The O'Reilly Factor

Trump Readying More Confrontations?

2017-04-07T07:00:00Z

The Factor examined the possibility of additional military action with Sebastian Gorka, a top adviser to President Trump. "There are people in the Pentagon and the National Security Council," Gorka began, "who have gamed out all of the possible scenarios. But unlike the last administration, we are not going to give our plans away in advance. What you've seen in the last 48 hours was President Trump being more decisive than President Obama was in eight years! We are sending a message to nations like Russia, China, and Iran. This is proof that we have a new president and they will have to draw their own conclusions."

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Chaos in Syria

2017-04-06T07:00:00Z

The Trump administration has expressed outrage at Bashar al-Assad, who has apparently used chemical weapons against Syrian rebels. Military analysts Col. David Hunt and Christopher Harmer looked ahead to possible U.S. intervention. "There are really two options," Hunt said. "One is to wipe the entire Syrian air force off the map if we are sure that Assad did this. The other option is a smaller tactical strike on air fields. It sounds to me like we are laying the groundwork to do something." Harmer downplayed concerns that an air strike will put American troops in danger. "I don't see any heightened risk to U.S. troops. They are now fighting against ISIS and Al Qaeda, while the targets of this strike will be the ability of the Assad regime to deliver chemical weapons. In one or two nights we can destroy the Syrian air force." The Factor added, "If we let this chemical attack go, Trump looks weak like Obama did."

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Border Wall Costume Controversy

2017-04-05T07:00:00Z

Some sensitive folks are upset because Amazon is selling a costume that resembles a border wall and includes the message, "Mexico Will Pay." Dennis Miller used the controversy as a launching pad for one of his patented rants. "I don't understand the world we live in," he confessed. "I would tell anybody who's thinking of coming here from Mexico to stay home because this country has gone to hell, it's nuts! You've been told great things about America, but it's whiny and people spend all day protesting about Halloween costumes on Amazon. Mexican people have a stoicism about them, they're nice people who take care of their families. I'm telling them that they don't want to come here."

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California Sanctuary State Status?

2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

The California Senate has passed a bill that would effectively establish the entire state as a sanctuary for illegal immigrants, including many criminals. California Republicans Jeff Stone and Travis Allen analyzed the possible fallout. "This bill would make California a sanctuary state on steroids," complained Stone. "It is written to shield dangerous, felonious non-citizens from being deported. It actually makes it unlawful for our law enforcement officials to have discussions with ICE about releasing these dangerous criminals. This is all to antagonize the president." Allen predicted that the bill will pass. "The Democrats are united on this, even though Californians don't agree with it. Native born Californians and immigrants don't want these criminals in their communities." The Factor concluded, "This sounds insane!"

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Democratic Hatred & President Trump

2017-04-03T07:00:00Z

Many Democrats openly despise Donald Trump and will oppose anything he puts forward. The Factor analyzed that animosity with Democratic consultant Marjorie Clifton. "A lot of people have strong emotions related to President Trump," she conceded, "because he has done a lot of things that have evoked emotional responses. There was his talk about the wall and his comments about women, those have hit chords. I agree that the Neil Gorsuch nomination battle may not be the food fight you would want in a different climate, but Democrats do care about President Trump's pettiness. He has not been a unifer." The Factor concluded, "Democrats know Gorsuch will be confirmed, now they are just being obstructionists."

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Media Bias Debate

2017-03-30T07:00:00Z

Considering the round-the-clock hatred directed at Donald Trump by CNN and MSNBC, The Factor asked Bernie Goldberg whether cable news outlets are harming America. "They are hammering Donald Trump and it feels like a feeding frenzy," Goldberg conceded, "and they are polarizing America. But by any rational standard, Donald Trump has done so many things that are un-presidential, that he is handing ammunition to his enemies. As bad as they are when they cross over into this hate, Donald Trump is not an innocent victim. Plus, there is plenty of slobbering over President Trump in some areas of conservative media." The Factor disagreed with Goldberg's thesis, saying, "There are conspiratorialists on cable television who are given hours to go on and on with no boundaries at all."

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ICE Raid Warning?

2017-03-29T07:00:00Z

In Massachusetts, liberal State Representative Michelle DuBois actually warned illegal immigrants about a possible upcoming raid by federal authorities. The Factor spoke with Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, who says DuBois broke the law and should resign. "She sent out an alert about an ICE raid in the city of Brockton," the sheriff complained, "and she warned people to stay in their house and to not answer the door. This is an elected official who went out of her way to harbor people who were targeted. She put ICE agents at risk and if it can be proved that she actually assisted in someone getting away, she broke the law."

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Political Correctness Gone Wild

2017-03-28T07:00:00Z

Many people in America are terrified of stating unpopular opinions that run counter to the politically correct culture. The Factor spoke with one victim of the P.C. police, Professor Michael Rectenwald. "I established an anonymous Twitter account," Rectenwald said, "and I tweeted a few things about political correctness and how it was ruling New York University. For example, I talked about the surveillance of Halloween costumes. This is all very scary and it goes back to Maoism. There is a 'shaming' culture." Nick Adams, author of the book 'Retaking America,' related a recent example. "Political correctness is pretty much behind every problem we see in America today. One college in Massachusetts took down the American flag until veterans groups protested. Political correctness is a way of life, it's a hostility aimed directly at the values that have made America the most exceptional nation on Earth."

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Sanctuary Crackdown Vow

2017-03-27T07:00:00Z

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has starkly warned sanctuary cities that they risk losing funds if they don't follow federal law. Katie Pavlich and Mary Anne Marsh debated the issue. "We have tolerated sanctuary cities for a long time," Pavlich complained, "and I hope Attorney General Sessions is real about his threats. If they're going to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, they should not be bluffing. ICE is simply asking local law enforcement to hold illegal aliens with serious criminal records." But Marsh questioned whether the Justice Department can actually punish sanctuary cities. "Jeff Sessions talks about withholding funds, but he does not have the authority to do that. It is up to Congress to make the changes on those grants. What's most disgusting is that the immigration system is broken and no one is trying to fix it."

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The Latest on the London Terror Attack

2017-03-22T07:00:00Z

An Islamic terrorist killed at least four people in London Wednesday when he drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians and then stabbed a policeman. British-born terror expert Nile Gardiner analyzed the attack. "London is the front line in Europe in the war against Islamist terrorism," he theorized. "Over the last three years British authorities have thwarted no less than 13 major terror attacks. We are reaping the whirlwind in the U.K. of mass immigration policies and it was almost inevitable that we would see this kind of attack in London. ISIS, Al Qaeda, and a whole array of Islamic terrorist organizations have sought to recruit young men in the United Kingdom and Europe. But the British government is determined to defeat the terror threat."

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Journalists and National Security

2017-03-21T07:00:00Z

Guests: Judith Miller
In 2005, then-New York Times reporter Judith Miller spent 85 days in jail because she refused to divulge a source to a federal grand jury. She'll enter the No Spin Zone to talk about the current state of the White House and the many leaks Mr. Trump has had to face in his short time in office.

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Krauthammer on Today's Intel Hearings

2017-03-20T07:00:00Z

Charles Krauthammer analyzed the day's events on Capitol Hill. "The most important thing I heard," he said, "is that the Gorsuch hearings, which should have been a triumphant moment for the Trump administration, got buried by the other hearings. Gorsuch was completely overshadowed, in part because of the tweet that Trump put out about the wiretap. That is a self-inflicted wound and it is symbolic of how he has stepped all over his presidency, particularly the good things he has done. Also lost in the shuffle is that we are just a few days away from a health care vote, which should be at the forefront. This shows how the static generated by Trump's eccentricities are getting in the way of what could be a very effective presidency."

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No Spin Interview with Leon Panetta

2017-03-16T07:00:00Z

With conflict all over the world and an increasing U.S. presence in the Middle East, The Factor welcomed former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. "The administration is talking about adding more troops in Syria," he began, "and the reality is that if we are going to defeat ISIS, we have to provide support for the Iraqis. We have to move ISIS out of the area and we have to get rid of the caliphate. Secretary of State Mattis is a tough guy and a smart guy and he's making the right recommendations." Panetta turned to North Korea, which continues to act with belligerence. "We are taking the right steps right now, we are deploying missiles to South Korea to protect against the increased threat of an attack from North Korea. This leader is unstable and that could result in provocation and war."

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Health Care Debate Troubles

2017-03-14T07:00:00Z

The Republican health care plan is under fire from the right. The Factor asked Karl Rove to explain conservative opposition to the proposal. "Some people don't want to have a replacement bill," he began, "they want to have a straight repeal. They want to kill the system entirely and take time to replace it entirely, but that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. There is also a principled objection to refundable tax credits for those who buy health insurance out of their own pockets." Rove theorized that President Trump is handling the issue properly. "He's doing this the right way, he's got Dr. Tom Price working with Republicans in the house to keep an open line of communication to critics. If that process goes forward, good things can happen."

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More Wiretapping Accusations

2017-03-13T07:00:00Z

Former Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who was wiretapped by the feds in 2011 as he spoke to Muammar Gaddafi's son, entered the No Spin Zone to elaborate. "I had a resolution in the House," Kucinich reported, "to try to stop the war and he called me to talk about it. I cleared the discussion with House attorneys and a member of Congress is not supposed to be listened to by the executive branch. The Director of National Intelligence under President Obama was tracking my resolution and I didn't find out until two years after I had left Congress." Because of that experience, Kucinich does not automatically dismiss President Trump's allegation that he was bugged. "I heard a lot of people laughing about it, but I had something happen to me. If a member of Congress can have his phone tapped, this can happen to anybody."

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FBI Investigating Cyberattacks?

2017-03-09T08:00:00Z

Congressmen Louie Gohmert and Eric Swalwell entered the No Spin Zone with their analysis of leaks and cyber-attacks. "We have seen reports about the CIA," said the Republican Gohmert, "and they have the capability to hack in and leave a Russian footprint. We have also heard clearly that there is no evidence of Russians interfering with the election. What I'm more concerned about is members of our intelligence community who have lied to us about eavesdropping." Swalwell, a Democrat, insisted that alleged ties between Donald Trump and Russia are worth investigating. "I have faith in our intelligence community because it's all we've got. The dots are continuing to connect Donald Trump's team to Russia, and the biggest question is whether they were working with Russia when the attacks on our democracy."

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A Day Without Women

2017-03-08T08:00:00Z

Some women stayed home Wednesday to celebrate International Women's Day. Bill spoke about the event with conservative Peggy Nance. "Not many women took the day off," she said, "and the bottom line is that the organizers are people who are angry about Donald Trump being elected. There has never been a better time in history to be born female and never a better place than the United States." But Liberal radio talk show host Leslie Marshall wasn't ready to dismiss Wednesday's event. "A lot of women can't take the day off, and that is one of the gripes. A lot of women feel the Trump administration is turning back the clock. The beef is that this president and his administration are not listening to women, and this sends a clear message."

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Analyzing the Republican Healthcare Plan

2017-03-07T08:00:00Z

House Republicans have put forth a new health law that is already being pummeled from both sides. Former White House advisor Dana Perino examined the bill and what comes next. "This comes down to fulfilling a campaign promise," she began. "Republicans and President Trump campaigned on replacing ObamaCare, but some conservatives don't like this version because the Medicaid expansion was allowed to stay. President Obama spent a lot of time and political capital on his bill, and I wonder if President Trump will be willing to do the same thing. I don't think it will be good if President Trump passes a Republican-only bill."

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Campus Chaos & Our Divided Nation

2017-03-06T08:00:00Z

Last week some Middlebury College students shut down a talk by author Charles Murray, sending a professor to the hospital in the process; days later, anti-Trump protesters clashed with the president's supporters near the University of California at Berkeley. What in the world is going on? The Factor posed that question to Mary Anne Marsh and Katie Pavlich. "I expect this to get worse," Pavlich said, "because there have not been a lot of consequences for the protesters, who are really violent rioters. What we saw with Charles Murray was totally unacceptable, this was a mob. The administration can either punish the students or they can let it continue." Marsh contended that Middlebury school officials actually tried to act responsibly. "Middlebury did all the right things to prepare for this appearance. They prepared the students, they reminded them of the rules, and now they are having an investigation."

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In Trouble for Upholding Immigration Law?

2017-02-28T08:00:00Z

A state trooper in Washington State is in hot water because he informed ICE about a convicted felon who was in the country illegally. Fox News correspondent Dan Springer elaborated on the story. "There was a collision and one of the drivers involved was Armando Chavez," he reported. "A standard check revealed that he was an illegal immigrant who was convicted of drug trafficking and deported four times. The trooper called ICE, which arrested Chavez, but the trooper is under investigation by his own department for possibly violating policy. Sanctuary cities and states seem to want no cooperation with ICE." The Factor criticized Washington Governor Jay Inslee, who is in effect is siding against his own trooper: "The governor doesn't want his troopers informing ICE, even if there is a deportation order. This trooper was just doing his job and he can sue the state if action is taken against him."

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Hatred on the Rise?

2017-02-27T08:00:00Z

Jewish cemeteries have been vandalized in some American cities, and Charles Krauthammer implied that the media are trying to link the attacks to President Trump. "We've often had spasms of incidents," he said, "and many of them have been 'copycat' occurrences. The real story is that these anti-Jewish incidents are suddenly being highlighted by the press. For the past 15 years the press has been highlighting 'Islamophobia,' but the number of anti-Jewish incidents has been far greater and under-reported. I propose that the storyline used to be the beastliness of Americans toward Muslims, but now there is attention paid to anti-Semitic incidents. The implication in the press is that this is somehow connected to the Trump ascendency."

