The O'Reilly Update, June 20, 2025
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Thank you, Bill. It is Friday, June 20th, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. Two weeks to flatten Vordo. Fugitive caught. Another 90 days and riots in Portland. It's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, Donald Trump the other day was asked if he's going to bomb Iran. And he said, maybe I will, maybe I won't. That was just after he said, like I'd tell you. But in a more official statement, the press secretary read a message from Donald Trump

that said, based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks, meaning to strike Iran. One Republican senator said that Trump wants Israel to keep bombing Iran and tearing up that country. The internet in Iran has been shut down for over 24 hours. They're claiming that they shut it down to prevent enemy abuse.

Only 65% of the missiles that have been launched by Iran in the last 24 hours were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome system, compared to 90% the day before. A fugitive who's been on the run for six weeks after running away from police officers at an airport has finally been captured. It's a 29-year-old male. He was in custody at Seattle's airport, being transported to Kentucky to face an outstanding warrant. When he got away, he was wearing handcuffs in front of him and ankle restraints.

But he was able to run away, and the guard who was running after him bumped into someone standing in the ticketing area. The suspect ran 1,000 feet down the escalator, through the parking garage, and onto a train. He was gone for a long time, six weeks, but he never made it far. He was caught in Seattle. Trump signed an executive order to, again, push back the deadline for TikTok to be sold. Another 90 days. This is the third time that the president has extended the deadline.

Back in April of 2024, ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, had nine months to sell its stake in TikTok or the app would be banned. Trump said while on Air Force One that he thinks a sale could still happen. He said, we might put it in the sovereign wealth fund or we do a partnership with very wealthy people. There's a lot of options.

The president said, I've met with the owners of TikTok. It's worthless if it doesn't get a permit. The whole thing's worthless. But with a permit, it's worth like a trillion dollars. So what I'm thinking about saying to somebody is buy it and give half to the United States of America and we'll give you the permit. And they'll have a great partner, the United States of America.

There is a ICE facility in Portland, Oregon. Federal agents had to use non-lethal munitions to disperse rioters who wouldn't allow law enforcement officers to enter or exit the building. One sign held by the rioters said nobody is illegal on stolen land. Meanwhile, ICE Boston arrested an illegal Guatemalan who was charged with raping a minor. He's been in America for over 20 years, protected by the sanctuary city of Boston. I'm Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next.

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Again, that's 866-326-5576 or text Bill to 998899. Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day. On this Friday, some on the right do not like CNN correspondent Caitlin Collin, but I kind of respect her questioning. She's incisive in her queries and challenges President Trump and others.

Yes, it's true. She works for a liberal organization and is under pressure to be tougher on Republicans than Democrats. But she's not in the tank as many TV news people are. I've only spoken to Ms. Collins briefly, so I can't ascertain her point of view in general.

But I like the tough questions and hope she expands that franchise to the Trump haters and progressives on the left. If she did that, CNN would benefit. An example, the other day Whoopi Goldberg represented ABC News by saying gays are tied to cars and dragged through the streets of America. Wow.

Congressman Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts put forth that his late father fought the Nazis and now he's doing the same thing by opposing President Trump. As we all know, far-left fanatics and cranks are running wild in this country, so Caitlin Collins has many potential interviews if she wants them. Does she? Would CNN even permit it? Don't know.

But like the Ghostbusters, I am ready to explore the unknown. Go get them, Caitlin. Make your name. Both sides need to be held accountable. 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.

Let's go to the mayor, John Abercrombie, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. I thought President Trump said the U.S. was not going to be actively involved in the Israel-Iran conflict other than basically siding with Israel. Now, every five minutes I see another comment from Trump, and he's demanding an unconditional surrender. I don't disagree with that, but shouldn't Israel be the one putting that forward? Well, John, come on. We want to live in a real world here? So the mullahs aren't going to respond to Israel. They're going to respond to us.

And Trump sees a pathway to take them out. No nukes. That's it. Benjamin K., Jerusalem, Israel. Perhaps you can clear something up for me, Bill. You mentioned President Trump is worried that getting involved in Iran could cause trouble with China or Russia. What kind of problems? They declared they will defend Iran. They have not. But you know, Benjamin, I'm sure from reading the Jerusalem Post, that Putin supplies Iran with heavy weapons.

And China buys tons of Iranian oil. So you cut that oil flow to China, those people are not going to be happy. Putin, not so much. China. So Biden has to, Trump has to negotiate all this. Okay? It's complicated. And I appreciate you watching. Stay safe in Jerusalem. Great town, by the way. I just, I wrote Killing Jesus. I had to spend some time over there. And boy, it's a good town.

David, concierge member, Bill, that clip you showed of DNI director Tulsi Gabbard doesn't surprise me. As much as I admire her military service, I find isolationism quite naive. Well, the president made a mistake giving her that position. I like Tulsi Gabbard. I think she's a straight shooter, but she is a hardcore isolationist and can't live in that world now. In a moment, something you might not know.

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Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. Streaming service Hulu releasing a new documentary next week about the iconic broadcaster Barbara Walters. Program features the journalist's biography, interviews with longtime friends, and clips from her famed career. Here's a brief background on Ms. Walters. Born in 1929, Boston, Walters began working at NBC after World War II.

In 1976, she became the co-anchor of ABC's Evening News. Walters then produced the weekly broadcast, 2020. In 1997, she launched a daytime talk show geared towards a female audience, The View. Throughout her long career, Barbara Walters interviewed the most important people in the world. Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putin, the Shah of Iran, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Donald Trump.

Ms. Walters died in her Manhattan apartment in 2022 after battling heart disease. She was 93 years old. Her final words, no regrets. And here's something else you might not know. I was friends with Barbara Walters. She liked me because I was feisty, powerful. She liked powerful men. And I was on The View more than a dozen times when she was there.

That changed after Barbara retired from the program and it became a far-left enterprise. It was always liberal, then it veered into progressive territory. Now Barbara Walters was a very interesting person. She fought through chauvinism. The worst was Harry Reisner, her co-anchor at ABC. What a bad guy he was. And she had a rivalry, pretty intense, with Diane Sawyer. Competition.

My favorite Walters story is this: she invited me to a party featuring her niece who is married to Paul McCartney. McCartney comes off the elevator, I'm across the room, Barbara waves me over and says, "Sir Paul, this is Bill O'Reilly." Whereupon McCartney says, "How are you, Phil?" I knew he knew who I was and was giving me jazz. So I replied, "I'm fine, Ringo. How you doing?"

Barbara Walters turned about as red as a human being can get. Back in a moment. With a Venmo debit card, you can Venmo more than just your friends. You can use your balance in so many ways. You can Venmo everything. Need gas? You can Venmo this. How about snacks? You can Venmo that. Your favorite band's merch? You can Venmo this. Or their next show? You can Venmo that. Visit venmo.me slash debit to learn more. You can Venmo this, or you can Venmo that. You can Venmo this, or you can Venmo that.

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