The O'Reilly Update, May 18, 2026

In a sharp departure from his usual political commentary, Bill O'Reilly opens with a commercial for Aldi Nord, promoting affordable meal deals and desserts. The episode then pivots to a mix of political news and cultural commentary, spotlighting Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy’s shocking primary defeat—making him the first Republican senator in 14 years to finish third in his party’s primary. Cassidy, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Donald Trump over January 6th, is now facing a runoff. O’Reilly frames this as a reckoning for disloyalty to Trump, calling it a 'legend' in the making. He also covers Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massey’s high-stakes primary battle, where Massey claims out-of-state billionaires are trying to 'buy a seat in Congress'—a claim he frames as a referendum on Israel’s influence. In Virginia, the Supreme Court’s 9-0 denial of a Democratic appeal over redistricting is portrayed as an unconstitutional nullification of 3 million votes. O’Reilly then delivers his signature message of the day, attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s historical understanding, calling her a 'communist' despite her self-identification as a 'socialist Democrat,' and insisting the Founding Fathers couldn’t have known about billionaires because King George forbade them. The episode closes with a nostalgic 'Something You Might Not Know' segment on Alice Cooper’s 1972 anti-education anthem 'School’s Out,' which O’Reilly ranks as the greatest summer song of all time.