Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, May 24, 2023

Episode Date: May 24, 2023

Governor Ron DeSantis jumps into the presidential race, Donald Trump goes to court, another “white supremacist” attack, and a daring prison escape plan foiled.  Plus, Bill’s Message of the Day, how the Biden administration is protecting George Soros. 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 Wednesday, May 24th, 2023. Here's what's happening today in America. DeSantis in the race. Trump in the courtroom.

White supremacist attacking the White House and a man just wants to get back to his castle. Can you blame the man? We'll talk about all that coming up. Then Bill will be here with your message of the day. But first, the governor, Florida, Ron DeSantis is officially declaring his run for the Republican nomination on Twitter with a conversation with Elon Musk and podcaster David Sacks. He's a big tech entrepreneur. Very interesting move to avoid cable TV entirely. I have said

for a long time imploring the Republican Party to not let people who hate you on cable news have any role in deciding who the Republican nominee should be. That's like letting the Celtics pick the starting lineup for the Miami Heat. Knock it off with these cable news guys. Meanwhile, Donald Trump was televised, but in a courtroom. It was just him and the judge. This is the New York City trial for this business dealing cover-up, whatever. Apparently, this setup is super rare and usually only use for people who are hospitalized.

But the judge decided to do this with Trump on this second courtroom appearance to spare the whole court building the disruption from the Secret Service and then the whole rigmarole. The judge decided that the trial will start March 25th, 2024. I'm like a speedy trial. What's that about? That's three weeks after Super Tuesday. On Monday night, a 19-year-old rented a U-Haul truck and crashed it into the security barrier across from the White House just a couple hours after renting it.

Apparently, after the crash, the 19-year-old exited the truck with a Nazi flag and started shouting at secret service officers who were approaching him. And because of the Nazi flag on the ground, this was immediately spun as another example of white supremacists taking over America. But then we found out his name was Varshith Kandula. But don't worry. Now, I'm sure we'll get lectures on how people named Varshith Kandula

can also be white supremacists or something. There's a 78-year-old businessman who is in jail in Florida. And he had a plan to escape. The plan was his friends on the outside. We're going to wait for him to. to be escorted out of the jail for a doctor's visit at the hospital when they were going to attack the prison guard with pepper spray. And then they were going to run to a nearby private plane to fly to his castle in southern France. Now before you go rooting for the guy, he is in prison

for 49 counts of child pornography. He already fled in France once and France denied his extradition, but he was arrested when he was vacationing in the Dominican Republic in 2020. He almost got out, but one of the people involved in the plot tipped off the police. Bill O'Reilly, with your Passed to the day. Next. 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 disruptors, 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. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, message of the day. On this Wednesday, a very obscure story signals a further move to the left by the Biden administration, if you can believe it is still heading in that direction. A woman named Deborah Lipstadt gets paid by the taxpayers to monitor

anti-Semitic accusations and report them to President Biden and his team. Did you know the White House employed such a person? I didn't. Anyway, Ms. Lipstadt is currently defending the notorious George Soros and tweeted that some verbal attacks on him feature, quote, classic anti-Semitic tropes and rhetoric, unquote. Of course, she did not provide examples. Now, I would like some exposure on that because I criticize Soros all the time. He has done, in my opinion,

incredible damage to America by promoting open borders and soft, unviolent crime officials. I believe that. And Soros' religion or lack thereof has nothing to do with my disdain for him. In fact, Soros has harshly criticized Israel. So it seems like President Biden is invested in giving George Soros cover.

Does it not? Hands off George. He's got protection at the highest level. Joe has his back. Interesting and somewhat frightening. How far left are you going to go, Joe? You are off the charts right now. 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. Barry on the message board, Bill, a multitude of stores leaving San Francisco, although on the surface is terrible, can open up opportunities for enterprising individuals to take their place. How to deal with crime will be one element of their business model. It's impossible. So 90 businesses plus have left San Francisco. Yeah, they're empty store frauds. You probably get a good rent deal down there now.

But people are going to break into your store and nothing going to happen to them. You can't run a business that way. And that's what happened in San Francisco. Brian Galicchio, New Brunfels, Texas, and the Hill Country. Bill, on May 10th, you read a letter in reference to Kate's law and suggested I contact Senator Cruz, which I did, along with my representative, Chip Roy. Perhaps he could be guests. Number one, you're a patriot for doing what you did. Number two, if they reply, please send it to me immediately.

Okay? I don't think anything's going to happen, but you're a patriot. Margo Freer, Medford, Oregon. Right on, O'Reilly, not buying expensive baked goods. I got coffee at a new place at the mall. Second time I went in, they had raised the price of dollar. Next time they charged me for using a debit card. Did not go back.

Secret of capitalism. Robert Lundquist, West St. Paul, Minnesota, you're absolutely right about not buying things that have increased in costs beyond reason. Sobway, McDonald's, other restaurants are charging way more than they did a couple of years ago, and I've cut back on eating out. My wife asked, are we having financial issues, and I say, no, I just refuse to pay for things where the value is way less than the cost. Not about the money, that's right. I mean, if I think somebody's stealing from me, not going to do it. Nancy Shatsy, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. I do overpay for some items.

I live in a rural community and believe it's vital to support local business. I know prices are lower at a place like Walmart, but I want to help out the locals. Nancy, that's very noble. It's noble. So if you're helping those people, fun. In a moment, something you might not know. 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. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 55 years ago today, the Rolling Stones released the song Jump and Jack Flash. The hit single would spend 26 weeks at the top of the charts. Here are some little-known facts about the most economically successful. successful rock band in history even more so than the Beatles.

Stones made more money. Mc Jagger and Keith Richards first met when they were five years old. The two attended the same grammar school in England until Jagger moved away in 1950. The duo reunited 10 years later. Mc Jagger attended the prestigious London School of Economics before dropping out to pursue his music career. their big break, the Stones were featured in an English commercial. The band recorded a jingle for Rice, Krispy Serial called Wake Up in the Morning. There's a crackle in your face.

The Stones made 1,000 pounds for recording that ad. Exactly 30 years later, Bill Gates paid the group $5 million to use the song, Start Me Up, for the release of Microsoft Windows 95. In total of Rolling Stones, I've recorded 29 studio albums, 13 live albums, had eight number one hits, sold 300 million records. The band has come a long way since their American debut. In 1964, the Stones performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Price for front row seat, $2.50. And here's something else you might not know. The song Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas, is actually about Keith Richards Gardner.

Said the guitarist in 2010, quote, the lyrics came from a gray dawn in England. Mick and I had been up all night. It was raining outside, and there was a sound of these boots near the window. It woke Mick up. He said, what's that? I said, oh, that's my gardener, Jack. We call him Jumpin' Jack. Jack. The rest, as the cliche goes, is music history. Rolling Stones, still rolling along,

even though Charlie Watts, the drummer, has passed away. 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 details in the worlds of politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between. It's what you want from the New York Post wrapped up in one snappy show. Ask your smart speaker to play the NY Postcast podcast, listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly. Just facts, and always looking out for you.