Sen. Mitch McConnell Announces Retirement, a Promising First Month Under Trump, Senate Confirms Kash Patel & the Latest on Trump's Ukraine-Russia Negotiations

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🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Tonight's rundown: Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Thursday, February 20, 2025. Stand Up for Your Country. Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announces that he will not seek reelection in 2026. Talking Points Memo: As Donald Trump's first month comes to a close, Bill outlines the things that would never have happened if Joe Biden or Kamala Harris were elected. Kash Patel is confirmed for Director of the FBI. A look at the latest polling on Trump's second term and Elon Musk's approval ratings. Bill gives an update on the Ukraine-Russia negotiations. Can Trump secure a ceasefire? Final Thought: A 1975 throwback to Bill attempting to score on the Dallas Blackhawks goalie. In Case You Missed It: Stand out from the crowd with our NEW Not Woke baseball cap for just $28.95! For a limited time, get Bill O'Reilly's bestselling The United States of Trump and a No Spin Mug for only $39.95. Get Bill's latest book, CONFRONTING THE PRESIDENTS, out NOW! Now's the time to get a Premium or Concierge Membership to BillOReilly.com, the only place for honest news analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.8	Welcome to the No Spin News, Thursday, February 20th, 2025, stand up for your country.
0:35.5	Happy birthday, Senator Mitch McConnell, 83 years old, and he announced today
0:40.8	that he's giving up this senator role in 2007 when his term is up. Good. He's an old-time,
0:52.0	Paul. If you follow me, you know I don't have much regard for the senator.
0:57.2	He's the only Republican voting against Donald Trump now, which doesn't matter to me one
1:02.1	way or the other.
1:03.1	I think all politicians should vote their conscience.
1:06.3	And that means that you have to take into consideration what your constituency wants.
1:12.6	They'll sell out, but it's a major factor.
1:16.6	My genesis with McConnell was case law, which would have provided mandatory federal prison sentences
1:25.6	for any criminal alien deported who comes back.
1:28.7	Logical.
1:29.6	Should be on the books.
1:31.4	McConnell killed it in the Senate.
1:33.2	Why?
1:33.6	Because he didn't like me writing it up.
1:36.2	That's why I'm a punk in his eyes.
1:39.7	All right.
1:40.1	I don't want to go back on the grievance trail here.
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