Understanding the Trump Administration
January 6, 2026
Almost every day, the Trump administration does something that requires a frame of reference to understand.  Tariffs, bombings, dictator interventions, on and on.

The American news industry is supposed to explain important stories to the folks who might not understand what the deuce is going on.  Nicolas Maduro?  Isn’t he a shortstop for the Yankees?  It is unrealistic to think the regular U.S. citizen can process complicated stories thousands of miles away.

The media is supposed to help the folks understand by reporting facts.

But that is not happening.  Ideology, not fact-finding, drives many in the press.  In addition, a lot of reporters and pundits do not know very much.  In short, they are not smart enough to do their jobs.

President Trump removed Maduro the exact same way that President Bush the Elder took out Panamanian dictator Noriega in 1989.  Did you hear that reference on the news?  I didn’t.

And that’s why the media is collapsing. The purveyors simply don’t know very much about history.  And don’t care.

See you for the No Spin News this evening.
Posted by Bill O'Reilly at 7:02 AM
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