Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, April 9, 2025

Episode Date: April 9, 2025

Trump raises tariff rates on China, energy executive orders, a SCOTUS win, and an Arizona raid. Plus, the Message of the Day, why Trump will have to make deals on tariffs. 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 Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Here's this happening today in America. 104%. Energy E.O's Supreme Court win and Arizona raid. It's all coming up. And Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, Trump's tariffs against China went into effect at 1201 this morning, a 104% tariff. Caroline Levin. it said it was a mistake for China to retaliate. When America is punched, Trump punches back harder. When meeting with coal miners while signing executive orders relating to the coal industry, we'll get to that in a second, Trump touched on tariffs and said multiple countries are flying to the United States to strike a, quote, tailored deal. Trump said Japan is flying here to make a deal, South Korea is flying here to make a deal, and others are flying here. On those four executive

orders about coal and our energy industry, he had an East Room signing event, with cabinet members Doug Bergam, he's the Interior Secretary, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. The first order directs all departments and agencies in the federal government to end all discriminatory policies against the coal industry. This ends the lease moratorium that prevents new coal projects on federal land and will accelerate all permitting and funding for new coal projects. The second action imposes a moratorium on the policies from the Biden administration that threaten coal power plants across the country. The third order deals with securing the grid, making it more reliable. And the fourth order instructs the Department of

Justice to investigate anti-cold policies put forth in Democrat-run states, which the Trump administration believes are unconstitutional. Another win from the Supreme Court for the Trump administration. The Supreme Court said that the administration is allowed to terminate 16,000 probationary federal workers across six agencies. It was a lower court that said those workers must be reinstated. But the Supreme Court said that the nine labor unions and the nonprofit groups that challenged the terminations lacked standing on the matter. The Trump administration also won the Supreme Court decision the day regarding deporting illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

The head of Homeland Security, very different than the previous head of Homeland Security. Christy Knoe was present when 100 federal agents ran an early morning raid in Phoenix, Arizona. Three illegal aliens who were wanted on charges relating to weapons and drug offenses and money laundering were all captured. One was a felon for Mexico with ties to the Sinaloa cartel. Another was involved with money laundering to benefit the Mexican cartels. And the third was a member of the 18th Street gang that had felony charges dating back to 1987. Noam said Arizona is safer this morning.

Thank you to our brave law enforcement officers. If you are in this country illegally, we will find you, arrest you, and send you back. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next. Right now at the Home Depot, you'll find storage solutions made to fit your needs. Grab an HDX tough tote to protect your tools. Or keep your sports equipment contained with reinforced snap fit lids.

Or stack up and make better use of your space with bins and totes built to last. Whatever your story, we've got the gear to keep it organized and protected at the Home Depot. How Doers Get More Done. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, message of the day. On this Wednesday, he didn't look worried. First thing I noticed when President Trump addressed the press with Israeli leader Bibi Netanyahu. Mr. Trump is under pressure, of course, because of all these tariffs.

I think he will make deals. I can guarantee that because the president has no choice. The world is very nervous about the president. Donald Trump's confrontational personality, and that insecurity does work to his advantage, but the American people are also nervous, and that presents a dilemma for him. He doesn't really care what people think about him. However, he does care very much about his historical legacy. So let the negotiations begin. Most television analysts have no clue. what's actually happening here.

Their most astute comment is, We'll see. Well, we've already seen. You people don't even care to know anything. It's quiet practice every day telling your audience what it wants to hear. But here's what I know. Donald Trump is gambling

that America's power will win the day, and trade margins will dramatically improve for the USA. I look for uncertainty in the Q&A with the press on the part of the president. As I mentioned, I did not see any. If he does win this and prosperity rises, Donald Trump will continue his quest for Mount Rushmore. If he loses, it's almost over. Back after this. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Name in town if you wish to opine. Ismail, Jack Llewellyn, Falling Waters, West Virginia, never been to Falling Waters.

Bill, 76-year-old, a long-time listener, would you say all this talk about tariffs is let the population terrified? Some, some people are terrified. And I said, it's normal to be worried, agitated, it's normal. Nick Jangles, Howell, Michigan. Americans want change, but are not willing to adapt. Reducing 36 trillion in debt requires painful choices. True. We want to get that debt out, but a lot of us don't want to sacrifice.

Bruce Eilman, Will Millwood, New York. Perhaps you can explain how shifting manufacturing products back to the USA from China, Malaysia, Mexico, etc. will help with consumer costs and inflation. Because the more products that are made in the USA, the more employment there will be, the higher salaries will be, so people will have more money to consume, and that lifts the economy. Rick Cunningham, Oro Valley, Arizona, many of the signs that the Trump protests demanded the president leave a loan, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. It already said he's not going to mess with those programs. But that doesn't matter to the protesters, does it? No. No care what's true. They hate Trump.

Mitchell Keller, Lakemore, Illinois. Bill where inflation is hurting American terribly is a high cost of rent and purchasing a home. Okay, home prices are going to come down. If the stock market declines, home prices will come down in conjunction with that, no question. Rents are a different story. It depends how many dwellings are on the marketplace, what the competition level is. That's what drives rents. We don't have wage price controls here.

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One month later, American troops entered Baghdad. Saddam fled. In December 2003, U.S. soldiers found the dictator hiding in a tiny underground hole covered with palm leaves. Hussein and his associates were charged with committing atrocities. including the genocide of Kurds during the country's war with Iran. Saddam's trial began in October 2005. From the beginning, Hussein proclaimed his innocence. However, dozens of witnesses testified against him, including members of his own government.

One year later, the dictator was sentenced to death by hanging. After the execution, his body was desecrated. The entire spectacle broadcasted. on worldwide internet. After 24 years of brutality, the so-called butcher of Baghdad was gone. Under his reign, at least 250,000 civilians were murdered. American soldiers discovered 300 mass graves before withdrawing from Iraq in 2011. And here's something else you might not know.

Today, Iraq is enjoying more peace and prosperity than ever before. The nation's GDP, which peaked at $30 billion under Saddam in 1999, has grown to $250 billion today. Petro, the reason. The security situation in Iraq also improving. After the U.S. invasion, that country reported more than 600 terror attacks every year. That figure has fallen to fewer than five. So the USA was successful in pacifying Iraq, but at great cost. Back after this.

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