No Spin News - April 27, 2026

Hey, Bill O'Reilly here. Welcome to the No Spin News for Monday, April 27, 2026. Stand up for your country. Well, what did I do this weekend? If you traveled to BillOReilly.com, you know. And that is the place where any breaking news is. So if you want to waste your time, and we'll prove it to you tonight, if you want to waste your time watching cable news and the others, it's up to you. Okay? But you're not going to get the story. I was right in the middle of this thing on Saturday

night and that is the subject of this evening's Talking Points memo. So let me set the stage for you. 2,000 people in the ballroom at the Washington Hilton. That's where Ronald Reagan almost lost his life. I wrote a book killing Reagan. Some of you might have read it. It's about my fifth correspondence dinner, the first one I took Donald Trump. And that's where all of this stuff between Obama and Trump, where it happened. Okay? And so over the years I know the drill and I was never uneasy in that ballroom.

And this year I would not have gone, but my son said, please take me, because he's a political science major, obviously wants to see what's going on. So we went and sat at the News Nation table, and for some reason I was in the back of the ballroom. I think I was coming back from the men's room and

All of a sudden I hear four shots

loud

There's a door that was open and then there's an escalator that takes you up

to the main floor of the hotel

So the ballroom's packed, as I said, 2,000 in there. So I'm standing right here, boom, boom, boom, four. Everybody hits the ground except me and President Trump. We're the only guys. Now, my son is under the table. I just leaned under I go. How is it under there? He goes you're gonna get shot in the head dad. And I said look if they haven't got me after 50 years

They're not going to get me And then my son had the line of the evening goes I didn't know you were taking me to basic training Because everybody knew that this was an assassination attempt because the Secret Service, I would say 20, 30 seconds after the shots, stormed through the door where I was, ran down the aisle and covered the president. So everybody knew that there were bad things afoot, as Sherlock Holmes once said.

Now, as a normal human being, I should have hit the turf, but I had to see what was going on. It was my job. I have to see. So I'm there and I'm watching everything that's unfolding. And luckily for me, a marshal, a US marshal, was at the door with an earpiece on.

And he was a fan of mine, which always helps. So right after the Secret Service went in, I said to him, you know what's going on? And he briefed me. He said, is it Fracas upstairs? There were shots fired. What we know now, which I didn't know then, was that the shooter fired twice from a pistol

and Secret Service fired two or three shots. Very unusual because if you shoot at a federal officer, which this guy did in the lobby of the hotel, you're usually dead within five seconds. So it was unusual. So I assume that because it was so many people that the Secret Service is taking measure. So they brought him to the ground quickly. You saw the picture of him laying on the ground. And then they had to decide what was going to happen next. President Trump didn't really want to leave because he doesn't like to show

weakness of any kind. He doesn't want to be intimidated. This is the third assassination on the man attempt. But they had to leave and I understood, everybody really understood, that there was so much chaos swirling around. Now after that I then swung into my job which is to get information. And we quickly established that this guy had taken a train from Chicago to DC, checked into the hotel, he had a hotel room. There are 3,000 people who can be

lodged in the Washington Hilton. 3,000. And then you had 2,000 vis, that's 5,000 people, far too many. Far too many people. And, but you wouldn't know it coming in because there were stations everywhere. Here's the key point. The shooter could never have gotten

even close to the president. Yes, he had to come down an escalator, which was manned, then go through a door where I was, and the marshals, and then run down a long corridor, if you want to make it that way, but picture it in your mind,

you know, long space before he could get into any kind of shooting range. So that was never a problem. What was a problem was that people were close to the shooter. They were diving all over the place, as you said, normal people would do. The people close to the president, the daists, they didn't hear the shots. I tell you, they were loud. I mean, I knew right away because I've heard gunfire in my life.

And my son is an avid gun enthusiast. I mean, he hunts all the time. He knew what it was. We knew. And they they were loud as I said But the people in the other half of the room had no idea What was taking place when they saw all the federal protection run down?

Then they knew something was wrong Okay Now this guy Cole Allen, 31 years old, as I wrote on BillOReilly.com, it's just unbelievable. This guy will never ever see freedom again, ever. In addition to destroying his own life,

and he had no shot at this, pardon the pun, none, okay? He destroys the life of his family. His family's gotta deal with this their whole lives. So this guy's a loon and then he writes up this crazy thing, a manifesto of why he's doing it. It just makes no sense at all.

