The Truth About Wasteful Spending, Dr. Veronique de Rugy Weighs in on DOGE and Elon Musk, Kamala Harris the Front-Runner for Governor of California & the Absurd Reaction to J.D. Vance's Speech

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

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Tonight's rundown: Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Monday, February 17, 2025. Stand Up for Your Country. Talking Points Memo: Bill breaks down the truth about wasteful government spending, detailing where funds have been misused and where they have not been allocated. Dr. Veronique de Rugy joins the No Spin News to discuss Donald Trump and Elon Musk's cost-cutting plans and opines on whether it's a mistake for Democrats to oppose Musk. A new poll shows Kamala Harris is the Democratic front-runner for California Governor. CBS's Margaret Brennan is facing backlash over her reaction to VP Vance's Munich speech. This Day in History: The House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, making Jefferson president and Burr vice president. Final Thought: Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special. In Case You Missed It: Read Bill's latest column, The Pope vs. The Founding Fathers 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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0:00.0	Bill O'Reilly here. Welcome to the No Spin News for Monday, February 17, 2025.
0:18.7	President's Day, stand up for your country.
0:22.5	So we're working.
0:23.7	I hope you head off.
0:27.9	If you're here in the Northeast or in the upper Midwest, even the Midwest,
0:29.5	can't do anything.
0:30.2	It's too cold.
0:32.3	It's freezing here.
0:35.0	Teradog actually fell in a mud.
0:36.2	Oh, boy.
0:40.0	If you could have seen me this weekend. So cold and icy.
0:47.1	When she goes out, she falls in this big mud pit. I guess it was my fault, but then I had to throw in a bath. And it was like, there were many bad words. Not by her. She doesn't, she doesn't
0:52.9	by me. Anyway, I'm not the weather man, but I wanted
0:57.4	to bring you up to date on the status of where we are here in the Northeast. President's Day.
1:03.2	So most Americans, sadly, don't care about their presidents, and it's the same, it's the guy
1:09.9	that's in, they care about, so what are you going to do for me? It's same it's the guy that's in they care about so what are you
1:12.1	going to do for me it's not the opposite of jfk's an inaugural address but they don't care about you
1:19.3	know what has happened in the past because they live in a moment now i have the most successful
1:25.5	history series in history.
1:29.2	Nobody sold more history books than me ever.
1:32.7	And I'm very proud of that.
1:34.4	And we have confronting the presidents out now, 22 consecutive weeks on the New York Times
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