Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis The O'Reilly Update, February 23, 2026
Feb 23, 2026
Coverage of a thwarted Mar-a-Lago intrusion and the Secret Service response. Reports on Mexican forces killing cartel leader El Mencho and the aftermath. Discussion of a Supreme Court ruling followed by an immediate tariff hike. Celebration of Team USA hockey winning Olympic gold. A historical recounting of the Iwo Jima flag raising and its aftermath.
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Mar-a-Lago Intruder Neutralized By Secret Service
- The Secret Service neutralized a 21-year-old intruder at Mar-a-Lago who entered with a shotgun and gas canister.
- Mike Slater reported the suspect as Austin Tucker Martin from North Carolina, missing days earlier before being shot on Mar-a-Lago grounds.
El Mencho Killed Triggering Nationwide Cartel Violence
- Mexican forces killed El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, after an operation in his hometown in Jalisco.
- The takedown killed at least seven cartel members and sparked violent reprisals across six Mexican states, prompting US shelter-in-place warnings.
President Raises Tariff After Supreme Court Rejection
- The Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, prompting the president to raise a global tariff to 15%.
- The president claims other tariff statutes authorize the immediate increase despite the six-to-three Court ruling.
