What Bill O’Reilly owes America

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, grappling with accusations that he embellished and/or fabricated reports placing him at the center of dramatic news events, tipped his hand more than he realized by threatening one of the many journalists asking questions about the accuracy of his accounts.

“I am coming after you with everything I have,” O’Reilly told New York Times reporter Emily Steel. “You can take it as a threat.”

Bad move, Bill.

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