Labor unions generally support this.

Pro-business groups do not. This ban would go into effect in 120 days, but the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says they are going to sue today. Tennessee passed a bill allowing staff and teachers to be armed in school. You will be allowed to carry a gun in school if you get an enhanced carry permit, written authorization from the superintendent, principal, and chief of the local law enforcement, and complete 40 hours of school-specific training every single year at the teacher's expense. and complete a background check and a psych evaluation.

After the vote, opponents of this bill chanted blood on your hands. Joe Biden's 2025 budget is calling for a capital gains tax of 44.6%. With state capital gains on top of that, this is over 50% in many states. The highest it's been since 1920, and that's the year that the tax started, and it was only 12.5%. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast, Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message today. Next. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under stress. National debt rising, trade war, shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's why I protected my savings with physical gold and silver through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford gold. And you can do this.

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and there is some importance attached to it. The signal on that is how anxious the corporate media is to see Trump convicted. CNN and NBC in particular are salivating. The former president is not likely to be sent to prison even if he's convicted, but he could be fined and embarrassed. He will not lose core support, but some independent voters might be influenced. Of course, the Biden campaign, will run wild with any guilty verdict. However, Trump could derive benefit if Americans believe

that he is being unfairly prosecuted. Corruption in the business and political world is a given in every nation. Wait until you see what we will present in my upcoming book, confronting the president. That statement does not excuse dubious behavior, but provide some context. Donald Trump is a target of the far-left New York justice system. That is wrong because it's a misuse of power, and the entire country is negatively affected by this flimsy excuse for a trial. The Trump defense is hoping for a hung jury. That would be a huge victory for the former president. But really, there are no winners in this one. 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. Let's go to the mail, Correa. O'Reilly, stop saying it's the far left. It's the Democrats.

They're not denouncing the far left. They are cheering them on. So make them wear it. Look, my analysis is precise. I tell you who is doing what. You are correct that many, perhaps most Democrats, do not object to the far left element in their party. You are correct. Alice, I'm glad you talked about the anti-Israeli protests and what's behind them.

I still believe in education being a tool of information because these silly kids don't know much about history or anything else. The education train, as the cliche goes, has left the station. private school. Public school, a few will do it, not many. Bill Giovannello, Dublin, Ohio. Ms. Rowe, you have repeatedly said Ukraine must defeat Putin, and I agree 100%. Can you define what the defeat Putin looks like? Number one, I did not say Ukraine must defeat Putin. So you're misquoting me, okay, because Ukraine can't defeat Putin. It can stop him. Not. defeat him. And that's what this battle is all about. Stopping Putin, making it so painful for him to continue that finally he goes to the settlement table. Alan, the justice system has been

hijacked and weaponized. Scotis is not doing his job. But the Supreme Court has no role in the Justice Department unless there are lawsuits broad. The Supreme Court can't just call up Merrick Garland, say, knock it off or the FBI chief, that's not their job. That's not what they do. When a lawsuit is brought and it takes a lot to get it up to the nine justices, then they'll hear it and say whether it's constitutional or not. People think that this is some activist organization. The Supreme Court is not. It's reactive. In a moment, something you might not know. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays.

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or wherever you get your podcasts. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not No. Forty-four years ago today, an ill-fated mission to rescue dozens of Americans ended in disaster. When the campaign was over 63 hostages, remained in the hands of Iranian terrorists. Eight U.S. rescuers lay dead. Here is the story of Operation Eagle Claw. President Jimmy Carter was sworn into office on January 20th, 1977.

problems began immediately. Four months after his inauguration, Carter was watching as the nation plunged into an energy crisis. Overseas, the world descended into chaos. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Islamic fundamentalists seized control of Iran. In late 1979, a group of radical students ransacked the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking dozens of Americans. Americans' hostages. For the next five months, Jimmy Carter did nothing. Under immense pressure from the public, the President authorized Operation Eagle Claw finally. That mission was simple. Eight helicopters would carry combat troops to the mountains near Tehran. From there, American soldiers would engage the Islamists and rescue the hostages. Eagle Claw commenced on April 24th, 1980. It was a disaster. Two of the eight helicopters experienced mechanical failure on takeoff.

Despite bad weather, the remaining six reached the rendezvous point inside Iran. Once there, another chopper developed mechanical problems. Carter then aborted the mission, when a departing helicopter collided with a cargo plane and exploded, destroyed destroying both aircraft and killing the eight Americans. Back in Tehran, the Islamic leadership claimed Allah had interceded on its behalf. After the operation, the hostages were scattered around Iran to thwart any further rescue attempts. And here's something else you might not know. The Iranian crisis ended on January 20th, 1981.

All the hostages were released, moments after the inauguration of Ronald. Reagan. Back after this. Power, politics, and the people behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist, and the host of the brand new podcast, Podforce One. Every week I'll sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disruptors, lawmakers, newsmakers, and even the president of the United States. These are the lead. leaders, shaping the future of America and the world. Listen to Podforce One with me, Miranda Devine, every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to

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