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Remembering Alan Colmes

2017-02-23T08:00:00Z

The Factor wrapped up the show with a tribute to Fox News Channel's Alan Colmes, who died Thursday morning at age 66. Colmes always put forth his liberal viewpoints with great humor and insight, and often debated his conservative sister-in-law Monica Crowley. The Factor delivered a personal remembrance: "Alan Colmes had no malice, he was a kind guy and he never took political debate personally. I gave him all kinds of jazz in the hallways and he always had a witty comeback. And if you ever needed a favor, there was no better guy than Alan Colmes. He sincerely cared about other people and he will be deeply missed."

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Miller on Politics and Recent Drone Disaster

2017-02-22T08:00:00Z

Dennis Miller theorized that the Democratic Party, with its endless opposition to all things Trump, is damaging its future prospects. "The Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot," he quipped, "with Fat Man, Little Boy, and a rusty crossbow. So I'll predict that Trump will win again in 2020, then he'll turn it over to Mike Pence in 2024 and 2028. In '32 and '36 and '40 Ivanka will take over, then turn it over to Barron Trump. We'll give it back to the Dems in 2060 just to take a rest!" Miller also commented on the prototype UPS delivery drone that misfired on live TV. "I saw a press conference with that drone and he said that footage was 'fake news.' That's a foreign-made drone doing a job that American drones won't do anymore. So I've started a site called #NotMyDrone."

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African-Americans & Trump

2017-02-21T08:00:00Z

Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was with President Trump Tuesday when he visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She joined The Factor to explain her support for the president. "There were 17 candidates on the Republican side," she stated, "and President Trump was always on my short list. One of the very first things he said was that he is pro-life and we will defund Planned Parenthood. That grabbed me, and then he said we will bring jobs back and that the American Dream is still alive." King conceded that most other black Americans are not on the president's side and blamed "fake news" for maligning his character and racial attitudes.

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Assessing the National Media

2017-02-20T08:00:00Z

The Factor invited Katie Pavlich and Mary Anne Marsh to put forth their perspectives on the American media. "Much of the press is just liberals parading around as objective journalists," Pavlich declared, "and I actually think they would do the country a favor by admitting they come at the news from a liberal perspective. The vast majority of journalism professors are liberal and the journalists they produce are liberal." Marsh, not surprisingly, denied that there is widespread bias. "Are there some progressive reporters? Sure. But is that true of all the media and are they all carrying the Democrats' water? No. There are plenty of reporters out there who were tough on President Obama and are tough on President Trump."

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Chris Wallace on Trump's Press Conference

2017-02-16T08:00:00Z

For still another take on the press conference, The Factor turned to Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace. "There were some moments that made me uncomfortable," Wallace began, "but he was not unhinged. This was a determined effort by this president to seize the narrative. There has been growing talk about chaos and disarray in the White House, and this was a president saying he's in charge. He's saying he's not going to bend to Washington, Washington will have to bend to him. But in the end, he will rise or fall on his accomplishments, not whether he gets good press."

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Netanyahu, Trump, and the Jewish Vote

2017-02-15T08:00:00Z

President Trump had a very friendly meeting Wednesday with Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu, whose relationship with President Obama was famously chilly. Fox News analyst Karl Rove examined the political ramifications. "Since the onset of the New Deal," he observed, "Jews have tended to vote overwhelmingly Democratic. They were comfortable doing that because Democratic nominees were reliably pro-Israel, but that changed under President Obama. Donald Trump is authentically pro-Israel and this issue is also very important to evangelical Christians, who were a big part of his primary and general election victories."

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Internal Trouble for Democrats?

2017-02-14T08:00:00Z

Former Democratic Senator Jim Webb complains that his party has alienated its base by moving far to the left. Juan Williams and Lisa Boothe analyzed that criticism. "The base of the party," Williams said, "is now black and Latino and educated young people. They are not comfortable with the old parts of the Democratic Party, which was the party of the segregationist South. The party is now more in touch with the changing demographics of the country." But Boothe argued that the Democratic obsession with political correctness has caused irreparable harm. "It's not just the racial identity politics, it's also focusing on transgender bathrooms and climate change. You can see how this has impacted the party by looking at the House of Representatives. More than one-third of House Democrats come from California, Massachusetts, and New York."

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More on the ICE Deportations

2017-02-13T08:00:00Z

The Factor continued with retired ICE special agent Claude Arnold. "This was mass hysteria," Arnold groused, "with people reporting what was not really happening. In fact, this was a fairly routine operation, the same kind that was carried out throughout the Obama administration. The coverage caused hysteria in these local communities. It's all politically motivated, they're trying to characterize the Trump administration as being heavy-handed."

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Ivanka Trump Clothing Ban?

2017-02-09T08:00:00Z

Judge Jeanine Pirro entered the No Spin Zone with more on the decision by Nordstrom to stop carrying Ivanka Trump's signature line of clothing. "Nordstrom is responding to demands of a group on social media that hates the Trumps," she theorized. "The brand was selling very well for many years and then all of a sudden it's going down and other companies are joining Nordstrom. They are caving to the far left and Nordstrom acted at their peril. The Factor agreed, saying, "Many Trump supporters are not going to Nordstrom and this is not going to help them."

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Bill's Full, Unedited Super Bowl Interview with President Trump

2017-02-08T08:00:00Z

Watch the full Super Bowl interview with President Donald Trump, including exclusive segments that never aired.

Muslim Immigration in Europe

2017-02-08T08:00:00Z

A new survey shows that a majority of Europeans want a total halt to immigration from Muslim nations. Conservative foreign policy analyst Nile Gardiner elaborated on the study. "This is a very powerful poll," he declared, "from Britain's most prestigious think tank. It's one of the most important surveys we've seen in recent years, and it reflects the tremendous fear and anxiety in Europe over the influx of refugees. The wave of Islamist terror attacks across Europe have had a huge impact and there is a real sense of foreboding." The Factor concluded, "This is bad news for the Angela Merkel set and liberal politicians."

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Bernie on the Trump Super Bowl Interview

2017-02-07T08:00:00Z

Bernie Goldberg also weighed in on the conversation with President Trump. "The Putin 'killer' exchange was important," he said, "because of the conservative reaction. Imagine if President Obama had said he respected Putin and said, 'There are a lot of killers, you think we're so innocent?' The people watching us tonight would be outraged, they would accuse him of treason. Where is the conservative outrage over this statement? Donald Trump has told us how smart he is, but why didn't he just say, 'I have to deal with people who don't win humanitarian awards?' He didn't say that, he left it to you to give a generous interpretation of what he meant."

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Bill O'Reilly Interviews President Donald Trump

2017-02-06T18:09:00Z

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Krauthammer on the Trump Interview

2017-02-06T08:00:00Z

The Factor invited Charles Krauthammer to react to the big interview, especially the part where President Trump seemed to brush away the notion that Vladimir Putin is a murderer. "The obvious headline is the one that everyone caught," Dr. K said, "which was his reaction to your saying that Putin is a killer. Vladimir Putin is not only a killer, he's a shameless killer." Krauthammer also scrutinized the possible showdown between California and the federal government over sanctuary for illegal immigrants. "This has been triggered by Governor Jerry Brown. The president has made it very clear that if you are a sanctuary anything you will be cut off by the federal government. There is a lot of support in the country for that." The Factor predicted, "We're going to cut off California's money and they desperately need it because it's an entitlement state."

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Sanctuary Insanity

2017-02-02T08:00:00Z

Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro is again outraged, this time by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who says drunk driving is a minor offense not worthy of reporting an illegal alien to the feds. "As someone who has prosecuted these cases," she raged, "this man does not deserve to be the mayor of New York City. He says that if you're illegal and get a DWI, we're going to protect you in our sanctuary city. He has made a decision that if you are an American we are going to endanger your life, but if you're an illegal we'll protect you. He's a half-wit!" The Factor agreed, saying, "This is wrong morally and politically and in terms of public safety."

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California: Sanctuary State?

2017-02-01T08:00:00Z

Some Democratic lawmakers in California are proposing that the entire state declare itself a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. The Factor scrutinized that idea with California law professor John Eastman. "California and its cities get $330-billion a year from the federal government," Eastman said, "and all of that is at risk. One of the conditions on all of those grants is that you have to comply with federal law, and that law says no state can tell its officials to not cooperate with ICE. But some California officials have become ideologically hard-line left on this and don't want enforcement of our immigration laws." The Factor warned of a major showdown, saying, "I think the Trump administration would absolutely withhold funding, even though it would cause mass chaos."

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Analyzing Trump's Choice

2017-01-31T08:00:00Z

Fox News anchor Bret Baier joined The Factor with more on the upcoming confirmation process. "Democrats changed the rules," he began, "so that it only requires 51 votes instead of 60 to get cabinet nominees through, but they did not do that 'nuclear option' for Supreme Court nominees. There will be an effort by Democrats to filibuster this nominee because he is only 49 years old and in the mold of Justice Scalia. There are some huge cases on pause and another conservative judge will almost make these rulings go in the conservative direction. But if it reaches the point where Democrats are filibustering Judge Gorsuch, Republicans can invoke the nuclear option and confirmation would only require 51 votes. The Democrats will have a problem because they have ten Senators up for reelection where Donald Trump won more than 60% of the counties, and those Senators will feel a lot of pressure in those states." Baier looked ahead to a bruising and hugely expensive campaign both for and against Judge Gorsuch. "There will be a massive social media and email campaign, there will be television ads, there will be canvassing in the states where these Democrats are facing reelection. Both sides will spend hundreds of millions of dollars! Many nominees get attacked in unbelievable ways, and there will be outside groups that definitely try to go after him."

For more on the nomination and Judge Gorsuch, The Factor turned to Fox News Supreme Court correspondent Shannon Bream. "If my inbox is any indication," she said, "I have already received dozens of emails from groups. People on the left say they are very concerned and most of them are pro-choice groups. Judge Gorsuch has been very critical of the left, and they are already saying he is unqualified and calling on Democrats in the Senate to vote against him. " The Factor was amazed, asking, "How can they say he's possibly unqualified when this guy is sitting on the Federal Appeals Court, has a sterling record, and has the best education on the planet?"

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Hollywood Unloads on President Trump

2017-01-30T08:00:00Z

Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild awards show was a festival of Trump-hatred, as presenters and winners took shots at the president and his refugee ban. Janice Min of The Hollywood Reporter elaborated on the industry's reliably left-wing politics. "This is a town with almost a singular mindset," she conceded, "and when you give one of these speeches you are preaching to the choir. But the awards shows are in the business of ratings, people watch these shows for escape. All you have to do is search 'boycott liberal celebrities' and there are a lot of people out there who are doing that." The Factor agreed, saying, "Trump supporters have had it with Hollywood, and that will show up in the economics of the industry."

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Hollywood Loons vs. Trump

2017-01-26T08:00:00Z

Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro joined The Factor and took aim at left-wing entertainers who denounced Donald Trump at last Saturday's march in Washington. "I was at the Women's March," she said, "and I heard the kind of destructive and divisive language that we can't even repeat on television. This is about the disintegration of respect for the First Family, with the First Lady being called ignorant and President Trump being compared to Hitler and the devil. We have a left that is so upset that they lost the election and can't get over it." The Factor surmised, "They play to the crowd and to each other in the hope of being accepted."

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The Left Delegitimizing Trump

2017-01-25T08:00:00Z

Guests: Jonathan Turley
Despite Donald Trump's November win, many on the Left are still trying to delegitimize his presidency. But why? Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley presents his conclusion.

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The Left Delegitimizing Trump

2017-01-25T08:00:00Z

Some left-wing Americans continue to argue that Donald Trump's presidency is somehow not legitimate. The Factor was joined by law professor Jonathan Turley, who has been extremely critical of the would-be delegitimizers. "There is a concerted effort," Turley argued, "to create a political mythology and say that Donald Trump is a pretender in office. That's a dangerous thing and Inauguration Day is when we keep a promise and come together every four years. To see all those members of Congress boycotting the Inauguration was shameful. There are a lot of Democrats who want to say it wasn't us or our message, they want to say that somehow Donald Trump stole the election or Putin gave it to him. It's total hate!"

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Chaos in Chicago

2017-01-24T08:00:00Z

It's early in the new year, but murders in Chicago are way up over the very bloody year of 2016. The Factor explored the carnage with attorney Horace Cooper. "There has been a wholesale failure," Cooper complained, "on the part of the state and local community to address this serious problem. The feds can absolutely go in and do something about it, it's within the federal government's statutory authority. The Attorney General can direct the U.S. Attorney in Chicago to have the FBI and local law enforcement work together and prosecute cases. This doesn't require a change in law, it simply requires the will!" The Factor added, "President Trump can call in the National Guard because the governor won't."

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Working Across the Aisle with Trump?

