Bill O'Reilly here and I'm warming up.

Stand by for the O'Reilly Update Morning Edition.

On this Thursday, when evaluating Donald Trump's second term, there is really only one fair

measure.

Is the President improving the country with his policies?

Simple.

Demeanor doesn't matter because 77 million American voters

supported Mr. Trump's quest for White House return. Every single one of those people knew what they were

voting for. At this point, the USA is gaining strength economically by most measures, but high prices

remain.

President is trying a number of things to bring that down, but nobody knows whether it

will work or not.

Food and insurance premiums are the big indicator there. Crime is down across the country. Obviously, that's a good thing.

Illegal immigration has largely stopped.

Now it's a roundup, which is controversial.

Border security much stronger.

Bad guys like Maduro and the Iranian mullas have been confronted.

Cuba may fall. Putin remains a serious problem. The Chinese seem to want some kind of

daytime. In my opinion, that's a pretty strong record in 12 months, not perfect, but trending

positive for most Americans,

even those who hate Donald Trump. However, hatred always overrides rational thought. Always.

Back in a moment.

...