The O'Reilly Update June 11, 2025
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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, June 11th, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. Trump at Fort Bragg, military parade, FBI fugitive, and ABC News senior correspondent.

Fired. It's all coming up. The bill is going to be here with your message of the day. But first, Donald Trump speaking at a ceremony celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. Talking about the riots in L.A.,

He said generations of army heroes did not shed their blood on distant shores only to watch our country be destroyed by invasion and third world lawlessness here at home like is happening in California. As commander in chief, I will not let that happen.

Armed National Guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles providing operational security to ICE agents after they've been facing attacks, of course, from anti-ICE rioters. The soldiers are not making any arrests on behalf of ICE. Roughly 150 Border Patrol agents have also been pulled from the southern border in California and Arizona to help control the riots.

Speaking of the 250th anniversary, there was a military parade this Saturday in D.C. Trump said it's going to be a parade the likes of which I don't know if we've ever had a parade like this. It's going to be incredible. He said thousands and thousands of soldiers will march through the streets in military garb from various eras of the U.S. military. He said we have a lot of those army airplanes flying over the top and we have tanks all over the place. You

He also said if any protesters want to come out, they will be met with very heavy force. There will be 28 Abrams tanks, 28 Bradley fighting vehicles, eight marching bands, 24 horses, two mules and a dog. 50 aircraft will be flying overhead as well.

The FBI has named their suspect, the man who was on video chucking multiple rocks at ICE vehicles as they passed by. Someone got it on film and the FBI was on the hunt. They've identified their suspect, a 40-year-old Compton resident, Elpidio Reyna. He's considered a fugitive now by the FBI. Dan Bongino said, turn yourself in. It's only a matter of time. They reward up to $50,000 for his arrest.

ABC News has fired Terry Moran, longtime senior correspondent to ABC News. On Sunday morning, Moran posted that Stephen Miller is a world-class hater, said he's not the brains, it's the bile, and that hatred is his spiritual nourishment.

ABC News said that we hold all of our reporters to the highest standard of objectivity, fairness, and professionalism and remain committed to delivering straightforward, trusted journalism. Even though this is the guy who did Trump's 100-day special from the Oval Office, he was the same partisan hack then as he is now, and most of them still are. I'm Mike Slater from Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly with your message of the day. Next.

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Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day. On this Wednesday, there are a number of reasons why the Trump administration sent the military to contain the anti-ice riots in Los Angeles. We have discussed the politics of the action. It does benefit President Trump by pleasing his MAGA base. But there's a motivation rarely discussed. During the George Floyd riots in Minneapolis in the spring of 2020,

520 individuals were charged with serious crimes. You may remember the city was on fire, billions of dollars in damage, scores of people hurt, looting out of control. Well, out of those 520 cases, all but 26 were dismissed. The accused walked. The liberals that run Minnesota did not want to punish the miscreants.

President Trump believes the same thing would happen in Los Angeles. Few would be charged. Governor Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass don't blame the lawbreakers, they blame the president for the riots. The thinking is ICE should not even be in existence. Most deportation efforts should cease. In addition, relatively few violent protesters did time after the Rodney King riots in 1992.

when President Bush the Elder used the military to stop the carnage again in LA. I was there. It was dangerous. The Insurrection Act of 1807 gives all presidents the power to use the military when local authorities cannot ensure public safety, like now.

in LA. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me, Bill at BillOReilly.com, Bill at BillOReilly.com, name and town if you wish to opine. Now let's go to the mail. Norman is a concierge member. Thank you, Norman. And we hope that you are benefiting from concierge membership on BillOReilly.com. Big news is LA riots, not Elon Musk.

unless the number of violent protesters is relatively small in comparison to law-abiding California people and fake news is trying to blow it up. Now, fake news is exploiting it, but I don't think they're misreporting it. I didn't see any of that, and I watched closely yesterday. But they're blowing it up. They've got nothing else to do. And you're right. I mean, this ICE stuff is far more important than Elon Musk.

Lee Rogers, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Senator Johnson is willing to risk losing everything to the liberals in the midterms because he's inflexible on government spending. Would he rather be right or still in power in 26? I believe that Senator Johnson will vote for the bill. I think he knows what your point is, Lee. You know, it's just the takeaway that I got from interviewing him yesterday.

Jim, concierge member of Bill, both you and Senator Johnson are ignoring the impact of making permanent the Trump tax cuts, which will likely give us more federal revenue. I'm not ignoring it. I've never ignored it. OK, yeah, the tax cuts will stimulate more tax receipts to the federal government. They'll get more money, but nothing like what it's going to take to bring down that $37 trillion debt.

They believe he's an authoritarian and he is on... There isn't one progressive tenet, not one, that Donald Trump supports. In a moment, something you might not know.

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In total, the actor appeared in more than 100 films, even as an airport named in his honor. Here is the story of John Wayne. Marion Robert Morrison, born 1907, rural Iowa. His family moved to LA in 1916. While attending high school, Marion brought a Scottish Terrier to class. The dog was named the Duke. That name soon transferred to Morrison himself.

His good looks earned him small parts in silent films, then larger roles in westerns. As his Hollywood profile took off, the actor struggled to find a better name for himself. He first went by Anthony Wayne, but studio bosses believed Anthony sounded too Italian. Eventually adopted the handle John, nicknamed The Duke. He soon became the biggest star in the world for the next 50 years.

John Wayne dominated film, TV, even country music. One of his most famous performances was Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 movie True Grit. I can't do a thing for you, son. Your partner's killed you and I'm done for him. Hey, don't leave me laying here. Don't let those wolves get me. I'll see you get buried. Where's Ned Pepper? They're gonna rob the Katie Flyer. They're coming here tonight for rematch. They wanted four horses.

Did you see a fellow with him with a powder burn on his face? That performance earned Wayne an Oscar for Best Actor. Soon, his health began to fail. A lifelong smoker, John Wayne was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1964. Doctors successfully removed his entire left lung, two ribs, but the disease remained. The Duke died in 1979 at the age of 72. And here's something else you might not know.

As per his final request, John Wayne was buried in an unmarked grave. His name was finally added to the tombstone in 1999 at his son's request. Back after this. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly Update. I am Bill O'Reilly. No spin, just facts, and always looking out for you.