2017-01-23T08:00:00Z

Former Obama adviser Austan Goolsbee entered the No Spin Zone and looked ahead to the possibility of bipartisan cooperation between the parties. "I don't know if the Trump administration is capable of working with Democrats," Goolsbee stated. "If you win an election narrowly, you can do what JFK did and put prominent Republicans in the cabinet. If Donald Trump had reached out in his inaugural address, I think these demonstrations would be half the size that they were. He's saying 'I won,' he's charging ahead, and I think he'll overstep. If the Trump administration does not stimulate the economy, he will be in a tough spot." The Factor concurred, saying, "He has to deliver on the economy and security."

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Doctor Krauthammer on President Trump

2017-01-20T08:00:00Z

The Factor was joined by Charles Krauthammer, who gave his thoughts on the big day in Washington. "This was not a conservative speech in the mold of Reagan," Dr. K observed, "and it marks the end of Reaganism. He is really a third-party candidate who ran under the banner of the GOP. He offers a vision that is populist through-and-through, but he stocks his cabinet with conservatives who will try to enact traditional items of the conservative agenda. The irony is that to get that through, he'll need the Republican establishment." Krauthammer evaluated Donald Trump's harsh criticism of the politicians who shared the stage on Friday. "There is some poetic justice because in 2009 Obama was very critical of George W. Bush, who was sitting right behind him. If Donald Trump believes something, he says it, which is part of his charm and appeal. The problem is that he is making promises about issues and problems that have been with us forever." The Factor predicted, "Next week will be wild because he will sign executive orders to reinforce the message that a new sheriff is in town."

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Immigration Situation in California

2017-01-19T08:00:00Z

California has withdrawn a request for permission to allow illegal immigrants to purchase health insurance through ObamaCare. The Factor asked Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman whether Donald Trump's election played a role in his state's about-face. "This request was to allow undocumented immigrants shop on the ObamaCare website," Sherman said, "and yes it was indeed Donald Trump that caused California to withdraw that waiver. Two of the things he hates most are undocumented immigrants and ObamaCare! Donald Trump's message is that if undocumented immigrants want to buy health insurance, they can buy it anywhere but on these exchanges." Congressman Sherman, no fan of Donald Trump, said he will attend the inauguration "out of respect for the system."

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McCain Reacts to the Manning Commutation

2017-01-18T08:00:00Z

President Obama has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, formerly Bradley Manning, who provided thousands of state secrets to WikiLeaks. Senator John McCain joined The Factor and denounced the president's leniency. "I feel rage and frustration and sorrow," he declared. "The sorrow is for the families of the individuals who were identified by these leaks and then murdered by the Taliban. The rage is because this president is basically endorsing letting someone go through who was responsible for the needless deaths of our allies. What is more egregious than providing the enemy with information that helps them?" Senator McCain added that, while he is still at odds with President-elect Trump, he has good relations with many people in the incoming administration

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Liberal Outrage and Donald Trump

2017-01-17T08:00:00Z

CNN contributor Marc Lamont Hill actually denigrated what he called 'mediocre Negroes' who have recently visited Trump Tower. The Factor asked black sports analyst Stephen A. Smith to opine. "There is still a residue from what Donald Trump said during the election and the rhetoric he was spewing," Smith said. "Marc Lamont Hill is very intelligent, but I disagree with what he said, I thought it was disrespectful and insulting. No one who meets with the president-elect should be castigated for that." The Factor added, "People have a right to form their judgments about individuals and they shouldn't be demonized for doing that."

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Democrats Sitting Out Inauguration

2017-01-16T08:00:00Z

More than 30 Congressional Democratic, among them John Lewis, are boycotting Donald Trump's inauguration. That isn't sitting well with 'The Five' co-host and former Bush communications adviser Dana Perino. "All of these Democrats are in really safe seats," she observed, "so they pay no political price for not going to the event. In fact, they will probably get good public relations in their districts. But there are some progressive Democrats who will attend out of a sense of duty." The Factor said of the boycotters, "These people are in Congress because their districts are crazy left.

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Band Bullied for Playing at the Inauguration

2017-01-12T08:00:00Z

With Donald Trump's inauguration just one week away, The Factor spoke with Bill Hawkins, president of historically black Talladega College in Alabama, whose school band will perform at the event. "I've been personally attacked in a very negative manner," Hawkins revealed. "Some alumni have come at me pretty hard, they don't want the band to participate and say I am a disgrace to my race. But this is about the students having an opportunity to participate in this national ceremony." Trump advisor Omaroso Manigault, who is working on the inauguration, denounced the Talladega bullies. "I think it's despicable that individuals would attack young people who want to participate in this important activity. This is like a civics lesion and some of these young people have never even been to Washington."

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Bernie on Trump's Press Conference

2017-01-11T08:00:00Z

The Factor asked Bernie Goldberg to evaluate Donald Trump's Wednesday press conference and his heated exchange with CNN's Jim Acosta. "This reminded me of a smackdown on pro wrestling," Goldberg asserted. "There's always a tension between the press corps and the president, but it will be brutal for the next four years and Donald Trump has brought a lot of this on himself. Donald Trump was wrong when he said that CNN was engaged in fake news. All CNN did was report that top intelligence officials gave a briefing to the president, the president-elect, and members of Congress. It was legitimate news and CNN reported it responsibly." The Factor disagreed, saying, "We had that story here at Fox News but there was no substance, these were just unsubstantiated allegations."

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Protesters Disrupt Sessions' Hearing

2017-01-10T08:00:00Z

Protesters from Code Pink and other far-left groups disrupted the confirmation hearing of prospective Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday. Mary Anne Marsh and Melissa Francis opined on the spectacle. "The people who protested Jeff Sessions," Marsh pointed out, "are the same people who protested Hillary Clinton throughout the whole campaign. People who condemned their behavior today applauded it during the campaign, which speaks to the divisions within our country." Francis denounced the protesters and their tactics. "I don't think they're really persuading anyone. They yell 'racist' at anyone who is right of center, but that's their only argument." The Factor contended, "These crazy far-left people help Sessions and Trump, this works against what they really want."

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The True Story of Gitmo

2017-01-09T08:00:00Z

As President Obama continues to release suspected terrorists from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, his critics lament that many of the freed inmates are returning to the battlefield. The Factor spoke about the situation with James Mitchell, who interrogated terrorists for the CIA. "It takes a little while for the effects of being at Guantanamo to wear off," Mitchell said, "and for them to get back into their old behaviors. The people who are still at Gitmo are explosive experts, experts in chemicals and poisons, and trained assassins. They are pretty horrible people and it will be a mistake if President Obama lets more out. If you return them to Yemen, I can't imagine that they would do anything other than go back to being a jihadist."

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Democratic Party Split

2017-01-05T08:00:00Z

Some Democrats are vowing to fight Donald Trump every step of the way, while others are willing to cooperate with the President-elect. The Factor welcomed professor Cornel West and Revolutionary Communist Party co-founder Carl Dix, both of whom are calling for unrelenting opposition to Trump. "I'm afraid of the danger and the damage that Donald Trump has already talked about," West warned. "We're talking about fascism, a strong man with a narcissistic personality who is tied to big business and big military. We want a moral and spiritual awakening." Dix ominously demanded that Americans take to the streets to protest. "People gave Hitler a chance and we saw what that meant for humanity. With Donald Trump we're talking about Muslim registry, a wall on the border with Mexico, and a disregard for dissent and civil liberties. We need to stop this before it gets started!" The Factor urged both men to be fair and give the new president a chance, but that seems highly unlikely.

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California Prostitution Controversy

2017-01-04T08:00:00Z

Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law decriminalizing prostitution for women under 18, meaning California authorities will not arrest adolescent prostitutes. The Factor spoke about the legislation with Travis Allen, one of very few Republicans in the state assembly. "I voted against this because it's a terrible law," Allen declared. "The California Democrats may have good intentions with legalizing child prostitution, but there is absolutely no way that this will have good consequences. We have to overturn this." The Factor blasted California lawmakers and the law: "This is shocking, it's a travesty, and I understand it's because the liberal legislature in Sacramento doesn't believe it's these girls' fault. It's now much easier for the pimps who run these children to operate."

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Trump Pressuring U.S. Companies

2017-01-03T08:00:00Z

President-elect Trump continues to criticize U.S. companies by name, most recently complaining that General Motors is producing some models in Mexico and selling them in the U.S. Former Bush aide Karl Rove criticized Trump's Twitter strategy. "We have to be careful about this," he warned. "The implication is that General Motors is building a bunch of cars in Mexico and shipping them into the U.S., but that is fundamentally untrue. The facility in Mexico sells cars primarily to the foreign market." Rove also denounced Senate Democrats who are vowing to slow down the confirmation process. "The Democrats have announced that there are eight appointees they will oppose and delay. This is pure obstructionism, an attempt to make it difficult to put together a government. Within two days of being sworn in, seven of President Obama's cabinet nominees were approved." The Factor groused, "It looks like Senator Schumer and his crew are going to sabotage Trump, but they can't stop these appointments."

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Would Obama Beat Trump in an Election?

2016-12-27T08:00:00Z

President Obama has confidently asserted that he could win a third term if he ran again, but President-Elect Trump strongly disagrees. Eric hashed it out with conservative columnist Lisa Boothe and former Clinton aide Richard Goodstein. "Hillary Clinton lost by 10,000 in Michigan," Goodstein pointed out, "and by 20,000 in Michigan and 40,000 in Pennsylvania. There were tens of thousands of voters who would have come out for Barack Obama but did not come out for Hillary Clinton. Counties that voted for Obama in '08 and '12 would have voted for him again." But Boothe contended that Donald Trump would have defeated Barack Obama. "President Obama said that his legacy was on the ballot and this was a rejection of his that. Donald Trump ran on eradicating President Obama's legacy, this was a rejection of his policies. Donald Trump was also able to flip 217 counties from Democrat to Republican."

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Terror in Berlin and the German Response

2016-12-20T08:00:00Z

ISIS has claimed responsibility for Monday's terror attack that killed a dozen people in Berlin. Fox News strategic analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters discussed the attack and the German response. "I'm seeing a much more open German press than previously," he said. "They tried to suppress the truth about immigrant crimes previously, but they know they can't do that in the Internet age." Peters also psychoanalyzed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has encouraged mass immigration from Islamic nations. "She is the daughter of a Lutheran pastor and she takes very seriously Christ's admonition to help the distressed. But the problem is that in this case the distressed are barbarians who want to destroy our civilization." The Factor blasted Merkel, saying, "I think she's a terrible leader who has destroyed her own country."

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Trump vs. California & NY on immigration

2016-12-19T08:00:00Z

California and New York are vowing to defy Donald Trump's immigration policies. The Factor analyzed the situation with columnist Ruben Navarrette. "New York and California will lose," Navarrette predicted, "because of the supremacy clause. I find it interesting that a lot of liberals in New York and California are now casting themselves in the role of being George Wallace from Alabama. There used to be renegade states in the South, and now they're doing the same thing in New York and California. The Democrats are lying to America, they are vowing to fight Trump, but they have allowed hundreds of thousands of deportations under Obama."

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Surprising New Fox News Poll

2016-12-14T08:00:00Z

According to a new Fox News poll, Donald Trump is viewed unfavorably by a slender majority of Americans, but his numbers have improved. FNC analyst Karl Rove analyzed the poll and its findings. "The headline is that things are getting better for Donald Trump," Rove said, "but he still has a long way to go. He is up by nine points on the 'favorable' side and that was going up even before the Carrier jobs situation. The sub-heading of this poll is that Trump voters believed in him, but they didn't necessarily take him literally. They believe he will be serious in building a wall and will do better than President Obama in fighting ISIS. Also, two-thirds of people say his use of Twitter is inappropriate." The Factor reminded Rove, "Donald Trump sees Twitter as a way to get around the media that hates him."

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Krauthammer on the Opioid Epidemic

2016-12-12T08:00:00Z

Guest: Charles Krauthammer
The Factor will assert that America's problem with opioid addiction stems from the Obama administration's soft policy towards all drug use. Charles Krauthammer will be here to respond.

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Trump's Secretary of State Speculation

2016-12-08T08:00:00Z

At last count, about a dozen men have been mentioned as prospective candidates to serve as secretary of state. The Factor explored the possibilities with Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin. "I had a conversation this evening," she revealed, "and right now I'm told that the stock of Rex Tillerson, the Exxon Mobil chairman, is really rising. He has the benefit of having run a company that is in 50 countries and has a long relationship with Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump was very impressed with him and I'm told they will have another meeting in the next couple of days. Mitt Romney is still in the mix, but Rudy Giuliani has not been seen coming in and out of Trump Tower in two weeks. Giuliani was offered Department of Homeland Security and he turned it down. He was publicly saying that he wanted to be secretary of state and Donald Trump was put off by that. I'm also told that Donald Trump has been really impressed by General David Petraeus."

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Tomi Lahren in the No Spin Zone

2016-12-07T08:00:00Z

Conservative TV and Internet host Tomi Lahren, just 24 years old, has become a major thorn in the side of liberals. In her first visit to the No Spin Zone, she outlined her ideological evolution. "In college I hosted a roundtable show," Lahren said, "and I got my first talk show when I was 21. I was raised in a family of hard-working Americans and I knew that if I was going to achieve something in life, I would have to do it myself. That lends itself to the conservative world view. I have used the Internet to my advantage because you can reach out directly to your viewers. The mainstream media does not foster conservative voices, so sometimes you have to go directly online. I like to take apart the mainstream media."

