The O'Reilly Update, April 8, 2026

In a dramatic shift from military escalation, President Trump has suspended planned strikes on Iran for two weeks, citing a breakthrough in negotiations and a 10-point proposal from Tehran that addresses nearly all past points of contention. The move follows intelligence reports confirming the incapacitation of Iran's new Ayatollah, who is reportedly receiving medical treatment 85 miles south of Tehran. Bill O'Reilly defends the U.S. military action as lawful and necessary, arguing that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard uses civilians as human shields—making civilian casualties a consequence of Iran’s own tactics, not American war crimes. He also delivers a stark warning about nuclear weapons, emphasizing that the public, especially youth, remains dangerously ignorant of their true horror, as evidenced by a young man’s shock at learning Hiroshima killed 72,000 people instantly. O'Reilly then reflects on a forgotten historical milestone: the 1895 Supreme Court ruling in Pollock v. Farmers Loan & Trust, which declared the federal income tax unconstitutional—until the 16th Amendment overturned it in 1913. Today, the average American pays 33% of their income in federal taxes, with residents in high-tax states paying over half their paycheck to the government.