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

Stand by for the O'Reilly Update Morning Edition.

On this one day, President Trump's primary hobby is not golf or designing giant ballrooms.

No. His passion these days is bare baiting those who despise him, keeping them in a deep state of agitation.

The dastardly King Henry the 8th championed the bear pit throughout Europe in the 16th to 19th centuries. Bears would be

chained up and dogs let loose to bite them enraging the bears. Great fun for Henry in between killing his wives.

Modern-day bear baiting is also designed to enrage. The president well understands the media

will historically report every provocative thing he says.

The press will wail and gnash their teeth,

deep frowns on television,

abundant shakes of the head.

This is amusing to the president.

Meantime, nothing is really accomplished by the media. Mr. Trump

keeps poking it with things like Canada will be the 51st state. D-Day will take place in

Greenland. And both of those things aren't going to happen. Meantime, the press keeps trying to

kick Mr. Trump's football while it snatched away at the last

moment.

This is actually amusing if you understand what's happening, but not to the nation's media.

Back in a moment.

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