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The Bergdahl Saga Continues

2016-12-06T08:00:00Z

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was swapped for five hardened terrorists, is about to go on trial for deserting his unit in Afghanistan. A judge must first decide whether to allow evidence showing that some of Bergdahl's unit mates were injured while searching for him. Legal aces Lis Wiehl and Kimberly Guilfoyle elaborated on the case. "The judge might say that is not relevant to the charges," Wiehl said, "and that it's too prejudicial and might harm his case." Guilfoyle argued that the evidence should be allowed. "This evidence is relevant, it is not too prejudicial, and it goes directly to the charge of misbehaving in front of the enemy. The prosecutors want to bring up the fact that two soldiers were injured while searching for Bergdahl." As before, Wiehl predicted that President Obama will not issue a pardon to Bowe Bergdahl, but both Guilfoyle and The Factor argued that a presidential pardon is almost a sure thing.

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Watters Confronts Cowardly College President

2016-11-30T08:00:00Z

As you may have heard, Hampshire College in Massachusetts has stopped flying the American flag so as to "facilitate a dialogue." That decision by college president Jonathan Lash merited a special visit from Jesse Watters. Here's what some local residents told him: "A lot of people here live in an alternative universe, it's really leftist" ... "Hampshire is the most liberal college in this region" ... "I can't see a reason for an institution not to fly the flag." Watters confronted Lash himself, who absolutely, positively refused any and all comment, except one: "I don't want to talk to you about it." Back in the studio, Watters described Hampshire as the ultimate bastion of anything-goes liberalism. "You can major in ultimate Frisbee or basket weaving, there are no grades. This is the environment we are dealing with." The Factor concluded with a shot at college president Lash, describing him as "a villain and a coward."

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Will President Obama Pardon Bowe Bergdahl?

2016-11-29T08:00:00Z

Before he leaves office, will President Obama issue a pardon to Bowe Bergdahl, the alleged deserter who was swapped for five hardened terrorists? The Factor posed that question to legal analysts Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl. "Having stuck his neck out once for Bergdahl," Wiehl theorized, "he is not going to do it again and potentially tarnish his legacy." Guilfoyle predicted the exact opposite, saying, "I think he will pardon Bergdahl, which would then protect the record so we won't be able to get any information about this." The Factor agreed that a pardon is imminent because "Obama feels that Bergdahl never should have been in the armed forces to begin with, he wasn't emotionally equipped."

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Allegations of Voter Fraud

2016-11-28T08:00:00Z

President-elect Trump has tweeted that he would have won the popular vote if millions of illegal immigrants had not cast ballots. The Factor expounded on the subject with a mini-Talking Points Memo: "California and 11 other states now give illegal aliens licenses to drive. Once you have a valid driver's license in California, you are automatically registered to vote if you use some sleight of hand. You must provide a valid Social Security number, but we all know that phony Social Security numbers are legion. So it is not inconceivable that millions of illegal aliens did vote, but it is not a fact, either." Charles Krauthammer disagreed with the Memo and ridiculed Donald Trump's claim. "Of course he cannot back this up. It could be that there are aliens circling the earth and they trained their ray guns on ballot boxes and 3-million GOP votes disappeared. Can you disprove that? There's a difference between saying something 'might have happened' and saying something 'did happen.' That's the issue here." Krauthammer also dismissed Jill Stein's demand for recounts as "a joke" and "a fundraising scam."

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Trump's Battle Over Sanctuary Cities

2016-11-16T08:00:00Z

Some big city mayors, among them New York City's Bill de Blasio, defiantly insist that illegal immigrants will continue to have sanctuary in their towns. The Factor spoke with New York reporter Mac King about a Wednesday meeting between de Blasio and Donald Trump. "The mayor wanted everyone to know," King reported, "that he told Trump about his concerns. These two men have a history of saying nasty things about each other, so the meeting couldn't have been totally civil." FNC correspondent Doug McKelway elaborated on the bad blood between the men. "No word has escaped about what happened at this meeting. But remember that Mayor de Blasio is considered insufferable even by many members of his own party. To Bill de Blasio, Donald Trump is one great big macro-aggression." The Factor predicted, "The Trump administration will not allow these mayors to do what they want to do."

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Analyzing the Anti-Trump College Campus Chaos

2016-11-15T08:00:00Z

In one more example of madness on American universities, George Mason University admissions official Andrew Bunting declared that any Trump voter is a 'piece of worthless trash.' He has not been disciplined by the school. The Factor asked Juan Williams and Lisa Boothe to weigh in. "I would suspend him for a week without pay," Williams said, "because the school should be clear that no one should be viewed as worthless because of their political belief. But he has the right to speak out and the kids who are protesting have the right to speak out." But Boothe contended that Bunting deserves to lose his job. "He should be fired because he is supposed to be objective in the admissions process. The university needs to do a review to make sure that no previous applicants were discriminated against because of their Christian beliefs or political ideology. He also needs emotional therapy."

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Krauthammer on Obama's Presidential Press Conference

2016-11-14T08:00:00Z

Just before embarking on a trip to Europe and South America, President Obama held a press conference Monday. Charles Krauthammer watched and reacted. "Obama is saying he did such a good job and the country is in great shape," Dr. K observed, "but then why did his party get crushed? He's now pretending that everything is okay, but it's not. The Obama legacy is such a disaster that it was very easy for people to reject Hillary Clinton. The white working class felt excluded by the Democrats and that the country was all about speech control and affirmative action. There has also been a very aggressive secularism that has marginalized religious people."

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Chris Wallace on Extreme Media Bias

2016-11-11T08:00:00Z

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace has directly accused the media, particularly the New York Times, of blatant anti-Trump bias. "It wasn't just the New York Times," he said, "but a lot of the mainstream media decided that Donald Trump was beyond the pale and not acceptable as a president. So the rules of objectivity and fairness no longer applied. The Times used words like 'flailing' and 'desperate' that they would never say about Hillary Clinton, and it wasn't just on the opinion pages. Trump was brilliant in going after the media and lumping them in with all the other power elites." The Factor added, "There are certain people the media loathe and who offend them personally."

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Giuliani on Trump's Administration

2016-11-09T08:00:00Z

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was firmly in Donald Trump's corner for many months, looked ahead to a Trump presidency. "I see Newt Gingrich as a possible national security adviser," he surmised, "but I haven't even talked to Donald about this. Ben Carson could have a role and Chris Christie would be fabulous at Homeland Security. Every president needs a lot of help - Donald Trump didn't build his own buildings and golf courses, he got the best architects and carpenters and plumbers." Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor, hinted that he could serve as Attorney General, and he also said that if President Obama pardons Hillary Clinton it "will seal his legacy as one of the worst presidents ever."

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Krauthammer on Tomorrow's Vote

2016-11-07T08:00:00Z

Charles Krauthammer entered the No Spin Zone with his analysis of Tuesday's vote. "Nobody can predict this," he began, "because there are too many coin flips. But you can say that if Hillary Clinton's advantage in the national vote is four points, it's hard to imagine that she'd lose the electoral vote." Krauthammer, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, delivered a harsh takedown of Secretary Clinton. "I think Hillary Clinton and her husband are corrupt. Just watch them operate, there's so much sleaze and so much lying. But to say that she is not the candidate I would choose for the presidency is not to make the case for Donald Trump. He has deficiencies in knowledge, temperament, and lack of policy that you can't assign to her." The Factor lamented, "Every American voter who is paying attention knows that Hillary Clinton has a very difficult time with ethics, she and her husband are partners in corruption."

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Sarah Palin in the Zone

2016-11-06T07:00:00Z

The Factor welcomed Sarah Palin, a Trump supporter who was with the candidate in Michigan Sunday night. "If Trump wins," she said, "then America wins. Here in Michigan they are hot, hot, hot for Trump! They want to be the comeback state and they want someone from the private sector to get in and shrink government and allow industry to get revved up again. These are Reagan Democrats here, blue-collar people who want positive change. Like I've said before, polls are only good for strippers and cross-country skiers." Palin also addressed the stubborn gender gap. "I would hope that women aren't buying into that shtick that says, 'Hey, vote for me because I'm a gal.' Women in America want a cleaned-up government just as much as men do. In a lot of ways, Hillary Clinton is a corrupt person."

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Trump Changing His Media Strategy?

2016-11-04T07:00:00Z

Donald Trump, an ubiquitous presence on TV during the primaries and the general election, has avoided interviews in recent days. Political observers Michael Maslansky and Justin Wallin analyzed Trump's decision. "This is smart," Maslansky said, "because he is still his own worst enemy. If he went out and talked to the media, he could lose control. Right now the story is all about Hillary Clinton and the FBI, so why take attention away from that?" But Wallin argued that Trump should be doing national TV interviews. "Team Trump is terrified that he'll say something whacky, but his one advantage is that he has gotten billions of dollars worth of media coverage. He can generate news and he can't just rely on gravity to bring Hillary Clinton down."

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Analyzing the Polls: Which States Are Up for Grabs?

2016-11-03T07:00:00Z

The most recent national polls vary wildly; CBS News has Hillary Clinton up by three points while the Los Angeles Times gives Donald Trump a five point advantage. Political analysts Tom Bevan and Bob Cusak surveyed the landscape. "We have seen Republicans coming home," Bevan said, "and Trump has expanded his lead in states like Georgia and Missouri and Texas. Also, some marginal voters might be shying away from Hillary Clinton. If enough of those folks stay home in key battleground states, that could be a trouble spot for her campaign." Cusak stressed the importance of the Keystone State. "If Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, he will probably be President Trump. A few weeks ago we were talking about her getting 350 electoral votes, but that has gone down and the FBI thing has hurt her."

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Is the Media in the Tank for Clinton?

2016-11-02T07:00:00Z

There is little doubt that most editors and reporters are rooting hard for Hillary Clinton and against Donald Trump. The Factor analyzed the bias with communications professors Merrill Brown and Jeff McCall. "The phrase 'liberal media' is in everyone's vernacular these days," Brown said, "and we know from past surveys that the media by and large vote liberal. But we still want to believe they are doing their jobs." McCall added that no one should be terribly surprised by the media's leftward tilt. "The reporters are a reflection of the environments in which they live. They live in newsrooms where most of their colleagues lean left, and they went to colleges and journalism schools where most of their professors leaned left. Most right-leaning reporters would not want to acknowledge that."

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Breaking Down the Electoral College

2016-11-01T07:00:00Z

The Factor welcomed Fox News political numbers-cruncher Arnon Mishkin, who scrutinized the Electoral College. "Donald Trump's opportunity," Mishkin said, "comes in stealing states that we have on the Clinton side. I think it's very possible that he will win Arizona and he absolutely can win Florida. Iowa is another good bet and Nevada is a tossup state that Trump could easily win." Mishkin concluded, "Trump has a fair shot but I don't think he gets to 270 without Pennsylvania, the race could boil down to Pennsylvania." The Factor observed, "Wherever Libertarian Gary Johnson loses votes, Trump gains votes."

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Trump Hits ObamaCare

2016-10-27T07:00:00Z

Returning for another segment, Donald Trump turned to the escalating problems with ObamaCare and his proposed solution "People are getting wiped out," he groused, "like in Arizona where there is a 116% rate increase. I think most premiums will go up by a minimum of 40% and people care. I like the concept of health care savings accounts and you must get rid of the boundaries between states so that insurance companies can compete. Premiums will be much lower if there is competition. We will also block grant Medicaid to the states and they're going to take care of the people who cannot take care of themselves. It will work out so much better than this nightmare." Finally, Trump questioned his opponent's health and stamina. "I think she is very low energy, I saw her after the second debate and she could barely make it to the car. This is not what we want to defeat ISIS and negotiate with China and work against Putin."

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Chaos in the Polls -- Who's Really Ahead?

2016-10-26T07:00:00Z

The Factor surveyed the electoral landscape with political observers Caitlin Huey-Burns and Kyle Kondik. "Trump is gaining some ground," Huey-Burns reported, "both nationally and in some battleground states. But some red Republican states are in play right now, places like Arizona and even Utah." Kondik suggested that the election is fairly static and Donald Trump may be running out of time. "The race is probably where it's been, Clinton is up by about five points. We're getting to the point where we are seeing early voting, so even if Trump is able to close in the final days, there are already votes that have been cast against him." The Factor concluded, "I believe that Clinton is ahead, but Trump is gaining momentum."

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Clinton Email Trouble -- Obama Not Telling the Truth?

2016-10-25T07:00:00Z

Newly released emails indicate that President Obama was not telling the truth when he claimed he did not know about Secretary Clinton's private email account until it was widely reported. The Factor spoke about that with Juan Williams and Lisa Boothe. "The critical issue is accountability of people in power," Williams declared. "You can't have misinformation coming from the president and he should explain what he knew and when he knew it." Boothe accused the Clinton campaign of widespread dishonesty. "Cheryl Mills saw this as a campaign issue and saw a problem because of what President Obama said. You have to look at everything that has gone on from the top down in the Clinton campaign." The Factor again criticized FBI boss James Comey: "Everyone knows that Hillary Clinton did not tell the truth about her emails, with the exception of James Comey. He didn't mention this email and it is so damning!"

