Bill O’Reilly, who supports book bans, is pissed two of his own books were just banned in Florida
Killing Jesus: A History and Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency were both removed from school libraries in Escambia County, on Florida’s westernmost end.
Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.The titles were removed to see whether they violate Florida’s new law restricting school distracts from displaying pieces of work with “sexual content.” During the 2022-23 school year, PEN America recorded 1,406 book bans in Florida, accounting for 40% of the nationwide total.
At first, O’Reilly said he supported the law, which was championed by Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis. But now that it’s impacted him, he thinks the edict goes too far.“The state has an obligation to protect children,” he told Newsweek. “But the wording of the law was far too nebulous in Tallahassee.”O’Reilly followed up his comments with multiple posts on social media. “Things are getting crazy with book banning in #Florida,” he tweeted.Things are getting crazy with book banning in #Florida.
