Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, January 16, 2026

Episode Date: January 16, 2026

Insurrection act, Europeans deploy to Greenland, more college fixing, and a Nobel transfer. Plus, the Message of the Day, on the ICE shooting in Minnesota. 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 Friday, January 16th, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Insurrection Act. European deployment, more college fixing, and a Nobel transfer. It's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, the president said, if the corrupt politicians in Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots

of ICE who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the Insurrection Act, which many presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in the once great state. Fun fact, the Insurrection Act has been invoked 30 times by 15 different presidents. The first was the terrible tyrant Thomas Jefferson in 1807. The last time was 1992, George H.W. Bush at the Rodney King Rides. Thirty-four years since the last use of the Insurrection Act. That is the longest time in American history that it has not been invoked. The Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote to the mayor of Minneapolis and Governor Minnesota, quote, I'm focused on stopping you from your terrorism by whatever means necessary.

This is not a threat. It's a promise. The president of France announced that Paris will deploy troops to Greenland and a show of solidarity with Denmark as the Trump administration is trying to and will ultimately gain control of Greenland. Germany committed 13 troops. Norway will be sending two and England. One, one guy, one British guy. It's going to be a real show of strength from NATO. Trump said the other day of Denmark's efforts of securing Greenland.

Quote, I can't rely on Denmark being able to fend themselves off. They were talking about they would put an extra dog. And they were serious about this. They put an extra dog sled there last month. They added a second dog sled. That's not going to do the trick. 17 people named in a point shaving scheme to fix games at the NC2A and also Chinese Basketball Association.

Ringing bets from September 2022 to February 2025. Former college all-American Antonio Blakeney is one of the players. He himself and he also recruited other players to blow games. And the bribe payments ranged from $10,000 to $30,000 per game. The indictment says 29 games. fixed. The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado said that she presented President Trump with her Nobel Prize at their meeting yesterday. I told him 200 years ago, General Lafayette gave Simone Bolivar a medal with George Washington's face on it. Boulevard since then kept the medal for the

rest of his life. 200 years in history, the people of Bolivar are giving back to their heir of Washington a medal. In this case, the medal of the Nobel Peace Prize as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom. The Nobel Committee said the Peace Prize is non-transference. The Nobel Committee said the peace prizes non-transferable. I'm excited from politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly is your message of the day. Next. Time now for the O'Reilly update, message of the day. On this Friday, let's talk about the ICE problem. Well, maybe it isn't a problem in your opinion. Maybe the agents are doing what they have to do under the Constitution that is uphold immigration law. But everybody admits that is the subject of debate.

Now, information has surfaced that the agent who shot Renee Good and Minneapolis is suffering from internal bleeding, which probably was caused by Ms. Good's vehicle, but we cannot say that with 100% certainty. The point I'm trying to make is that this case cannot be tried based on videotape you watch on television. And millions of Americans are doing just that. If it ever gets into a courtroom, which I doubt, then you would see frame by frame of what actually happened.

You would hear from the officer, from the doctors who treated him after the shooting, and you would probably hear from witnesses who were on the scene. That's called due process. than a decision would be made about whether the officer was derelict in his duty or it was what they call a righteous shooting. But we watching television are not in that kind of a position. And we are irresponsible on both sides if we come to any concrete conclusions. 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. Gerald Christensen and Anaconda, Montana. You're absolutely right, O'Reilly, about Minneapolis and Portland being in rebellion against the USA. I remember when President Eisenhower sent the 101st airborne into Little Rock, Arkansas,

to enforce integration law. Yeah, there is any difference. Orville Fabus, I think his name was, the governor of Arkansas, Orville Fabus? I think so. He basically said to the federal government, blank you. I'm not going to do it.

Same thing that Walls is doing. Tom Cody, I think. I haven't heard this from you or anyone else, O'Reilly, but from the video I saw it looks like the ice agent had drawn his weapon before the vehicle began to move forward. That is true. He unholstered his weapon.

I don't know what that means, but I don't think. I know it's true. I saw it. Bobby Conciergeersmember and we urge you to check out concierge membership on bill o'Reilly.com. It might save you an awful lot of money. So Bobby says

I applaud your idea to give undocumented migrants three months to fill out information, and then they'll receive a federal government notification. But do you really expect them to leave if ordered? No, I don't, but that makes it much easier for federal agents to take them into custody. Now, if you defy the program, which would have to be passed by Congress, although President Trump could get it rolling by executive order. If you defy it, then you're out. I want to make it easier for immigration authorities do their jobs. That's the point. In a moment, something you might not know. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might. Not know. Forty-six years ago today,

the most popular musician on the planet was detained in Tokyo, Japan for smuggling drugs. What began as an 11th city tour of Japan turned into an extended stay in jail. Here's the story of Paul McCartney and marijuana. On January 16, 1980, the former beetle and his band wings landed in the Japanese capital. McCartney was found with a half pound of pot concealed in his luggage. The amount was large enough to warn a smuggling charge against Paul. with a potential prison sentence of seven years. At the time, Japan had the most rigorous anti-drug laws in the world.

McCarty was sent to a detention center on the outskirts of Tokyo. He remained there for nine days, while the ambassadors of the USA and UK lobbied for his release. On January 25th, Paul was quietly deported from the land of the rising sun. He would not return for another 10 years. But if you think Paul McCartney learned his lesson, you would be wrong. Exactly four years later to the day, McCartney and his wife, Linda, were arrested in Barbados for buying marijuana. A couple who was seen purchasing pot on a beach by undercover cops.

Unlike the strict sentence in Japan, officials in Barbados gave the musician a $100 fine. In total, Paul McCartney has been arrested six times in four different countries for drug possession. And here's something else you might not know. In a 2008 interview, Sir Paul explained his decision to bring a half pound of drugs into Japan. said McCartney, quote, I knew I wouldn't be able to find anything to smoke in Tokyo. And the stuff I had was too good to flush down the toilet. Unquote.

But was it good enough to spend nine days in the pokey? Back in a moment. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly. No spin. just facts, and always looking out for you.