Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, May 1, 2024

Episode Date: May 1, 2024

Judge holds Trump in criminal contempt, humanitarian aid to Hamilton Hall, elder scams, and cat in the box. Plus, the Message of the Day, Nancy Pelosi throws a tantrum over Katy Tur. 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's May 1st, 2024. Here's what's happening today in America.

Trump in contempt. Sanitarian aid sent to Hamilton Hall, elder scams and cat in the box. It's all coming up. And Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, the judge and the Trump trial, the same judge who donated to Joe Biden's presidential campaign and donated to a group called Stop Republicans, has ruled that Trump violated a gag order, has held him in criminal contempt, and threatened him with jail time if there's any further infractions.

The judge ordered Trump to remove seven offending post. from truth social. Right now, the fine is $1,000 for each of the nine violations and remove the post. The judge has the authority to send Trump to jail for 30 days for violating the gag order. Trump said, quote, if this partisan hack wants to put me in the clink for speaking the open and obvious truth, I would gladly become a modern day Nelson Mandela. It will be my great honor. Columbia University students have taken over a building on campus.

The governor of New York said students who took over this building should face disciplinary action from the university or law enforcement. Three janitors said they were not allowed to leave the building because the protesters wouldn't let them. One student spoke to reports and said that the school must provide... Sorry, I don't mean to laugh. This is very serious.

The school must provide humanitarian aid to the students inside the building. She said, what, do you want students to die of dehydration and starvation or get severely ill? You should allow basic humanitarian aid. Could people please have a glass of water? people over the age of 60 lost $3.4 billion

in scams last year 3.4 billion That's an 11% increase from the year before a 14% increase in the number of complaints with the FBI and imagine most people

don't file complaints with the FBI so I'm sure people have lost even more than that the average dollar loss of a scam was $33,000 $6,000 people lost more than $100,000 in scams.

A couple returned a product to Amazon and accidentally put their cat in the box or the cat went in the box six days later a Amazon return employee opened the box found the cat. They brought it to the vet. The cat was microchipped and it belonged to that couple 630 miles away. The couple said their cat

loves boxes and must have jumped in when they were taping it up and no one noticed. I'm Mike Slater Bill O'Reilly who would never tape Holly in a box. Come on. Bill O'Reilly with your message of the day. 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

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Former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, 84 years old, has apparently lost it completely. appearing on MSNBC, a wellness spa for liberals, Ms. Pelosi said that President Trump lost nine million jobs. The host, Katie Turr, looked baffled. Well, that's because of the COVID shutdown, she opine. Whereupon Ms. Pelosi called Ms. Turr an apologist for Donald Trump. Now, Katie Turr is a proud liberal. She, like her NBC news peers, deplores the former president.

But that's not enough for Nancy Pelosi, who's on the record saying Joe Biden is perhaps the best modern president we've ever had. The fact that Ms. Tur had the nerve to utter a fact that did not demean Trump caused Pelosi to throw a tantrum. But why did Ter correct the record? The executives who run NBC and CNN know their brands have been badly damaged by the progressive slant those networks embrace. So very quietly, orders have gone out to producers and hosts to dial back the leftism, just a little. Ms. Kerr was simply following orders. As for Nancy Pelosi, well, she answers to no one. Her hatred of Trump keeps her blood flowing.

to say Nancy Pelosi has not lost it is akin to believing that Donald Trump is a Bible salesman. Wait, that might not be the best analogy. 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. Kevin Cheney Earleysville, Virginia. Bill, you imply this evening that President Biden has never taken a lead on any issue, challenge your viewers to name one.

Biden was the lead in driving the ill-conceived and poorly executed withdrawal from Afghanistan by U.S. troops. Number one, I never imply anything, Kevin. I say. I don't imply. That's a waste of your time implication. Number two, the withdrawal from Afghanistan was not a policy. It was an event. Okay?

We were talking about policies, problems this country has. Now, you can make a case that we had a problem in Afghanistan, but okay, but that's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about making things better in the United States. Rich Howleyer, Simpsonville, South Carolina, Biden has led on the student loan issue. That was a stunt. That was not a pressing problem for most Americans, and the Supreme Court ruled it illegal. Okay? But Biden did, and I got a couple of letters to this effect, take the lead on lowering some prescription drug prices, capping. And I should have mentioned that. That's good.

Charles, I did not know Israel offered a ceasefire deal on Hamas. That's big news, and it should have been reported more widely. Certainly this offer should have been broadcast on America's college campuses. Good job O'Reilly. Well, that's why we're in business. this. Okay. The progressive left media doesn't want you to know that. They don't want that. That's why you didn't hear about. Tim McSherry, Manhattan Beach, California. Hey, Tim, I hope you're going to the Shellback Tavern. One of my favorite places when I'm out there. Howard Stern did the interview with Biden because he hates Donald Trump despite being friends with him for years and having him on a show almost monthly. Yeah, okay. I mean, I'm sure

there were plenty of motivations for whatever he did. In a moment, something you might, Not no. 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 details in the worlds of politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between.

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Bush delivered his televised address under a massive banner. The sign read, mission accomplished. But the conflict was far from over. Here is the story. Shortly after the 9-11 attack, Bush accused Iraq of maintaining an illegal stockpile of chemical and biological weapons. In March 2003, the USA launched Operation Iraqi Freedom to eliminate the dictator Saddam Hussein. Three weeks after the invasion, Saddam's regime began to crumble. Hussein went into hiding.

Bush landed on the USS Lincoln as the ship returned from combat in the Persian Gulf. Wearing a military flight suit, the smiling president posed for photos with the ship's crew. One hour later, he gave his now infamous speech. Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the Battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. Because of you, our nation is more secure. Because of you, the tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free. But in reality, the war in Iraq was only beginning.

A brutal insurgency led by Islamists and Saddam loyalists targeted American soldiers with explosives, sniper fire, and terror attacks. The weapons of mass destruction never found. In 2004, evidence of prisoner abuse at the Pentagon-controlled Abu Ghra prison angered the world. Public opinion turned against the Iraq invasion. After Bush's speech, the war raged on for another eight years. The last U.S. combat troops withdrew in December 2011. In total, 4,500 Americans gave their lives for the liberation of Iraq.

a country which is still in chaos because of neighboring Iran, 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. So if you're a political junkie on a late lunch or getting ready for the drive home, new episodes of the Sean Spicer Show podcast drop at 2 p.m. East Coast every day. Make sure you tune in. You can find us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly, no spin, just facts, and always looking out for you.

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