The guy in the bushes in Palm Beach was a loon. The guy on the rooftop who got killed in Butler, Pennsylvania was a loon. They're all in the same category. They just don't have control over themselves. That's it. And throughout our history, these have been the profile of all the assassins, the presidential

assassins, all of them, from John Wilkes Booth onward. They're just crazy, insane people. And that's what he is. But he'll never, ever get out. So he's been charged with trying to assassinate the president and other charges, but that's the big one.

And Jeanine Pirro, who we have on our long form, she is part of the prosecution, but the Attorney General, Todd Blanch, taken this over. Okay, then we have reaction. This is another fascinating story. So I'm there and I'm giving information to News Nation

through Kelly Myers, who's a very, very good correspondent. She's the top News Nation Washington correspondent and I'm giving her what I have because I don't want to hot shot it. Okay let her that's her beat let her do it. At the same time CNN is misreporting what happened. Roll the tape.

Alright guys I just want you to know this is not verified we're just listening to what's happening right now but we have security around us and it's roll tape i got it but i did not know that it would not verify that the opening to what's happening right now but we have security around that and it's been good for a bit because there's a lot of the members of the administration here the secretary of education and being defeated right next to me and her security to that and confirm that there was a shooter

in the lobby it's not clear where are the people of a very big hotel and the lobby of that help them today said he is confirmed dead We don't know anything more than that

But he wasn't dead Okay now I'm trying to be fair to miss Collins She's a rookie All right, she doesn't know Doesn't have the basics down. Just doesn't.

Looks good on TV, can conduct an interview. This isn't what she's doing. You don't report a story like that. You don't. Because that's what they call hearsay. She's got no valid source for that story other than some secretary of education.

How would he

know? Now if you want to mention it, you can say there's a rumor, you could say that, but you don't say they said he is confirmed dead. Maybe they said it, but so what? It's wrong. It's wrong. Are we understanding that? Then President Trump, not wanting to show any weakness, because he never does. He goes on 60 minutes.

Ah, roll it.

You read that crap from some sick person. I got associated with stuff that has nothing to do with me. I was totally exonerated. Your friends on the other side of the plate are the ones that were involved with, let's say, Epstein or other things. But I said to myself, you know, I'll do this interview and they'll probably I read the

manifesto, you know, as a sick person.

But you should be ashamed of yourself reading that because I'm not any of those things. Yeah, O'Donnell had no cause to read the ramblings of a loon. None. Yet she tried to humiliate the President of the United States, who was just attacked. And it was edited. There isn't one person in CBS who knows that? That's called gutter snipe reporting. That's what the National Enquirer does. Oh look who said this about you.

It's not true. Then why are you throwing it out there? You can't do that if you're a responsible journalist. You have to verify it. So the president was absolutely 100% correct in saying to Ms. O'Donnell, who I know, okay, you should be ashamed of yourself of reading that. And she should be, but she's not. I'm just doing my job. No you're not.

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Americanfinancing.net slash bill. Joining us now is Congressman Mike Lawler who is at the dinner. He is a Republican from New York. All right, so what did you take away, sorry for the cliche, but when you were thinking about the aftermath and your presence

where you were, what did you take away from a congressman well my wife and I were in the middle of the room and as you know bill you can't move in that room once you're seated and so it makes it a real challenge to you know get up and get around and so what we heard was a pop and then a bunch of plates and trays falling to the ground and then the secret service flooding into the room to secure the president and ultimately get him, the vice president, the cabinet secretaries out of the room. And what we were left with was a lot of chaos and confusion

because you didn't know if somebody was actually in the room or whether or not, you know, there was an active threat. And as you pointed out, I mean, the reporting that was taking place from within the room was inaccurate in a lot of cases. And so it was hard to get the facts.

Okay, so how did your wife handle it? Was she panicked or how'd she handle it?

She was unnerved. And so, you know, obviously I was concerned about her in that moment. We also have two young kids. We have a four-year-old and an 18-month-old. So your thoughts are on that, in that type of situation.

