Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, December 4, 2024

Episode Date: December 4, 2024

Martial Law in South Korea, preemptive pardons, California still counting votes, and Trump’s DEA nominee withdraws his name. Plus, the Message of the Day, why Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter are soulmates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update, sponsored by Tax Network USA. America's number one choice for tax resolution. Please go to TNUSA.com slash bill. Or call 800-245-6-0-0. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It is Wednesday, December 4th, 2024. Here's what's happening today in America. martial law, preemptive pardons, still counting, and name withdrawn. That's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, protests outside of the South Korean National Assembly to demand the resignation

of their president. The president declared martial law, which banned all rallies and demonstrations, outlawed all fake news and any effort to, quote, manipulate public opinion. He ended up lifting the martial law decree hours after lawmakers, you know, unanimously rejected it, his chief of staff and more than 10 senior secretaries of all withdrawn. Part of the story is that his wife accepted a $2,200 Dior handbag as a gift, which is against their anti-corruption laws. That's considered corruption over there, I guess.

Speaking of corruption, Democrats in D.C. are floating the idea of preemptive pardons. The suggestion is that Joe Biden should preemptively pardon people who has, they believe is on Trump's enemy list. Senator from Massachusetts said, if it's clear by January 19th that revenge is his intention, then I would recommend to President Biden that to provide those preemptive pardons to people, because that's really what our country is going to need next year. To be clear, that's not a thing that would be unprecedented, but so is pardoning your son. People have thrown around on this pre-pardon list, Jill Biden, Majorcas, James Comey, Andrew McCabe,

and even Joe Biden himself. We are one month after the election, and there's still a congressional race in California that is yet to be called. They're still counting the votes. It looks like the incumbent Republican will lose this seat, which means the Republicans will have a one-seat majority. They had a few more seat majority,

but Matt Gates resigned. Stefanik is the new UN ambassador, and Mike Walts is the new national security advisor. Now, all these three seats will be filled in a special election. They will go Republican, but it'll be a couple weeks of the new term in January where Republicans will have the slimmest of majorities. So if one Republican decides to vote with the Democrats, then the vote will end in a 216-216 tie.

Trump's pick for DEA administrator has withdrawn his consideration. Mag and people were very upset at this pick because of what he did during COVID. Among other things, he arrested a pastor for having church services and he released 164 prisoners from jail because they could not social distance properly. and one of them went on to murder someone. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast. Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day.

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You'd have to be a nanny hammer to defend President Carter. Joe Biden governed even worse than Jimmy if the yardstick is helping working Americans. But it was Biden's creation of destructive policies like the open border that will doom his legacy forever. But what about the president's recent pardon of his grifter son, Hunter? Now, I believe it was the right thing to do on a humanitarian level. Any loving father would have considered it, nonviolent crimes involved. Yes, Hunter is a lawbreaker and a weak, selfish person. Just one example, his young out-of-wedlock daughter will pay a terrible price for

his irresponsible behavior. But what father really wants to see his son incarcerated? An argument can be made that Hunter Biden has paid a price in the court of public opinion. Joe Biden will not be fondly remembered by most. He likely sold his influence to enrich his family. The evidence is almost overwhelming about that. His policies, as I said, largely hurt the country, and he's obviously not a truthful person. That's how Joe will ride off into the sunset. The cloud of dust will quickly disappear as it should. 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. Let's go to the mail Howard Flower, Holtzville, New York, on Long

island. But I'm curious now, the Republicans gain power. Do you think they will continue to pursue the lingering question of whether or not Joe Biden personally benefited from his son and brother's business? I do not think they will do that. Could. It's all up to the Attorney General. Pam Bondi. I don't think Trump wants to do that. But I could be wrong on that. Paul Bithynas, Itapina, Brazil. All right. They love us. in Brazil. Bill, corruption can now be spelled B-I-D-E-N. Not arguing with that. I'm not arguing with that. I believe that Joe Biden practiced corruption. Not wrong on that. Dan O'Brien, Cameron, North Carolina. Can a president pardon someone of a crime? They haven't yet been convicted.

Yes. Blanket pardon. Richard Nixon. Gerald Ford. Pardon it. Yes. You can give a blanket pardon. Got to leave the guy alone. That's what Honor got. On the message board, we go to Phil Concierge member. Now, this is a great opportunity to give someone a very, very nice gift. Concierge membership on Bill O'Reilly.com. It means my team is on their side if they get into any trouble at all or whatever. You know, or they want to know more stuff. Concierge members. membership, Bill O'Reilly.com, gift. And you get a free book.

Any book you want. In a moment, something you might not know. 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 disruptions. lawmakers, newsmakers, and even the President of the United States.

These are the 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 miss an episode. Now, the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 70 years ago today, the first Burger King began serving customers in Miami, Florida. The home of the Whopper now operates 19,000 restaurants around the world. Today, the quick service industry is one of the largest economic sectors in the USA. Here are the country's most successful fast food chains.

Number five, Burger King. More than 7,000 locations in the USA, selling 9,000. billion bucks of beef each year. Next Taco Bell, the Tex-Mex franchise, saw the biggest jump in sales during COVID. Most popular item at the bell, the XXL grilled, stuffed burrito crunch. Supreme. That taco will send you back $4 and 1,200 calories. That's two hours on the treadmill. Number three, Subway Sandwiches, $10 billion in sales at 25,000 locations across America. Second place goes to Starbucks. The coffee shop changes its menu each season, generating the most money during Christmas.

Best seller this December, the double chocolatey chip frappuccino blended cream. 600 calories, 40 grams of sugar, costs around seven bucks. You may have guessed at Top Spot, McDonald's, $40 billion in annual sales, three billion burgers sold a year, that's $5,000 every minute of every day. Most popular menu at McDonald's, the Big Mac, since its debut in 1967, the Mac, has become the most recognizable sandwich in the world. And here's something else you might not know. All is fast food having a major effect on the nation's health.

The average American has gained 10 pounds since COVID hit nearly five years ago. A third of adults are now considered medically obese. 38 million Americans, about 12% of the population, suffer from diabetes, most because of poor diet. In total, the USA spends $200 billion on obesity-related health care costs. Back after this. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to tune into my show every day to get your daily dose inside the world of politics. President Trump and his team are shaking up Washington like never before, and we're here to cover it from all sides, especially on the topics the mainstream media won't.

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