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Bill Exposes Ill-Prepared Washington Post Columnist

2016-10-24T07:00:00Z

Some viewers and pundits have accused The Factor of going easy on Donald Trump. Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, who agrees with that assessment, entered the No Spin Zone to elaborate. "My criticism is that you are actually in the spin zone," she said, "and you do a lot of parroting what Trump is saying to you. You've attacked debate moderators by saying the fix is in, and you're taking the argument of the candidate rather than acting as an independent person. Over time you have kept up what the Trump campaign has been saying." The Factor aired some excerpts illustrating extremely tough questioning of Trump, then concluded with this pointed comment to Jennifer Rubin: "You're entirely wrong about this, your own newspaper posted a headline saying the O'Reilly-Trump interviews are the best. You are not prepared for this interview, your column is a fraud, and you're not an honest person!"

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Stossel on Supporting Gary Johnson

2016-10-21T07:00:00Z

FNC's John Stossel entered the No Spin Zone and declared his intention to vote for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, even though Johnson has made some embarrassing gaffes. "I can't vote for the other two because they are bad people," he asserted. "Both are ruthless, ambitious, ignorant, selfish, power-mad people. Gary Johnson was a two-term Governor of New Mexico, a Democratic state. He vetoed 700 bills, he had a good fiscal record, and he knows more about governing and growth than Trump or Clinton. He is better than them by far!"

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Grading the Debate

2016-10-20T07:00:00Z

Media analyst Bernie Goldberg, not an easy guy to impress, was extremely laudatory when evaluating the job Chris Wallace did as moderator. "I give him an A+," Goldberg gushed. "The questions were focused and he did not make himself the story. But don't take my word for it, go to the liberal bible - the New York Times praised Wallace for guiding 'the most substantive encounter of an unusually vicious election.'" Goldberg singled out Wallace's decision to press Trump on whether he will accept the results of the election. "That was a great question and it was important because I think it sank whatever small chances Trump still had. He said that because Donald Trump's massive ego will not let him accept the idea that he might lose unless the fix is in."

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Unfair Media Coverage?

2016-10-19T07:00:00Z

Finally, The Factor was joined by veteran Washington Post newsman Bob Woodward, who reacted to the aforementioned Project Veritas undercover videos. "We have a reporter looking at this," Woodward revealed, "but you see these snippets of conversation and jiggly cameras. The truth will emerge, even though sometimes it takes weeks and years." Woodward also laid out what he would like to know from the presidential candidates. "For Hillary Clinton, the email issue is serious and it went on for such a long time. She says she made a mistake, but she hasn't said what she has learned from that mistake. I would also ask her serious foreign policy questions such as what she would now do in Syria. And Trump needs to be asked if he is serious about asking for a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton. That's really Nixon stuff, who turned the presidency into an instrument of personal revenge."

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An Emasculated America?

2016-10-18T07:00:00Z

Yale professor David Gelertner recently penned a much-discussed Wall Street Journal piece in which he bemoaned the emasculation of American culture. He entered the No Spin Zone and explained why he is voting for Donald Trump. "I have no choice," Gelertner declared. "Trump is a bum with respect to his dealings with women, but Hillary Clinton has spent her career lying and selling out the United States. We need someone who is not scared to make big changes." Gelertner also described his relationship with Ivy League liberals. "Yale has been fair to me, but they live in an intellectual ghetto. They read the New York Times and that's it, the faculty and students don't even know it if I am published in the Wall Street Journal. You cannot overestimate the incredible parochialness of Yale and Harvard, it's a professional arrogance."

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Why Does the Rasmussen Poll Show Trump Winning?

2016-10-17T07:00:00Z

While most polls show Hillary Clinton with a reasonably comfortable lead, there are a few outliers. One of them, the Rasmussen poll, has the race as a statistical dead heat. Amy Holmes, a political analyst for Rasmussen Reports, elaborated. "Every poll has different methodology," she explained. "We look at three days in succession with 500 new people each night. It's a national poll and it's a four-way race. But if you look at the trend lines, all the polls tend to go in the same direction. The Access Hollywood story was like a grenade and we had Hillary Clinton up by seven points after that. But then there was the debate and Trump started to creep up. One thing we are finding in this election cycle is how sensitive people are to headlines."

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Trump Fights Back

2016-10-13T07:00:00Z

After the New York Times published allegations that Donald Trump groped several women, the Republican candidate vowed to fight back against the newspaper. Bernie Goldberg, for one, was unimpressed by Trump's denials. "This sounded like more of Donald's righteous indignation," Goldberg scoffed. "He doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt because there have been too many allegations from too many women. He brings this on himself, he should have stayed in entertainment. I believe the allegations made against Bill Clinton by Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey and Juanita Broaddrick because we know Bill Clinton. And I believe the women who say Donald Trump did this because we know Donald Trump!"

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Gov. Pence on the State of the Race

2016-10-12T07:00:00Z

The Factor welcomed Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence, who naturally expressed optimism about his side's ability to win female votes. "I really believe," he declared, "that women and men are both responding to the call that we need to rebuild the military and stand tall on the world stage. We also need more jobs, more opportunity, more school choice, and we need to end the scourge of illegal immigration. Harboring criminal aliens in our communities is a concern for women and men. Under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, we have weakened America's place in the world and our economy is struggling. I see as many women as men being drawn to that message." The Factor reminded Pence, "Your message has been consistent since July, but you are still way behind among women."

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Trump and the Black Vote

2016-10-11T07:00:00Z

Unlike some previous Republican candidates, Donald Trump has been talking about the inner cities and making his case to black voters. Radio talk show host Jamila Bey reacted to Trump's entreaties. "Donald Trump is on to something," she admitted, "but he takes it to a place that I completely disagree with. I live in the inner city and Donald Trump makes it sound like I live in a wasteland. Absolutely, black and poor and Latino people should be doing better they are doing in this wonderful and prosperous nation. Home ownership is down because banks were deregulated and predatory lenders went into black communities. Black people need to vote for the candidate who best serves their interests, not the one who wants to stop-and-frisk people."

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Grading the Moderators

2016-10-10T07:00:00Z

How did Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz handle their debate moderator chores? Media analyst Bernie Goldberg gave them decidedly mixed reviews. "Martha Raddatz sounded not like a moderator at one point," he said, "but more like a debater who was challenging Donald Trump. It's not up to the moderator to challenge Trump's opinion, she shouldn't be channeling the Obama administration. On the other hand, she asked some tough questions to Hillary Clinton. But one question that was never asked was about Hillary Clinton's 'dream of open borders' in the Western Hemisphere. That was in the news and it should have come out." Goldberg, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, concurred with Trump's decision to talk about the women who were allegedly abused by Bill Clinton and intimidated by Hillary Clinton.

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Dr. K Puts Trump on the Couch

2016-10-09T07:00:00Z

The Factor asked Charles Krauthammer to put the messy Trump situation under his analytic microscope. "Donald Trump has no option," Dr. K said. "A normal politician would have two options - one would be to express sincere contrition, deflect, and go on to things where you're strong. But Donald Trump is not a normal politician, he cannot fake contrition well enough for it to be believable. His televised apologies since the tape's release look like a hostage tape until he attacks the Clintons, when you can see the fire in his eyes. He never has been contrite. Also, he feels he is being wronged and singled out. He feels this is what guys always do, so why is he being crucified? His only hope is to get Hillary Clinton into the mud and engage her in a mud-fight."

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Clinton and Trump in Dead Heat

2016-10-07T07:00:00Z

With a new Fox News poll showing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton essentially tied, political analysts Arnon Mishkin and David Paleologos crunched the numbers. "I was surprised this is so close," Mishkin said. "Hillary Clinton has had a couple of good weeks, but Mike Pence's performance in the vice presidential debate may have helped Donald Trump. And it is not clear that Trump's tax issue had any effect." Paleologos turned to the swing states that will determine the winner. "We released a poll in New Hampshire this week showing a close race, and her numbers have come down in other battleground states. The reason this race is close is that people think Washington is broken and the country is on the wrong track. What really matters now is the two blocs of persuadable voters who remain - the undecided voters and the Gary Johnson voters. That 15% will determine the outcome."

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Danger in the Line of Duty

2016-10-06T07:00:00Z

An armed thug with a long rap sheet shot and killed police officer Steve Owen in California Thursday. The Factor spoke about the increasing danger faced by cops with Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and former NYPD detective Joe Sweeney. "There has been a 'Ferguson effect,'" Clarke suggested, "where police are engaging in less assertive policing against people who are armed. There is a direct connection between less assertive policing and the higher crime rate. Mrs. Bill Clinton is whistling past the graveyard of the bodies that are piling up, and the overwhelming majority of the victims are good, law-abiding black people." But Sweeney, who supports Hillary Clinton, praised her emphasis on community policing. "There is no way to solve the problem by just saying, 'I support the police.' I think Hillary Clinton's support for funding police training will go a long way toward solving the problem."

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A former Marine, Donald Trump, and a media pile-on

2016-10-05T07:00:00Z

On Monday former Marine Sergeant Chad Robichaux asked Donald Trump a serious question about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Trump answered thoughtfully, but some Trump-haters and Hillary Clinton herself accused him of saying that strong people aren't affected by PTSD. Robichaux himself entered the No Spin Zone with his take on the controversy. "I was very privileged," he said, "to be able to ask such an important question about health care for veterans. I was satisfied with his answer - don't take my word for it and for sure don't take the media's word for it. Play it for yourself and come to your own conclusions. This is a very sacred issue and I hope Mr. Trump, if he becomes president, will surround himself with the great generals who were in that room." The Factor complained about "the exploitation of the issue that was used to attack Trump."

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Protests in L.A.

2016-10-04T07:00:00Z

Legal analysts Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl looked west to Southern California, where a fatal shooting after a car chase has led to protests. In this instance, though, the 18-year-old dead man clearly had a gun and was an imminent threat. "There is an overall perception," Guilfoyle groused, "that has been perpetuated by a number of stories in the media. That's true even if it's an African American police officer trying to defend himself against an armed suspect." The Factor also criticized the knee-jerk anti-cop sentiment that seems to be growing: "There is a small segment of the population that doesn't care about the circumstances. Many of the protesters have been roughed up by the cops themselves or disrespected, they are anti-cop and don't want to hear the facts. And the media sympathizes with them!" Wiehl turned to a Connecticut school district that has banned clown costumes because can be perceived as a 'symbol of terror.' She defended the school board, saying, "You can be biased against clowns if those clowns are disrupting your school."

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Reaction to Talking Points

2016-10-03T07:00:00Z

Charles Krauthammer joined The Factor to evaluate the Donald Trump tax avoidance situation. "This weekend Trump sent out his surrogates like Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie," Dr. K observed, "who said he is a genius for ducking taxes. But I think he needs to say something himself because Hillary hit him pretty squarely about his failure to release his taxes. Most ordinary Americans will be offended by this, it doesn't help that he is essentially calling American people dumb for paying their taxes. The visceral effect is that he is somewhat less than patriotic." Playing devil's advocate, The Factor contended, "Trump can say this was available to him and 95% of corporations would do the same thing."

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Trump & Religious Leaders Meet

2016-09-29T07:00:00Z

The Factor welcomed Pastor Robert Jeffress, who led a group of religious leaders who met with Donald Trump Thursday. "These were mostly Catholics and evangelicals," Jeffress reported, "and we were talking about the diminishing of religious liberty due to the pursuit of the secular-progressive agenda, which we feel is being crammed down our throats. There is an out-of-control court system and government, and Donald Trump believes the remedy is conservative Supreme Court justices. He believes we should have justices who interpret the law based on the Constitution." Jeffress added, "I am not going to choose Donald Trump to be my child's Sunday School teacher, but we are looking for someone who can reverse this country's death spiral."

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Trump Grades Lester Holt

2016-09-28T07:00:00Z

Returning for another segment, Donald Trump analyzed debate moderator Lester Holt's performance. "When I first did the debate," Trump said, "I thought he was fine, but then I reviewed it and read the commentary and realized he was much tougher on me than on Hillary. He badgered me and corrected me on things where I was right. I was disappointed." Trump also castigated San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is refusing to honor the flag and the National Anthem. "I think what he's doing is disgraceful. He's making a tremendous amount of money, he's living the American dream, and if I were the team owner I would not be happy. What he's doing is very bad for the spirit of this country, even though he has the right to protest." The Factor pointedly asked Trump why he did not confront Hillary Clinton on the Charlotte riots and sanctuary cities. "I had many other things that I did go after her on," Trump replied, "and you can't hit every single point. Her answer about the police was very disrespectful, and if I am elected we will not be funding sanctuary cities."

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A Closer Look at the Debate

2016-09-27T07:00:00Z

The Factor asked Charles Krauthammer to react to the instant polls showing that Trump 'won' the debate. "Snap polls are totally meaningless," Dr. K declared, "and they tell you nothing. I guarantee you that if you had a poll on who had the better hair, Trump would get the same 80%. We already know that Trump has the enthusiasm, you don't need a poll to tell you that. If you want to know who won the debate, you need a random sample. On the debate itself, I thought the needle did not move. But because Trump was the challenger and he came out alive, perhaps marginally he wins in a draw." The Factor contended that both candidates have obvious deficits: "The thing that will hurt Donald Trump the most is the tax return deal, there is a strong likelihood that his federal tax payments are low. And Hillary Clinton did not say one thing that was innovative or different from the Obama administration."

