{"id":60608,"date":"2026-02-24T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60608"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:26:13","slug":"bill-oreilly-slaps-democrats-for-boycotting-trumps-sotu-address-and-explains-why-he-thinks-theyre-really-doing-it-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60608","title":{"rendered":"Bill O\u2019Reilly Slaps Democrats for Boycotting Trump\u2019s SOTU Address \u2013 And Explains Why He Thinks They\u2019re Really Doing It (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bill-oreilly-sotu-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1528345\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bill-oreilly-sotu-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" class=\"size-facebook wp-image-1528345\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screencap of YouTube video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bill O\u2019Reilly spoke to Leland Vittert of NewsNation tonight about Trump\u2019s \u2018State of the Union\u2019 address tomorrow night and touched on the fact that a number of House Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2026\/02\/democrats-warn-against-heckling-trumps-sotu-as-party\/\" target=\"_blank\">boycotting the speech in favor of purely partisan events<\/a> sponsored by far-left groups.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Reilly correctly casts this as childish on behalf of Democrats but goes further, suggesting that these Democrats are beholden to the donors who are bankrolling them. He suggests that this is the real reason they are not attending, despite their claims.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, most Trump supporters do not mind the idea of these people skipping the event. It will be better without them there. All they do is sit there, looking angry and trying to make the whole thing about them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-inline-1\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postinline-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/overton_news\/status\/2026129022611005706\" target=\"_blank\">Overton News:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Bill O\u2019Reilly says Democrats who are skipping President Trump\u2019s SOTU are taking marching orders from their radical-left donors.<\/p>\n<p>He predicts that unlike last year, every Democrat who actually shows up will stand and applaud Team USA \u2014 and says it would be political suicide if they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VITTERT:<\/strong> \u201cWhat\u2019s your over under on the number of Democrats who stand up and applaud Team USA?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>O\u2019REILLY:<\/strong> \u201cAll of them that are there because a real radicals are not going to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the radical left in the House are 100% dependent on radical left money. So there\u2019s not really a people with an independent point of view on anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey do what they\u2019re told, and they were told to go down to the mall and do another State of the Union, the people\u2019s state of the union, whatever stupid thing they came up with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they\u2019re not going to be there, all of these a bomb throwers, Trump haters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other Democrats have to stand. It would hurt them so dramatically if they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s the video:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"1920\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bill O\u2019Reilly says Democrats who are skipping President Trump\u2019s SOTU are taking marching orders from their radical-left donors.<\/p>\n<p>He predicts that unlike last year, every Democrat who actually shows up will stand and applaud Team USA \u2014 and says it would be political suicide if\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dkZjHValc1\">pic.twitter.com\/dkZjHValc1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Overton (@overton_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/overton_news\/status\/2026129022611005706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If Democrats are incapable of respecting the office of the President of the United States, they probably should just skip the event. Average Americans are sick to death of the childish tantrum they have been throwing for the last ten years.<\/p>\n<p>Let them go to off-site rallies with activists instead, until they finally learn to behave properly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-above-comments\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postbelow-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2026\/02\/bill-oreilly-slaps-democrats-boycotting-trumps-sotu-address\/\">Bill O\u2019Reilly Slaps Democrats for Boycotting Trump\u2019s SOTU Address \u2013 And Explains Why He Thinks They\u2019re Really Doing It (VIDEO)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screencap of YouTube video. 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