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Bill O’Reilly Drops Accidental Truth Bomb On America's History Of ‘Racist White Men’

The former Fox News host's attempt to mock the "radical left" doesn't go as planned.
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Disgraced former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly received congratulations from his critics ― but not for the reasons he might have hoped.

On Monday, O’Reilly attempted to slam calls for reparations for the descendants of slaves in a series of tweets and a blog post on his website. As it turned out, his explanation unintentionally had more than a ring of truth to it:

O’Reilly left Fox News in shame in 2017 after reports he paid millions to settle multiple allegations of sexual harassment led to an advertiser boycott. O’Reilly paid $32 million to settle with one of his accusers, and at least $45 million in total, The New York Times reported.

Or as some of his critics on Twitter were quick to remind him, he paid a form of reparations. Perhaps that’s why he’s not a fan of paying money to settle allegations of past wrongdoing. Others were simply stunned by his reference to “racist white men” creating a country “whereby white guys would run everything”:

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