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Bernie's Tips for Lester Holt

2016-09-23T07:00:00Z

Bernie Goldberg also looked ahead to Monday's debate, which will be moderated by NBC's Lester Holt. "There will be a lot of pressure on Lester Holt and the other moderators," Goldberg stated, "because so many people are watching. But it really is easy to be fair - all you have to do is ask tough and provocative questions equally on both sides on topics that matter. Goldberg also opined on the question of whether the moderator should fact-check the candidates during the debate. "If one of the candidates says something that is blatantly false, the moderator should tell the candidate that it isn't so."

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Preparing for the Big Debate

2016-09-21T07:00:00Z

Debate Preview with Kellyanne Conway

2016-09-20T07:00:00Z

Bret was joined by Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, who has been given much credit for her candidate's rise in the polls. "It's Donald Trump who deserves all the credit," she insisted, "because this is his campaign and his movement. I walk into Trump Tower every day and I know that he was very successful before I came along. I'm so glad so many Americans can now see this very funny and generous man out on the stump." Conway then looked ahead to Monday's first presidential debate. "He's been preparing all the time, taking in different pieces of information and weighing consequences and options. His answers are very concise and competent and he clearly won the 'Commander-in-Chief Forum.' If the questions are fair, we think it will be a great debate." Finally, Conway dismissed allegations published in the Washington Post that the Trump Foundation may have spent funds improperly.

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Islam, Terror, and the PC Police

2016-09-19T07:00:00Z

Author and social observer Mark Steyn, just back from an extended visit to Europe, put forth his frank take on terrorism. "There is a crude arithmetic," he submitted, "which is the more Muslims you have, the more terrorism you have. France, Belgium, and Germany have very high Muslim populations and they have a lot of terrorism. The question for Europe and for the United States is whether you can contain this merely through a big security state. There are soldiers everywhere in France now; I was on the beach in St. Tropez where the police were patrolling among the topless women." Steyn also denounced the growing influence of political correctness. "We are turning into one vast college campus where there is a correct view and alternative views are not permitted. I like to disagree with people, but the left increasingly says they don't want to win the argument, they want to cancel the argument!" The Factor agreed, saying, "You're right, we are living in a totalitarian social environment right now."

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From Terror to Teaching

2016-09-16T07:00:00Z

The Factor welcomed Jesse Morton, a Pennsylvania-born former Al Qaeda recruiter who has been hired by George Washington University as a homeland security expert. "My radicalization and my affinity for Al Qaeda's ideology started at a very young age," he recalled. "I had a traumatic upbringing, which made me open up to alternative ideologies. Criminal behavior was also an underpinning of my youth, and I was radicalized by a preacher in jail just before 9/11. I expressed my rage and frustration through a counter-cultural movement, albeit a violent one." Morton also explained his remarkable transformation, which began when he was arrested and imprisoned. "I was given the opportunity to cooperate with law enforcement and ultimately I was released. I determined that the ideology I had was completely false, and I decided to find an avenue where I could educate the public and policy makers about radicalism. I was also able to realize the value of the American system."

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Oliver Stone on new Snowden Movie

2016-09-15T07:00:00Z

Director Oliver Stone's latest offering focuses on Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who leaked classified information. Stone entered the No Spin Zone with more on his film and his view of Snowden. "I stay away from the politics," he claimed, "and I try to stick to my role as a dramatist. I did movies about Nixon and Bush and I was criticized by some on the left for not making Bush more demonic. This film is empathetic to Snowden, but I'm not trying to lead you, I'm trying to lay out a story that happened. We don't know a lot about the CIA and the NSA, and President Obama has doubled down on the Bush administration's surveillance and other forms of warfare. Governments lie and they protect their own interests." The Factor reminded Stone, "Most Americans want more security, but they don't want individuals like Snowden to reveal national secrets that could cost lives."

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Two Views of Trump's Child Care Plan

2016-09-13T07:00:00Z

For additional perspective on Trump's proposals, The Factor turned to Juan Williams and Lisa Boothe. "Any economist would ask how he can pay for this," Williams pointed out, "and they would also say that the very rich will benefit most because they have nannies. I don't think Hillary Clinton's campaign is worried about this, she still has a three to five point lead." But Boothe contended that Trump made just the right move. "From a policy perspective, I like the government out of the way. But from a political perspective, this was a smart move right now for Donald Trump to get out there on an issue that should be a strong suit for Hillary Clinton." The Factor pointed out that CNN and MSNBC, which openly root for Hillary Clinton, declined to broadcast Trump's address: "The other two cable networks did not run the Donald Trump speech tonight, they did not want their audiences to know he did this."

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Disrespecting the National Anthem

2016-09-12T07:00:00Z

Several NFL players, following the lead of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, are refusing to stand during the National Anthem. Charles Krauthammer entered the No Spin Zone to tackle that contentious issue. "This is a form of disrespect," Dr. K declared, "and they do it to get attention and as a way to protest. Some high school players are now following their lead because American history textbooks are catalogues of the pathologies of American history. They're all about racism and sexism and xenophobia, all of the sins of the fathers. But if this is the worst of the dissent, I think the country is doing well." But The Factor warned, "This is growing, it started with one guy and now it's other players and the kids."

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Trump's Slogan & Bill Clinton

2016-09-09T07:00:00Z

Bill Clinton has declared that Donald Trump's slogan - 'Make America Great Again' - is blatantly racist and suggests that America should be more like the 1950s. However, President Clinton himself used the term many times over the years, both in his own campaigns and when stumping for his wife. Nevertheless, civil rights attorney Leo Terrell defended Bill Clinton's anti-Trump accusation. "It's the man behind the words," he said. "Blacks love Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, blacks are the ones who put Hillary in her current position. On the other hand, blacks and minorities do not trust Donald Trump. Some people can use that phrase, you have to look at the person." The Factor disagreed, saying, "I don't think the slogan has anything to do with race, nothing at all, and what Bill Clinton did was cheap!"

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The Media and Campaign Nitpicking

2016-09-08T07:00:00Z

Are pundits and reporters too focused on Hillary Clinton's coughing and other minutiae? The Factor posed that question to media analyst Bernie Goldberg. "It's perfectly legitimate to report that she had a coughing attack," Goldberg said, "but there are too many people in the conservative opinion business who use anything they can get their hands on as a weapon. Some conservatives used the incident to say that she is sick, has some secret disease, and is not fit to be president. If you want to attack her because she is dishonest, no problem, but this was an attempt to convince people that she is not capable of being president."

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Battleground: Arizona

2016-09-07T07:00:00Z

Some polls show that Arizona, usually a Republican state, is now a tossup between Trump and Clinton. The Factor welcomed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who scoffed at the polls. "Things have not changed," he asserted. "There is a silent majority who will vote for Trump without going public. Donald Trump is a winner and I have predicted that he will win the presidency. He'll win Arizona!" Arpaio also disputed Hillary Clinton's contention that the border is relatively secure. "Tons of drugs are coming in and destroying our people, so how can our border be secure? Things are getting worse and I blame Hillary Clinton. She was Secretary of State and how many times did she go to Mexico and ask them to stop the drug trade?"

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Taking on Hillary Clinton

2016-09-06T07:00:00Z

The Factor invited Donald Trump himself to evaluate the campaign and his disproportional appeal to men. "A lot of support from men," he surmised, "has to do with the military and the strength of the borders. Hillary wants Syrian refugees to pour into our country and I do not. But I also think I'll do very well with women and we are now doing very well with married women, which is also about national security and jobs. I'm not sure there is such a big difference." Trump also theorized that polls may be understating his support among black Americans. "I'm talking about bringing back our jobs and I had a tremendous experience last week with African Americans. The reaction in Detroit was amazing, these are people of faith who were so warm and so genuine. This was a love fest!" Trump contended that he is doing very well in the swing states that will decide the Electoral College, although he did concede, "The Republican Party has a tougher road."

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Bernie on Soros and the Lying Swimmers

2016-08-18T07:00:00Z

Four American Olympic swimmers apparently lied when they claimed they were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro. The Factor asked Bernie Goldberg to weigh in. "This is the most interesting story to come out of the Olympics," he said, "because the rest of it is boring. It may be that these athletes were covering up for something they should not have been doing, such as drinking late at night. Brazil has enough bad PR about crime and if these guys are lying I'm glad they found out about it." Goldberg also denounced the mainstream media for generally ignoring the fact that Israel-hater George Soros has contributed millions of dollars to support Hillary Clinton. "Let's say a major financial backer of Donald Trump also supported groups that tried to delegitimize Israel," Goldberg surmised. "That would be a page one story in the New York Times." The Factor concluded, "This proves that the American media is dishonest and deeply in the tank for liberal causes."

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Beck Compares Trump to Black Lives Matter

2016-08-17T07:00:00Z

Radio host and author Glenn Beck has compared Donald Trump to organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement, claiming that Trump's most rabid fans hate and distrust the system. Beck entered the No Spin Zone to explain. "He just made Steve Bannon the CEO of his campaign," Beck asserted, "and he is one of the dirtiest and nastiest human beings alive. Donald Trump doesn't seem to recognize bad guys - he also hired Paul Manifort, who might wind up in jail because he was funneling money to a pro-Russian group in Ukraine. Trump has people chanting, 'Put them in jail, put them in jail.' This guy is a nightmare! There are choices other than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton."

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Gitmo Prison Release Controversy

2016-08-16T07:00:00Z

The Obama administration has released an additional 15 inmates from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, leaving just 61 suspected terrorists at the facility. Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, no fan of President Obama, denounced the plan to empty Gitmo. "There's a formal process," he explained, "which vets the prisoners and determines whether they are ready for release. But that wasn't quick enough, so President Obama now basically orders the releases. The president has brought tremendous pressure and he wants these prisoners gone. Up to one-third of them have gone back to the battlefield! Lincoln freed the slaves, Obama freed the terrorists!" The Factor contended that even suspected terrorists have a right to justice: "It is not just to keep someone in detention without a trial and the military has not been able to set up a tribunal system."

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Krauthammer Reacts to Milwaukee Riots

2016-08-15T07:00:00Z

Charles Krauthammer joined The Factor with his take on the Milwaukee rioting and its correlation with chaotic families. "The root cause of all this," Dr. K analyzed, "is the breakdown of the black family. The major task of any society is to socialize and civilize young men, and if you fail at that you fail at everything. Fathers are there not just to be the role model, but also to be the disciplinarian. Add to that the fact that the schools are corrupt and controlled by the teacher unions. No liberal in America would have a child in those schools." Krauthammer placed much blame on the welfare system. "When FDR instituted Aid to Families with Dependent Children, it was intended to subsidize widows raising kids, it was never intended to be a subsidy for illegitimacy. But it created a cash payment system where the government became your husband. This was well-intended, but it created what we see today."

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Donald Trump Enters the No Spin Zone

2016-08-12T07:00:00Z

Guest: Donald Trump
Donald Trump is facing some backlash after saying President Obama is the founder of ISIS.

Bolling asked Trump if it was true, as Hillary contended, that he was just repeating Vladimir Putin's talking points. Trump stood by his comments and said we never should have gone into Iraq, but once we were there, we never should have left the way we did and that's how ISIS came about. In his opinion, without President Obama, you wouldn't have this situation.

Bolling suggested it might have been more accurate to call Obama an enabler of ISIS. Trump pointed out that both Obama and Hillary have displayed bad judgment when it comes to ISIS.

Trump also weighed in on new emails showing the Clinton Foundation was working closely with Hillary Clinton's State Department. He contended that if it was anybody else, they'd have been in prison a long time ago and lamented the level of corruption.

Since some of the emails have taken so long to come out via FOIA request, Bolling wondered if we might see an October surprise.

During a speech, Hillary Clinton promised to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. Trump responded that he is going to create jobs, lower taxes, and make it so that businesses don't leave the country.

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Benghazi Update: More Trouble for Hillary

2016-08-09T07:00:00Z

Guest: Senator Tom Cotton
The parents of two men killed in the Benghazi attacks are suing Hillary Clinton, as Donald Trump links her email scandal to the execution of an Iranian nuclear scientist.

Sen. Cotton said we may never know if there's a connection between Hillary's emails and the death of the Iranian scientist, but we do know her email server contained emails about this gentleman and hackers may have gotten access. He used this as a perfect example of why the Secretary of State should have been using a classified network.

Bolling wondered what Clinton's original motives were for setting up a private server, to which the Senator noted she's spent her entire life trying to avoid scrutiny. He said it's reasonable for Americans to draw an adverse inference here.

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How to Deal with the Iranian Regime

2016-08-08T07:00:00Z

Guests: Barry Rosen
In the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979, Barry Rosen was one of 52 Americans held captive for 444 days by supporters of the Ayatollah. Now he's weighing in our current relationship with Iran.

Commenting on the Obama administration's payment of $400 million to Iran around the time four American hostages were released, Rosen affirmed that it seemed like a quid pro quo to him. Bolling concurred.

Rosen concluded, from personal experience, that the Iranians always win when we negotiate with them.

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Dealing with Iran

2016-08-03T07:00:00Z

The White House denies that its shipment of $400-million in cash to Iran was ransom for the release of four hostages. Eric Bolling and Geraldo Rivera opined on what seems like a direct exchange. "This was amateurish and not helpful," Rivera said, "but I am not opposed to paying ransom. The U.S. is way too rigid, why have our people sacrificed because of our national pride?" Bolling denounced the Obama administration for engaging in what seems like an illegal cash-for-hostages deal. "The worst part of this happened today when White House spokesman Josh Earnest admitted that Iran supports Hezbollah and terrorism. Some of this money may be used to support that, they are killing Americans!"

