Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, May 16, 2025

Episode Date: May 16, 2025

Comey’s “86-47”, Trump in the UAE, anchor babies in SCOTUS, and ATC down in Denver. Plus, the Message of the Day, honoring America’s Vietnam veterans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It is Friday, May 16th, 2025. Here's it's happening today in America. 86-47. Trump in UAE. Anchor babies in the Supreme Court.

And ATC down in Denver. It's all coming up. Then Bill is going to be here with your message of the day. The former head of the FBI, James Comey, posted a picture on Instagram that he saw. of some seashells on the beach in the shape of 8647. He captioned it, cool shell formation on my beachwalk. 86 is slang for to get rid of 47, 47th President of the United States. He later took down the post and said, I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk,

which I assumed were a political message. I didn't realize that some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me, but I oppose violence of any kind of So I took the post down. The head of Homeland Security, Christy Noem, said, Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of President Trump. DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately. The director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was asked if Comey should be in jail. And she said, I do.

I'm very concerned for Trump's life. And James Comey, in my view, should be held accountable and put behind bars for this. This coming after Donald Trump wrapped up, by every account. a very successful trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, wrapping up with United Arab Emirates. The leader of UAE gifted President Trump, his country's highest civilian honor. The country also pledged $1.4 trillion of investment in the U.S. economy over the next decade through AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and American manufacturing initiatives, including a plan to nearly double American aluminum production by investing in a new smelter

for the first time in 35 years. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments related to birthright citizenship. It's believed that there are 300,000 anchor babies every year born in America. It's around 8% of all births in this country. The government is arguing that the framers of the 14th Amendment were talking about the children of newly freed slaves, not illegal aliens from Honduras. To me, it seems like an obvious case. But this argument, this case yesterday was really about the ability of district judges

to issue nationwide injunctions. So we'll see how narrowly the court decides. It's not just Newark Airport anymore. There was a technical glitch at Denver Airport, left air traffic controllers unable to talk to pilots for six minutes. 20 pilots were in route to Denver when they found that they could not contact air traffic control. We also learned yesterday from the FAA that the hotline between Reagan National Airport and

the Pentagon has been down since March 22. Where was Buttigieg during all that? I'm Mike Slater. I host a podcast called Politics by Faith, the great Bill O'Roy. Riley, he has your message of the day. Next. Are you ready to dairy-free your mind? This summer, melt away your dairy-free expectations

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your taste buds will do a double-take. Dairy-free your mind. Visit so delicious dairy-free.com. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, message of the day. On this Friday, recently I discussed giving Vietnam vets in America a special proclamation this coming Memorial Day. I talked it over with the President of the United States himself, briefly. I hope that comes to pass.

Young American men fought bravely in Southeast Asia against a communist army that was intent in subjugating their country. countrymen. The war was similar to Korea, where U.S. forces prevented the communist North Koreans from taking over the South. Today, North Korea is a frightening totalitarian state, while South Korea is a prosperous democracy. Brave Americans did that. In Vietnam, the situation turned out differently, largely because of President Lyndon Johnson, a deceitful and incompetent commander-in-chief. In the end, the Communist North violated the peace treaty engineered by President Nixon,

and American blood could not prevent the political catastrophe. No freedom in Vietnam to this day. But hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops tried to prevent totalitarianism at great sacrifice, and they should be remembered and honored. Our presence in Vietnam was noble, even if the ultimate. result failed. And so this coming Memorial Day, the Vietnam vets should be honored by us all. It is the right thing to do after 50 years. 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. All right, let's go to the mail. John Plum, East, Northport, New York, on Long Island. I have mixed feelings. about the plain gift, the Saudis want to give to Trump. Number one, it's Qatar, not Saudi Arabia. What are your thoughts on this? Now, I've done this. I know you can't watch all. I know you can't watch every show. But if you're a concierge member, you get a transcript of all the shows free of charge. I don't think that Donald Trump should take a gift from Qatar. Take a loan. Just have a loan you at a plane. And then when you're out of office, you get back. What I would do. Watcher, Dayton, Ohio. Bill, I hear it said all the time. U.S. the richest country in the world, that can be true if we owe 37 trillion because it's per capita income. Jim, the country owes

$37 trillion, not you and me. Yeah, we're part of the country, but that debt's not on our resume. What you have in the bank, in your assets, that's what is the richest country in the world. U.S. citizens have more assets and anybody else. Melanie. Tax cuts for the rich, a phrase we have heard for 30 years. That's all the Democrats have. It's old and worn out. It's old and worn out unless you don't know anything. And Melanie, a lot of people don't know anything. George. When I was young in the 50s or 60s, almost everyone's focused on self-help, self-sufficiency. It was an embarrassment not to be able to take care of yourself. But now things have changed. Since LBJ's great society, charitable help has been devolved. from being appreciated to being expected and demanded. That is a very good analysis from George. It used to be, thank you. Thanks for saving my family with the safety net.

Thank you, my neighbors, for your tax dollars. Big change. That's what happens in a welfare state. In a moment, something you might not know. Did you know that at Chevron, you can fuel up on unbeatable mileage and savings? With Chevron Rewards, you'll get 25 cents off per gallon on your next five visits. All you have to do is download the Chevron app and join to start saving on fuel.

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pickled eggs and porridge. Many folks in Moscow enjoy a light lunch. Dinner features beet, soup, roasted meat, vegetables, vodka, of course. For the Japanese, it's about fish. Day begins with steamed mackerel. A seafood broth is served for lunch. A dinner, folks in the land of the rising sun eat tuna with horse radish. Chinese start the morning with kanji, a traditional gruel made from overcooked rice. In the evening, residents there enjoy roast pork with steamed vegetables. In India, it's about spice. Typical meal consists of stewed protein, flatbread, and more than 25 herbs, including curry, turmeric, coriander, cinnamon. Folks in Mumbai also enjoy the heat. The Indians

cooked with the hottest peppers in the world. Some dishes feature ghost chili. It's 200 times spicier than the jalapeno. To South Africa, where the country boasts cuisines from England, Africa, Holland, Belgium, France. Typical breakfast includes bread, coffee, pastries. For dinner, it's all about the bray, the traditional barbecue consisting of point. pork, lamb, beef, slow-cooked, over an open flame. And here's something else you might not know, even if you're hungry. One of the strangest breakfast items in a world can be found in the U.K. Folks in England, Ireland, Scotland enjoy black pudding.

The circular sausage is made from kidneys, barley, intestines, fat, and that special ingredient, pig's blood. Whoa. Somebody please pass the pancakes. Back after this. This MailChimp-Forific jingle is brought to you by MailChimp. MailChimp your marketing with AI and more. Advanced automations to connect to your store. MailChimp, your marketing and booster clicks.

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