Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, January 7, 2021

Episode Date: January 7, 2021

Chaos engulfs DC after Donald Trump speaks outside the White House, Multiple explosive devices discovered across Washington, Congress convenes to continue the Electoral count, Democrat Jon Ossoff officially wins in Georgia. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, a commentary on yesterday's riot in Washington D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. Thursday, January 7, 2021. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening across our nation. Shameful rioting at the Capitol. Multiple explosive devices discovered across Washington. Congress certifying the electoral count. Democrat John Osloff officially winning in Georgia. Also ahead. analysis of the violent anarchy in Washington, D.C. My commentary is coming up. But first, four dead, including a veteran, a woman who broke into the Capitol, was shot in the neck. That happened after thousands of protesters stormed the Capitol building during the electoral certification process. Rioters use bats chairs and batons to break windows before entering the rotunda.

Vice President Pence was evacuated while members of Congress were huddled, protected by Capitol Police. One of the most disgraceful displays in American history. As I said, more analysis ahead. Now, the riot occurred minutes after President Trump addressed a crowd of supporters from the House law. Mr. Trump again blaming, quote, weak Republicans for refusing to back his challenge to the 2020 election. Early this morning, Mr. Trump changed his tone, vowing a peaceful transition to Joe Biden on January 20. I'm glad the president did that, but yesterday he was part of a situation where no one was a winner. Pipe bombs, other explosives were found at Republican National Headquarters and the Democratic headquarters.

Capital Police also removed at least three suspicious packages placed near the officers of prominent lawmakers during the rioting. At least 50 have been arrested, more to come. It is a federal felony to invade a government building. So I expect prison time for some of those involved. In other news, far-left Democrat, John Assoff, officially defeating David Perdue in the Georgia runoff, giving control of the Senate to the Democrats. This is not a good development. And I'll have more on that next week. In a moment, how did that capital rioting really begin?

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I do not believe the president incited the riot. I think that is false and even hateful analysis. but you have to anticipate danger when there are more than 100,000 people packed into a small area and many of them are angry, some irrationally, you have to try to tamp it down. The president did not do that in his pre-riot remarks, a major mistake. Now, those who hate Donald Trump lost as well because decent Americans, fair-minded Americans, despise the peddling of hatred, which was on display in the media yesterday like I've never seen it before.

It was a disgrace, as Donald Trump might say. Those who condemned the riots yesterday, but who did not condemn violence after the George Floyd killing, have now been exposed as hypocrites. And on Bill O'Reilly.com, I have a segment naming people who did just that. Forever, they will be losers. And finally, America's image was besmirched all over the world. Now, you may not care about this, but it is important. The United States is the beacon, as they say, of the entire world. We are the strongest country. We should be the fairest and least corrupt country. However, that is dissipating. And what the world saw yesterday reflects poorly on all Americans, because people overseas, they're not paying attention. They don't understand

allegations of voter fraud, and they don't care. All they saw was a wild mob trying to destroy the symbol of American democracy, the Capitol building. And believe me, commentators overseas, most of them jealous of us, were just hammering the USA. Donald Trump will go down in history now as a lesser president. In his last two weeks in office, this riot will define him. That's not fair. Mr. Trump did a lot of good things and helped this country get stronger economically, no question about it. But this display was so vivid and so terrible that it will be attached to President Trump as history unfolds. That may not be fair, but that's the way it will be. I'm Bill O'Reilly and I approve the message by writing it. Disagree, I'd like to hear from you, Bill at Bill

O'Reilly.com. 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. week I'll sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disruptors, lawmakers, lawmakers 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 all right, Riley update brings you something you might not know. As the national election winds down after

more than two months, it's interesting to compare the country's latest presidential contest with its first one. The year 1789, population, just four million Americans. Revolutionary war hero, George Washington, agrees to return to public life after years in retirement. The process actually started in 1788 a year earlier, when most states ratified the U.S. Constitution. That document established the Office of the President, Vice President, and an electoral college based on each state's congressional representation, how many people the state had. Before the election, the USA had no chief executive. Under the previous system, based on the Articles of Confederation, the National American Government was headed by

the Congress, which had a ceremonial presiding officer. All 69 electors cast one vote for George Washington, making his election unanimous. Two of the original 13 colonies, North Carolina and Rhode Island, had not ratified the Constitution at the time of the first presidential vote and did not participate. New York failed to choose electors due to an internal political brawl. One month later, on February 4th, George Washington was officially elected as the first president of the United States and sworn in on April 30th, 1789. He would go on to win a second term. And here's something else you might not know.

It would be another 35 years before the popular vote actually had an impact on the presidential race. The 1824 election was the first contest where 18 states used residents to decide how to cast their electoral delegates. Six states still left the choice up to local politicians. The result total chaos. John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824 because the House of Representatives gave the election to him. Adams lost the popular vote and the electoral vote. The only time that has ever happened. Back after this. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays. Every morning I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy

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