But as we got more information and clarity, obviously everybody was in a calmer state, but it's thing especially uh... you know when your spouse is there

and uh... you're not used to this kind of uh... stuff unfolding right before your eyes do you see any political implications coming out of this

well at the secret service did a very good job uh... on the perimeter of the ballroom obviously stopping uh stopping the individual in his tracks, and getting the president. But I do think there's a real problem with these types of large-scale events. There was no ID required to get in. There was no security really checking any list whatsoever to verify that somebody

should be on the grounds. You had no magnetometers anywhere throughout the building except right outside the ballroom. And the fact that this gentleman was able to get from the 10th floor down a vacant stairwell to the ballroom area, obviously is disconcerting. So I think number one, how security is handled at these large scale events needs to be reevaluated.

And number two, to the point of the president, this is the third public attempt on his life. And I don't think people are taking it serious enough. You know, I can tell you, I'm very active in my district. I've done close to 2000 events in person in district. I take my safety and security seriously because frankly people are unhinged today.

And the fact that, you know, in this type of setting with 3000 people in a ballroom that, you know, in this type of setting with 3000 people in a ballroom, that, you know, somebody was able to get within vicinity after you've already had two separate attempts on the president's life. I think it speaks to where and how these events take place.

And I do think it justifies what the president is trying to do on the White House grounds. You could never get into the White House With a loaded gun

Yeah, as I said that really is right You can't vote against it now and the judges will stop the nonsense and they'll okay it particularly because it doesn't cost a taxpayer anything Do you in your career, have you seen a change on the psyche of the American people from when you started,

because there's always been, obviously, partisan hatred, always, in this country, till now, have you seen it get worse?

No question. You know, frankly, people don't even want to be in the room with people they disagree with. And it's sad. People seem to believe that political violence is the solution to political differences. And rather than engage in honest and robust debate and discussion and duke it out at the ballot box,

they seem to believe the ends justify the means. And so I think it's a big problem that we are grappling with as a country. I think social media has been so destructive in our political discourse. People latch on to the quote unquote influencers who are frankly grifting and,

you know, fueling the rage in this country rather than actually engaged in thoughtful and honest debate. And that's really driving so much of this vitriol and hatred that we see that is just, you know, permeated our politics.

It's not just them, though. It's like, it's Raskin. You know Raskin.

Oh, yeah. Oh, listen, some of my colleagues, some of my colleagues played to the worst of the American people. And listen, somebody like Eric Swalwell, you saw how fast he fell because he was an awful, awful person. And he, you know, lied repeatedly, Raskin has lied repeatedly. It doesn't help the American people.

It doesn't serve our country or our body politics well. And frankly, there's people in Congress that are not serious and they don't belong there.

All right.

Congressman, we really appreciate it. I'm glad you and your wife, you know, are putting this behind you because there is a residual to this kind of a thing. People might not know that, but it just doesn't go away. I can tell you that from personal experience. But we appreciate your time tonight. If we can ever be of service, let us know, Congressman.

Thank you.

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Okay, final thought of the day. My long-form interview with Jeanine Pirro, who is the district attorney in DC is next to Lindsey Graham, our biggest hit. Here's a bit of it. So you're sitting there at the five, and you're making good money. It's a very successful program.

And you get the call. Yeah. How long did it take you to say, I'm going to dump the TV thing and I'm going to go into public service?

It didn't take me long at all. Let me let me explain something to you. Sometimes the most difficult decisions are not all that complicated. Because when he made that phone call to me.

He did it personally. He called

me. Yeah, he called you. He it was it went right to my right to my soul. This is who I am. This is how I want to, you know, maybe end my career. Who knows? This is a job that I love. This is a job where I go in every day and I can't wait to get there. I mean, I haven't even told you all the stuff we do. I'm the DA here. I'm the federal prosecutor. I do terrorism. I do civil cases. I do, I defend agencies. I go, I prosecute agents. I mean, this is a huge job, huge office that I had to turn around, Bill. It was a neglected office. Okay, so that is We'll Do It Live,

our long form podcast. It's up now. Okay, and then for premium members, we give you a little bit more of the inside stuff. So I hope you check it out. And as the US Attorney for the District of Columbia,

Janine is involved with the shooter on Saturday. She's involved with all of that. I've known her forever and Janine and I get along very well. I want to thank everybody for your kind texts and emails about my son and myself at the dinner.

Very nice of everyone to do that. There was never any danger to us, but I explained it, I think, pretty well at the top of the program. And you know, my son learned a lot, that's for sure. But if he's going to get into politics, he's got to know it. And thank you very much for watching and listening to the No Spin News this evening.

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