The O'Reilly Update, June 5, 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 Thursday, June 5th, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. One big beautiful bill latest, a new travel ban, phone call with Putin, and visa overstay crackdown. That's all coming up. Then Bill will be here with your message of the day. But first, Bill, what's happening?

More drama over the big, beautiful bill. Over in the Senate, it's getting deeper. Elon wrote, call your senator, call your congressman. Bankrupting America is not okay. Kill the bill. There are more Republican senators agreeing with Elon, saying they will vote against this bill as it currently is written. This is good. Hopefully it can get better. Speaker Mike Johnson in the House said, though, it is not wise to kill the bill and start the process over from scratch.

Perhaps worth noting that the big beautiful bill will end multiple tax credits for electric vehicles, a $7,500 federal tax credit for new EVs, and a $4,000 tax credit for used electric vehicles.

The president issued a proclamation banning travel to America from 12 countries. Full restrictions on entry into the United States from nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and

and Yemen. Trump also imposed a partial restriction on entry from nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. The president said in an address, as president, I must act to protect the national security and national interest of the United States and its people.

Trump also wrote on Truth Social, I just finished speaking by telephone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The call lasted approximately one hour and 15 minutes. We discussed the attack on Russia's docked airplanes by Ukraine and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides. It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace. President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attacks on the airfields.

The president said that they did agree that Iran should not have, cannot have nuclear weapons. Trump said, it is my opinion that Iran has been slow walking their decision on this very important matter and we will need a definitive answer in a very short period of time. We've been reporting on the Boulder, Colorado terrorist who tried to kill a group of Jews with Molotov cocktails. He was here on a visa overstay. In response to this, Department of Homeland Security has pledged a further crackdown on foreign nationals who have also overstayed their visas.

DHS has estimated that about half of the 11 to 22 million illegal aliens who are in the United States have arrived legally on a visa but overstayed it. That's hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals every year overstaying their visas. I'm Mike Slater, host of a podcast called Politics by Faith. The great Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next. Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day.

On this Thursday, if you follow our news coverage and analysis, and more than 30 million folks did in May, you know that I stay completely away from the outrage du jour unless it directly affects your life. The corrupt corporate media is obsessed with the latest outrageous presidential texts and ridiculous conspiracy theories.

That's how social media nitwits get attention, by peddling moronic scenarios and or launching partisan-driven personal attacks. For serious people, that's an astounding waste of time. But as we know, the confused heavily outnumber the astute, not only in America, but also around the world. Now, last week, we demonstrated exactly how important information is

should be delivered with my China experience. I finance and research the entire journey. That way, I am beholden to no one. There's no corrupt organization telling me what to say. I hope you will benefit from our analysis in China, and I hope you will continue to follow us because President Trump and President Xi have now scheduled a meeting on the phone.

And hopefully some good will come out of all this. And the next time you see something irresponsible in the media, which should be every hour on the hour, let me know. Because I'm going to start to call these people out by name. Bill at Bill O'Reilly dot com. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly dot com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly dot com. Name and town if you wish to opine.

Let's go to the mail. Susan, just finished Killing the Witches. It was excellent. All the killing books, a genuine page turner. I will say, I think you might be a bit naive, O'Reilly, on China. It would be wonderful if our country could have peace with them and have great trade agreements. However, I think Chinese leadership is completely dedicated to world domination. Yeah, well, they're going to have to stop. Okay, that's what I told them.

Because we're not going to let that happen. And that's where you start. This is not happening. But if this happens, you benefit. That's what the negotiation is all about. Li, concierge member, which means Li has direct access to me, special email. Bill, why do they confiscate your pens in China? Did you get them back? Okay. So here's what it is. There are thousands, probably hundreds of thousands of young Chinese, a lot of women,

And they give them uniforms and they put them in the airports, the train stations, on the streets, and they give them power. Now, in America, if you see somebody young in a little uniform that's got power, you want to stay away from them. Okay? Because you know how that's going to work out. So this young woman, I put my carry-on through an x-ray and I saw the pen. You know, you can't have pens. I said, I'm a journalist, as I went over.

What am I going to write with you? We don't care what you are. Give me your pens. Okay. That was it. How to give him the pens. So when I went to the seminar that evening at the Beijing Club, I told that story. Magically, within 15 minutes, two really nice pens appeared and they were given to me. So...

I upgraded, but you know, not everybody has that clout. In a moment, something you might not know. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 21 years ago today, President Ronald Reagan died at his home in Southern California. The 93-year-old lived an extraordinary life that began in Hollywood and culminated with two terms in the White House. Here is the story.

Born 1911 in Illinois, young Ron began acting in high school. He moved to Hollywood in 1937, where he worked as an extra for Warner Brothers. He soon landed major roles in films like Dark Victory, Storm Warning, and The Killers. After World War II, Ronald Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, that is my union, where he waged a public campaign against communists in showbiz.

Then Reagan pivoted to national politics. He was elected governor of California in 1966, where he served for two terms eight years. Four years later, the Republican announced his campaign for the White House. He won the 1980 election with an electoral landslide 489 to 49 for the hapless incumbent president, Jimmy Carter, who carried just five states.

Two months after his inauguration, Reagan barely survived an assassination attempt, which I write about extensively in my book, Killing Reagan.

But he recovered, and four years later, he won re-election by an even larger margin than over Carter. During his two terms, President Reagan led the country out of record high inflation, rebuilt the military, launched an arms race that ultimately bankrupted the Soviet Union. However, his final year in office was marred with controversy, questions about the president's mental health,

Many believed his wife, Nancy, was running the White House. Very similar to charges against Jill Biden. President Reagan confirmed his diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in 1994. He died 10 years later. Today, Reagan remains one of the most popular presidents in modern history. In 2016, Gallup asked Americans which chief executive should be added to Mount Rushmore. Reagan took second place with 19% of the vote.

First place, John F. Kennedy. 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.