Bill O’Reilly Talking Points


A Power to the President


s we begin 2026, let’s talk about presidential power. It can cut both ways, and as a loyal American, you


should be thinking about this because it directly affects your well-being. In his first term, Donald Trump


played the usual White House game until he lost reelection. Then all hell broke loose. But during the four years he occupied the Oval Office, Trump was a fairly standard leader trying to get things done in a traditional way. He got hosed. Mexican and South American


drug cartels? No letup. Weakness in Europe? Accelerated. Illegal immigration? Congress


would not allocate money to build a wall.


Inner-city crime? Exploded, as


leftist prosecutors refused to enforce the law. Food and gas prices? Stable at


first, but eventually, COVID-19 wrecked delivery systems. China and Iran? Pretty much did


bad things at will. Then came the catastrophe of


Joe Biden. Just about everything got worse in America, especially inflation, illegal immigration, and violent crime. Biden’s four years badly damaged the U.S. as well as the free world. Miscreants ran wild as Biden napped. Americans noticed the chaos.


Trump returned. This time with a vengeance. Literally. We all saw it. As a private citizen,


Donald Trump endured a coordinated attempt to destroy him and his family. He had to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to defend himself. The FBI, attorney general, national security apparatus, and especially the media banded together to hurt Trump. Tried to take him out.


40 NEWSMAX | JANUARY 2026 Now it’s round two. President


Trump believes two things above all others. That he, himself, must impose “justice,” changing the nation in the process. And, second, that he has the constitutional power to right wrongs as he sees them. Therefore, Trump has become


a strongman. He has no use for the bureaucracy. He will institute policies and accountability, not a slow-moving system infused with fanatical ideology.


President Trump believes two things above all others. That he, himself, must impose “justice,” changing the nation in the process.


Two other presidents did what


Trump is doing: Andrew Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt. Both loathed partisan politics and used the presidency as a mallet. Roosevelt, in particular, was a man


of action. He single-handedly brought down the awful robber barons who were brutalizing American workers. We chronicle that in Confronting Evil. TR went after J.P. Morgan, Rockefeller, and the rest despite stiff opposition from the establishment. The Supreme Court finally ruled in his favor and banished the monopolies. But it was an intense struggle. Trump is on the same road. In addition, Teddy used his


populist power to seize millions of acres of land and turn them into national parks. As a government


official, if you opposed old Theodore, you suddenly acquired great risk. Back to present day. This column


is not a valentine to Donald Trump, but somebody needs to tell the truth, and that somebody is me. Honest perspective is important. Consider this. Kamala Harris


is president. Would the following have happened? Almost total U.S. control of the southern border Increased oil production leading


to lower gas prices NATO increasing military spending to blunt Putin Iran’s nuclear capabilities smashed Deal in Gaza Drug smugglers under fire from


the U.S. military Wasteful government spending exposed Tax cuts Possible détente with China that


would emasculate Putin’s criminal activities


Suppression of crime in Washington, D.C. I humbly submit that none of


those things would have occurred if Ms. Kamala had resided in the White House. Yes, the president is sieging


his enemies, and that might be overstepping executive power. Too Putin. But it’s hard to feel sorry for Comey, Tish James, and Adam Schiff, who I believe are not honest brokers. Andrew Jackson might have


shot them. Let’s hope President Trump understands dueling is no longer allowed.


Bill O’Reilly hosts The O’Reilly Update, heard daily on more than 100 radio stations, and is the author of the bestseller The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America.


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