Is Marxism a Threat to America?, Cuba’s Collapse, Remembering Jesse Jackson & Jeh Johnson on Border Security Under Obama vs. Trump

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

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Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Stand Up for Your Country. Talking Points Memo: Is Marxism on the rise in America? Bill analyzes Bishop Robert Barron’s latest statement about the growing influence of Marxist ideas. Will Donald Trump be able to make a deal with Cuba? Bill reflects on the life of American civil rights activist and politician Jesse Jackson. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson joins the No Spin News to discuss deportation numbers during Barack Obama’s second term and what the Trump administration is doing differently. Why CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from interviewing Texas State Rep. James Tallarico (D). Final Thought: Remembering actor Robert Duvall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Bill O'Reilly here. Welcome to the No Spin News Tuesday, February 17, 2016, stand up for your country.
0:20.0	My estimate is about 25% of Americans would want to have a different
0:27.1	country. They'd want to change everything. Almost all of them are either Democrats or libertarians.
0:35.6	Republicans by definition are traditional people. They whine about the country
0:40.0	and complain, but they don't want to see it thrown out the window and start from scratch.
0:45.5	Now, radicalism in the USA is on the rise, but it's not a crisis yet. Gets a lot of attention. You see a lot of the extremists,
0:59.1	but the folks, you don't have 77 million people vote for Donald Trump just a year and
1:07.3	four months ago, all right, if it's a radical nation.
1:12.7	So it's not there yet.
1:14.3	However, Mandani has power in New York, Frye in Minneapolis, Pritzker in Illinois, and these
1:22.9	are people who if they could, would tear it all down.
1:28.3	So it's worth watching.
1:31.3	Now, there are some who are now actively fighting against the radicalism, and that is the subject
1:41.3	of this evening talking points memo.
1:43.3	The latest is Christianity versus Marxism.
1:49.0	Fascinating story.
1:51.0	So you may know Bishop Robert Barron.
1:55.0	He is one of the most powerful clerics in the country.
1:59.0	He is on social media. He has a word of fire and it is a very, very successful
2:08.6	website. And traditional people not on social media may not know him, but boy, this guy has a lot of
2:17.4	influence. And he is the sitting bishop
2:21.1	in the Diocese of Winona, Rochester, Minnesota, right south of Minneapolis. Well, anyway,
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