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Black Lives Matter Demands

2016-08-02T07:00:00Z

The group Black Lives Matter has issued a set of demands, including reparations for slavery and 'economic justice by collective ownership.' Charles Krauthammer mocked the group's manifesto. "This is kind pathetic," he said, "and it looks like a list that was put together because they've been criticized for being all negative. It is a mishmash of 60s new-left clichés and black nationalist clichés with some bones thrown to limousine liberals for things like 'climate change.' This is as unoriginal as you can get!" The Factor groused, "The mainstream media have empowered this group and portrayed them as noble crusaders for justice."

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Newsweek's Joe Klein Defends his Claims

2016-08-01T07:00:00Z

Columnist Joe Klein recently accused The Factor of "trying to gin up a race war by blaming Black Lives Matter for the police shooting." Klein entered the No Spin Zone to defend those incendiary words. "You can be as critical as you want of Black Lives Matter," he said, "but to say they have caused the shootings of police officers is a bridge too far. Even Charles Krauthammer warned you that you were going too far. There is a line that you can't cross." The Factor tried set the record straight: "I said their provocations lead to a climate that is hateful toward the police, I didn't say they caused murders. I reported accurately every time on Black Lives Matter and you made a mistake when you said I am trying to gin up a race war."

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Watters grills DNC folks on Kate's Law

2016-07-28T07:00:00Z

Jesse Watters cornered some Democratic luminaries in Philadelphia and asked them about the wisdom of sanctuary cities. A few of their replies: "People should be able to come into America from different countries where they have been tyrannized" ... "When someone who is undocumented is the victim of a crime, they should know that they can contact the police without being deported" ... "The focus on immigrants is hypocritical and short-sighted" ... "Sanctuary cities have a place in America but dangerous felons should be taken off the streets" ... "I am okay with cities protecting families and making sure parents are not deported."

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No Spin Interview with Mike Pence

2016-07-27T07:00:00Z

The Factor welcomed Republican VP nominee Mike Pence, who gave his thoughts on the state of the nation. "After seven-and-a-half years of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton," Pence began, "we've seen America's role in the world decline and our economy stifled by high taxes, big government, and ObamaCare." Pence laid out his formula for economic growth in Indiana. "We put common sense conservative principles into practice. We balanced budgets, we made the right investments in education and health care, and we let people keep more of their money." Finally, Pence took on the accusation that he is a religious fanatic. "I committed my life to Christ when I was 18, and my wife and I worship at a mainstream evangelical church. I consider myself just an ordinary Christian and I try to spend some time with the Book every day. I will always believe that marriage is between one man and one woman, but I believe that is an issue that should be left to the states. I deplore discrimination against anyone."

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Slaves and the White House

2016-07-26T07:00:00Z

In her Monday night speech at the DNC, Michelle Obama stated that the White House was built by slaves. She is correct in that slaves did participate in the construction, along with free blacks, whites, and immigrants.

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No Spin Interview with Donald Trump

2016-07-26T07:00:00Z

The Factor spoke with Donald Trump about various issues, including the economy. "Our recovery has been the weakest recovery in history," Trump asserted. "Don't look at the phony 5% jobless number, in fact 21% or 22% of people can't find work. We're losing our jobs and our factories to other countries." Trump then corrected the record regarding the federal minimum wage. "Bernie Sanders lied last night, he said I want to reduce the minimum wage. I'm the Republican that said in some cases we have to go higher than the minimum wage, but let the states make the decision." The Factor asked the GOP candidate to clarify his stand on 'climate change.'" "I want crystal clean air and crystal clean water," Trump declared, "but some scientists are practically calling this a hoax. The climate change issue is putting us at a tremendous disadvantage because we are adhering to very strict rules but other countries are not." Finally, Trump joked that Bernie Sanders "is exhausted and wants to go to bed."

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Trump Trying to Steal Clinton's Thunder

2016-07-25T07:00:00Z

Rather than sit home and watching the Democratic convention, Donald Trump is on the road campaigning. The Factor analyzed the Trump campaign with FNC's Brit Hume and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. "Occasionally I give advice to the Trump campaign," Gingrich said, "and he has a very interesting team. Paul Manifort has done an amazing job and Donald Trump is very open to ideas. He has begun to lay out a big divide between where he is and where she is." While obviously not a fan of Hillary Clinton, Gingrich lauded her selection of Tim Kaine to be her running mate. Hume, in turn, gave his initial perceptions from Philadelphia. "Conventions used to be pretty tumultuous, but these are now four-day shows designed to highlight the candidate. But events have transformed this from a day that was supposed to showcase party unity into just the opposite. It's even possible that the ticket could be booed by Sanders backers when they appear on the stage Thursday night."

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Anti-Trump Hysteria

2016-07-21T07:00:00Z

Documentary maker Ken Burns, who has made a living off the public dime via PBS, has compared the success of Donald Trump to the rise of Hitler. The Factor spoke about that with Bernard Goldberg. "It's not just Ken Burns," Goldberg said, "and it starts with the fact that Donald Trump is unlike anyone else who has run for president in our lifetime. He is detested not just by liberal Democrats like Ken Burns, he's also detested by some Republicans. I think it's largely because of his demeanor, he's seen by people on the left as a vulgar barbarian. They also hate the fact that he is not universally condemned, that he is cheered when he says something outrageous. America in 2016 is not Germany in the 1930s, it's just not an intelligent comparison and I find it insulting to people who were slaughtered by the real Nazis."

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Miller Analyzes the Republican Convention

2016-07-20T07:00:00Z

Dennis Miller, who has been watching the convention from the friendly confines of his California living room, opined on the proceedings. "Chris Christie did that fake courtroom thing so beautifully," Miller said, "that he should quit politics and get a syndicated courtroom show like Judge Judy. He can call it 'Judge Jolly,' where he just sits there with a chicken leg and rules on things. I'm glad John Kasich isn't there because he reminds us that there is a difference between an everyman and a very small man. As for Melania, I'm just glad she didn't crib from Michelle Obama saying, 'For the first time in my life I'm proud of my country.' And Rudy was so pissed off that I thought he should be in charge of all immigration."

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Terror and the Election

2016-07-19T07:00:00Z

Turning to the global jihad and terrorism, The Factor asked Fox News analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters whether any president can actually reduce the threat. "If Donald Trump is president," Peters asserted, "he could pick the right subordinates. My 'dream team' would be Mike Flynn as Director of National Intelligence, Chris Christie as Attorney General, John Bolton as Secretary of State, Jeff Sessions at Defense, and Rudy Giuliani at Homeland Security. You would see fewer dead Americans and a lot more dead terrorists! Dealing with terrorism would be a promise that Donald Trump would have to do his best to fulfill."

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Hillary Clinton Joins The Factor to talk Terror

2016-07-14T07:00:00Z

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called in with her reaction to the terror attack in Nice. "It's important to stress that our alliance with France is strong," she began. "We need to stand strongly with them and strengthen our alliance, and I include NATO in that. This is a war against the radical jihadist groups, and we need to be smart about how we wage it and we have to be determined about how we win it. I have long called for NATO to be modernized to take on the threat and one of my priorities would be to launch an 'intelligence surge.' We don't have enough intelligence cooperation between our agencies and those in other countries." Secretary Clinton expressed reluctance when asked about sending more U.S. ground forces to fight in Syria and Iraq. "We should look at the progress we are making against ISIS. It is a dream of ISIS to pull American ground troops back into Iraq. We have been able to get the Iraqis and the Kurds and others to do a much better job of fighting. And as we take territory back, they will try to engage in other nefarious attacks."

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Demonizing the Police

2016-07-13T07:00:00Z

The Factor welcomed policy analyst and author Heather MacDonald, who has long focused on the intersection of race and crime. She contended that the perception that cops kill black men is a myth. "If the media seized on every video of an officer killing a white person," she said, "we might think there is an epidemic of police killing whites. This is a media-driven phenomenon and I would love to see the media focus on the children whose lives have been lost because police have backed off from the pro-active policing that the media denounces as racist." MacDonald lamented that murders are on the rise in some parts of the country. "In cities with large black populations the rise in violent crime is truly alarming. Who is being killed? Blacks. And who is killing them? Not the police, but other blacks. This is what happens when police back off from the pro-active policing that gave us an unprecedented drop in crime."

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Trump on Improving Race Relations

2016-07-12T07:00:00Z

The Factor spoke about racial tension in America with Donald Trump. "There is a problem," Trump lamented, "and it's getting worse. It's a very sad situation when you see what's going on. We have a divider as president and it's probably not been worse at any time. The country doesn't have any spirit, we need a cheerleader and not a divider." Trump implied that an improved economy will greatly improve race relations. "You can't truly understand the African American experience unless you're African American, but I do understand what goes on in life. People are making less money than eighteen years ago, jobs are leaving the country, and our educational system stinks." Trump also described the two recent killings of black men by police as "disgusting" and declared that Black Lives Matter is "dividing America."

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The Dallas Killer's Family Speaks Out

2016-07-11T07:00:00Z

The distraught family of Micah Johnson sat down and spoke with Lawrence Jones of The Blaze. The killer's father James Johnson said he "didn't see it coming," adding, "I love my son with all my heart, I hate what he did." The Factor asked Lawrence Jones to elaborate on the family and his interview. "The family was a regular God-fearing family," Jones reported, "and they just talked about how much they loved their son and how this one day should not define their son's legacy. The family said he was somehow let down in the military and he became a loner after he left the military. My job was to give the family an opportunity to tell their story.

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Rudy Giuliani with Dallas Reaction

2016-07-08T07:00:00Z

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined The Factor to explain how his NYPD curtailed racism. "We trained our officers to treat everyone fairly," he said. "Police Commissioner Howard Safir instituted a policy called 'Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect,' which you'll see on every police car. We also worked very hard to make our police force a non-majority white police force." Giuliani then opined on the recent police shooting in Minnesota. "I'm not defending that and I don't know all the facts, but the moment any arrest takes place it becomes a violent situation if the person does not completely submit. If the officer tells you to put your hands up, put your hands up!" Finally, Mayor Giuliani excoriated the radical group Black Lives Matter, saying, "If they were truly concerned about black lives, they'd be concerned about black crime because there is an enormous number of black-on-black murders."

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Confronting a Kate's Law Opponent

2016-07-07T07:00:00Z

The Factor regretfully reported that Democrats in the Senate, with just three exceptions, once again blocked bills on sanctuary cities and Kate's Law. The Factor spoke about the vote with Kevin Ring, whose group opposes both Kate's Law and mandatory minimum sentences. "I do not support open borders and I do not want to defend Harry Reid," he began, "and I'd be mortified if what happened to Kate Steinle happened to my family. But I would have opposed Kate's Law because it's a dumb idea, it's counterproductive, and it would make us less safe. An 'aggravated felony' is not just a violent offense, it could be failure to appear in court or fraud." But The Factor accused Ring of patent dishonesty: "This bill has always been about violent offenders. You lied in your original column and you are lying tonight!"

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Has Hillary's Campaign Been Damaged?

2016-07-06T07:00:00Z

The Factor began Wednesday's show by welcoming Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens, who assessed the severe rebuke delivered to Hillary Clinton by FBI Director James Comey. "In any normal political season this would destroy her candidacy," Stephens declared, "because the evidence that James Comey laid out shows that she has been telling untruths consistently for fifteen months. This ought to play into Trump's sweet spot, his view that the system is rigged, except that in a week when he should be gaining strength he's talking about Saddam Hussein being terrific in the war on terror." Stephens also accused James Comey of being less than principled, saying, "This was a purely political decision." The Factor concluded with a searing indictment of Hillary Clinton: "It is clear that Secretary Clinton attempted to mislead the public, it is beyond a reasonable doubt that this woman is a deceiver, and it will be harder for people to pull the lever for her."

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Krauthammer Reacts to FBI's Clinton Investigation

2016-07-05T07:00:00Z

The Factor asked Charles Krauthammer for his thoughts on the FBI's big announcement. "This troubles everyone and for good reason," he began. "There is a central flaw to the whole FBI argument in that James Comey hangs the entire reason for dismissal on 'intent.' But he also said she showed 'extreme carelessness' with highly classified information. I don't understand how that does not constitute gross negligence and the statute says 'intent' or 'gross negligence.' What he did was completely illogical because she has shown gross negligence." The Factor concurred, saying, "James Comey downplayed the negligence part of this."

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Lynch's Meeting With Bill Clinton

2016-06-30T07:00:00Z

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who will ultimately decide whether Hillary Clinton is indicted, met with Bill Clinton this week at the Phoenix airport. Local TV anchor Christopher Sign, who broke the story, joined The Factor with details. "They were on the tarmac," he reported, "in a private section. The former president waited for her and when she arrived he got on her plane, where they spoke privately for 30 minutes. The FBI instructed everyone that there would be no photos and no cell phones." Democratic strategist Mark Hannah downplayed the significance of the meeting. "A lot of people are upset with the optics, but this is a courtesy that Bill Clinton extends to members of Congress and foreign dignitaries. The American people care about the economy." The Factor countered with a suggestion, saying, "She should have talked with him for two or three minutes in full view of everyone."

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Trump On Winning Undecided Voters

2016-06-29T07:00:00Z

Returning for another segment, Donald Trump turned to the campaign and Hillary Clinton's repeated accusations that he is xenophobic and racist. "All these 'phobias' and no one knows what she's even talking about," Trump responded. "She knows what's happening, people are losing their jobs and companies are moving to Mexico. We're losing everything in this country, we're losing our spirit, and people are tired of hearing things like what she was just saying." Trump also scrutinized polls that show him winning men voters handily but getting trounced among women. "I think I'm doing great with women," he insisted. "Women like our message of strength, borders, protecting our country, and keeping people who want to kill us out of our country. I'm honest, I'm trustworthy, and we are going to make America great and safe again."

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Immigration and the 2016 Election

2016-06-27T07:00:00Z

For a far different point of view, The Factor turned to Fox News analyst Kirsten Powers. "I don't think it's true that Democrats support open borders," she declared, "that has not been the position of the Democratic Party. You can't say no money has been allocated, the Border Patrol is up to 20,000 agents. President Obama has been very tough on deporting people and I thought he was too tough on border children." But The Factor insisted that the Democratic Party has generally been in favor of lax or even open borders: "Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have given hundreds of speeches and there is no mention of sanctuary cities. Democrats have done nothing to stop the border chaos."

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A first look at the movie 'Killing Reagan'

2016-06-24T07:00:00Z

The Factor announced the Killing Reagan movie is expected to debut on the National Geographic Channel in October, and after visiting the set in Atlanta, The Factor is very pleased with the product so far.

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U.S. Ineffective in Fighting ISIS

2016-06-16T07:00:00Z

As mentioned in the Talking Points Memo, CIA Director John Brennan paints an ominous picture of the ISIS threat. The Factor spoke about that with Hassan Hassan, who wrote a book about ISIS. "The problem with the left in general," Hassan declared, "is that they like slogans more than policies that work, they don't have the stomach necessary to fight the kind of war that would defeat ISIS. They pulled out of Iraq and they allowed ISIS to take over two-thirds of Syria. There needs to be a campaign to defeat ISIS, but the Obama administration undersold the threat of ISIS and now they are overselling the progress being made." The Factor concurred, saying, "There is a movement on the left to downplay the ISIS threat."

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Orlando Shooter's Wife Under Suspicion

2016-06-15T07:00:00Z

Oman Mateen's wife Noor Salman is being investigated for her possible role in the Orlando attack. Fox News correspondent Catherine Herridge provided the latest. "There is video of the wife and the husband purchasing ammunition prior to the attacks," she stated. "Based on our information, she has submitted to at least two interviews with the FBI. She reportedly knew he was planning a terrorist attack and she helped with his surveillance by driving him to The Pulse nightclub." The Factor contended that Noor Salman could well spend many years in prison: "If she drove him to the nightclub and she drove with him to buy ammunition, I don't think the case will be very hard to make. If this is true, she's done!"

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VIDEO: John Adams on the next 'Legends & Lies'

2016-06-15T07:00:00Z

Last week's edition of "Legends & Lies: The Patriots," which was pre-empted after the Orlando terrorism, will air this coming Sunday night at 8pm ET on FNC. It focuses on the Boston Tea Party and John Adams. Watch the teaser above.

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Kirsten Powers on Obama & Terrorism

2016-06-14T07:00:00Z

Democrat and Fox News analyst Kirsten Powers evaluated President Obama's anti-terror strategy. "I'm not surprised that terrorism is expanding," she admitted, "but I am less inclined than you are to think we can eradicate terrorism. There some things he could have done differently and he underestimated the threat by calling ISIS the 'jayvee team.' If you think they're the jayvee team you probably won't respond to them." Powers criticized The Factor's dim view of the terror war. "You're very focused on this idea of declaring war and the president wants to do that, he said he wants an authorization. You're suggesting that President Obama has done nothing, but he just hasn't done what you want him to do, which is go to war."

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Trump Reacts To Orlando Terror Attack

2016-06-13T07:00:00Z

Hillary Clinton rejected an invitation to join The Factor, but her opponent Donald Trump entered the No Spin Zone with his reaction to the terror in Orlando. "I have no idea," he complained, "why President Obama doesn't fight ISIS with strength and vigor. He is not doing a good job, that is for sure, and nobody knows why he doesn't have more anger and zeal to knock them out. This Orlando attack was horrendous and he still won't use the words 'radical Islamic terror.'" Trump doubled down on his vow to restrict some Muslim immigration to the USA. "Bad things are happening and we have to get down to it. Otherwise we won't have a country, we'll be having this every weekend. We need a president who is going to show passion and the Muslims have to turn people in!"

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Bernie Goldberg Analyzes coverage of the Orlando massacre

2016-06-12T07:00:00Z

Guests: Bernie Goldberg

After a day of watching TV news outlets cover the Orlando terrorism, FNC's Bernie Goldberg entered the No Spin Zone with his evaluation. "There was a fascinating exchange on NBC," he began. "They turned a discussion that should have been about Islamic terrorism into their favorite discussion, which is gun control. Tom Brokaw said the real problem is guns, so instead of a fresh and original discussion about why so many Muslims become psychopathic killers, we got the same old discussion about guns. If they banned every AR-15 and every other gun in the USA, ISIS would still figure out a way to kill Americans." The Factor accused many in the media of living in a land of make-believe, saying, "With hundreds of millions of guns on the street, these people are living in a theoretical world."

Returning for a second segment, Bernie Goldberg once again took aim, figuratively speaking, at the liberal media and President Obama. "I think Barack Obama sets the tone for a lot of the press," Goldberg opined, "and he is much more comfortable talking about gun control than Islamic terrorism, a term he still won't use. Reporter Mark Halperin once said that political reporters tend to cover stories the way the Obama campaign wants them to cover stories. They share the same values, which is what we're seeing now with gun control and Islamic terrorism. They're covering it the way the president talks about it."

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Anti-Trump Violence in San Jose

2016-06-09T07:00:00Z

Mobs of protesters brutally assaulted Donald Trump supporters in San Jose, California last week. There are now allegations that the police department, maybe even under orders from the Democratic mayor, did little to curtail the chaos. Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt elaborated on the story. "There have been three more arrests in the last day," he reported, "bringing the total to six. Police say they are still looking for others and plan to make more arrests. From what I saw, the cops were protecting property more than people. We saw people being attacked in the streets for ten or fifteen minutes without a single police officer in sight.""

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What Are the Top Campaign Issues of 2016?

2016-06-08T07:00:00Z

Eboni Williams and Monica Crowley looked ahead to the general election and the most important issues. "The most important things," Crowley declared, "are rebuilding the military, a strong national defense, and fighting the existential threat of Islamic fundamentalism. Unless you take on those issues, nothing else matters. The second item is illegal immigration and reinforcing the border." Williams stressed the importance of education. "Education is the most compelling thing that can have the biggest impact. We have to talk candidly and directly about school choice. My second most important issue is criminal justice reform." The Factor contended that the top three issues are the economy, immigration, and the war against ISIS.

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Trump Enters the No Spin Zone and Discusses Trump U. Case

2016-06-06T07:00:00Z

Donald Trump joined the program and addressed his issues with Judge Curiel.

"Look, I have had very, very unfair decisions," Trump said. "People said this should have gone away a long time ago in summary judgment. The defendant in the case was a horror show for the other side. So they asked that the defendant get out -- you know, the plaintiff, the plaintiff in the case was an absolute disaster for them. And they asked whether or not -- they went to the judge and asked whether or not the plaintiff could get out of the case. I mean, she said all great things about the school.

"She has a tape of her saying great things and she has a written statement signed by her saying great things. And the Judge dismissed her from the case but left the case stand. We felt we were going to win the case. I don't care if the Judge is Mexican or not. I'm going to do great with the Mexican people because I provide jobs. So, I don't care about the Mexican. But we are being treated unfairly, Bill, very, very unfairly."

The Factor also asked Trump if he paid men on his campaign more than women, as the Boston Globe reported.

"The answer is no," Trump said. "I just checked it, Bill, and the answer is no," Trump said. "And, in fact, if you look at the Clinton Foundation, they pay a lot more to men than they do women. And you look at other things that she has been involved in, and, frankly, surprisingly, she pays a lot more to men than she pays to women. And that's come out over the last three or four weeks."

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Lack of Action in Washington

2016-06-02T07:00:00Z

After The Factor denounced Congress for failing to pass some version of Kate's Law, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went on a radio talk show and said this: "Bill is having a hard time understanding how the Senate works .. we can't pass it all by itself." The host of that radio program, Dom Giordano, spoke about his conversation with Senator McConnell. "I'm not buying what he says," Giordano declared, "and I didn't feel any anger on his part. He doesn't get why we are so angry about this, to him this is just another 'thing' like so many other things in Washington. Viewers and listeners want something done, we're not asking for miracles." The Factor angrily asked, "Why not just take Kate's Law and put it as a stand alone and see which senators are going to spit in the eye of all law-abiding Americans?"

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Media Ignoring Chicago Violence

2016-06-01T07:00:00Z

One study indicates that the network news programs devoted 50 times more coverage to the gorilla at the Cincinnati zoo than this past weekend's carnage in Chicago, where 69 people were shot. The Factor spoke about the violence with Chicagoans Matt McGill and Hermene Hartman. "The easy answer is that there are too many guns on the street," McGill declared, "and I don't know that any police department can handle it. What we have to do as a community is first police our households." Hartman implied that Chicago's segregation and racism play a major role. "We can't keep playing the blame game, we have to come to the table with solutions. And the racism here is different than it is in New York, this is happening in certain communities. I say we should bring in the National Guard." The Factor reminded his guests, "Police in New York and Los Angeles were able to reduce the violence, but Chicago has not."

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Trump's Donation to Veterans

2016-05-31T07:00:00Z

Guests: Capt. Chuck Nash & Col. David Hunt
Donald Trump held a benefit to raise money for vets back in January. Trump claimed he raised about six million dollars for the veterans but the press said he wasn't forthcoming enough when it came to providing details on his contributions. Today, Trump held a press conference explaining exactly how much was raised and where it went. Will veterans be happy with Trump's donations? We'll lay out the facts tonight.

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Bernie Goldberg on the Charlotte Observer Controversy

2016-05-26T07:00:00Z

Guest: Bernie Goldberg
The Charlotte Observer newspaper in North Carolina published a stunning editorial last week, implying that youngsters should just get used to showering with members of the opposite sex. Bernie Goldberg entered the No Spin Zone to assess the controversy. "If a boy honestly identifies as a girl," he began, "that is a serious issue and let him use the girls' bathroom. But the shower and locker room issue is very different. Every parent has the right to say they don't want their child dressing or showering with children of the opposite sex. The Charlotte Observer and others with liberal views have used the word 'discomfort,' saying we have to get over our discomfort to advance civil rights. But sometimes the minority has to get over their discomfort. And in the case of showering in locker rooms, I think the minority has to be concerned about the majority's discomfort. The way Barack Obama handled this was all wrong."

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Who Will Get Glenn Beck's Vote Come November?

2016-05-25T07:00:00Z

The Factor welcomed Glenn Beck, who had fervently supported Ted Cruz, and asked who will now get his vote. "I've had my fill of endorsing candidates," Beck declared, "and I don't know who I will vote for yet. It will absolutely never be Hillary Clinton, but I'm listening to Donald Trump, I'm looking at all possibilities." Beck also spoke about his recent visit to Facebook, where he and other conservatives spoke with CEO Mark Zuckerberg about alleged anti-conservative bias. "I believed him when he said there is no intentional and institutional bias. But he did say that they are surrounded by liberals and bias may happen. He also said they are working on artificial intelligence to get people out of these decisions."

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Trump on Fighting Terror

2016-05-24T07:00:00Z

Guests: Donald Trump
Donald Trump joined The Factor from his New York headquarters. When discussing speculation of terrorism with the EgyptAir crash, Trump stated, "Something bad happened and we'll see. I guess they'll eventually find out, but I certainly do...I know that plane very well...you have thousand and thousand flying millions of miles, there's never been anything like it." Trump then said it "wouldn't bother me at all" when asked if he would support asking Congress for a declaration of war to fight ISIS. The Factor then pressed Trump about the transgender bathroom issue. Trump said that everyone should be protected, but that he "would really leave it up to the states in this case."

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A Personal Message for Hillary Clinton

2016-05-20T07:00:00Z

Bernie Sanders has agreed to take part in a debate on Fox News just prior to the California primary, but Hillary Clinton has not committed. The Factor offered some unsolicited advice to Mrs. Clinton, saying, "Lots of folks who might be skeptical about you will be watching that debate and you might impress them and get some votes in the general election."

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Bob Woodward reacts to Trump 'hit piece' in NY Times

2016-05-17T07:00:00Z

The Factor pursued the media vs. Trump angle with Washington Post editor Bob Woodward. "This was not one of the New York Times' best stories," Woodward conceded, "but we are all better off because the Times is investigating and reporting on both candidates. The public is smarter than we think - they can read a story like the Times story and see people come forward and say their words were twisted." Woodward also defended the Times decision to assign a self-proclaimed feminist to the Trump story. "Being a feminist doesn't condemn someone and say they can't report on X or Y. The best reporters can filter out their personal emotions, and there are all kind of feminists on the left and the right." The Factor urged Woodward, "You have to assign reporters who are as unbiased as they can be."

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