Horrible bowies and booktv is your. Thanks to our sponsor. [applause] i and the Program Director we have one more of these coming up in july. We have a few more we will announce after that but we appreciate everybody for being here so want to welcome to the stage eric bolling. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] how are you doing . Thinks for that warm welcome. You literally left the set in new york and got on the train . 6 00 she said we have to go right now theres a car waiting for us to take as of 48 dead sixth to penn station which is about 303rd street for cry again in the car the 635 trances and will be there as 6 37 p. M. I get out of the car it is 90 degrees in this city right now and i am running holding this shirt in a bag running down Seventh Avenue looking like from her. Day remember that . Cars are coming and i am stopping and going i made it with four minutes to go and and so glad that i did the. [applause] what concerns me were running around of new york and there are a lot of liberal drivers. Good thing nobody recognized me or i would be a flat frog and frog legs. [laughter] we have some of the best year tonight keeping the Community Safe thanks for your services and the second we ask of you could come here this by the way he chose us as his First Official stop on his book to hour. [applause] one year ago we did this at the train station and you were so much fun we have to do it again. I know if you have seen this yet but you probably know by now a total coincidence but look get that intersection of swamp and liberty. [applause] how about that . If ever there was more a poetic intersection that is where our nation is. Cspan people are telling us to sit down. We are on tv. This is a crazy coincidence and one of the of their once how the book came about and i am thinking i need a really good cover. I want a cover that will catch you. Slam literally grew billing the swamp and i would type in swamp and washington d. C. And 10 pages later the Capitol Building being built on a swamp. They said this is the right project at the right time is that picture right there the Capitol Building the dome is not even on yet they literally had to drain the swamp to build the capital but day dray day literal swamp. We have a lot to get to but first of all, weird on Facebook Live right now. I dunno if you follow me on facebook or twitter we have some of the most engaged vance but they go on line and they are amazing. And they are talkradio listeners. [applause] i wake up yesterday one of the first tweets is from the most powerful man in the free world to say by a eric bolling new book. The non drudging there is a new book from eric bolling then i turned on the highest Cable Program right now and there you are talking about your book in the same day i have never seen a rollout like that because to get the president s endorsement is amazing. The way that happened, that was tuesday tuesday, you sleep about three hours when you launch a book. But on the book party the publisher said lets get some media so this is a good book and it will sell. So we had a few cocktails and then they take my Close Friends out to dinner for the party the publisher says great news i have an interview said of rio it was the one hour interview from 10 until 11 00. I get home about midnight and had to be a fox at 6 00 in the morning. Please do not tell me were drunk on fox and friend. [laughter] no, no, no. [laughter] i and literally pushing the envelope we do this thing with the news of the day with the travel ban and the travel moratorium and getting into it pretty heavily but then i get off said and tweet it exactly that the president has a copy get my new book it is reach we did like one minute later he retreated back and the blows up. Ddc that president reach we did your tweet . That is pretty cool. Then drudge as a pitcher of the book and the cover with the link to barnes and noble and amazon. Really . It was amazing. But the book was inspired by donald trump and a keen understand he does have a first copy of the book and to be very clear what the record stayed there were not many maybe ann coulter very early in the primary process [applause] i watched. This is true. I have known donald trump for a lot of longtime. Said no one to a drop that story but can you talk about knowing him . 12 years ago he was too willing apprentice before Celebrity Apprentice one friend said he would like trumpet i said i dont know him. So i go to a Cocktail Party on tv and a fundraiser but long story short but i have gone to the events eventually started to work at fox and interviewed him in the morning he knew of my financial background so we had a connection so i developed with a french ship with him over the years first of all, was not sure he was going to run but he came down the escalator with millennia melania know they could Pay Attention to everybody else everybody stared at the television. You love him or hate him he has something that will get americas attention. Here is the thing throughout the Campaign John mckean was an issue the audio from billy bush but i stayed with him and i got my television teeth kicked in on a daily basis it was not easy to say his name for a very long time. It wasnt because i was liberal but because i was approached from the but he watched that after the election the phone rings and it is donald. Eric. Is donald. I put him on speaker. You were with me from the start and i say i know. I add confidence in you mr. President and when it didnt look so good you were there. So heres the point the reason why that was relevant is you never saw that on the campaign trail. He wanted to show of confidence i just knew he would win i dunno how to explain it other than he had that it factor. You know, the Media Business but i voted for donald trump never in a million years thought he could possibly whether the billy bush scandal i said it is over. You know the news media. I thought this is the moment if he survives this key will be president. People were just waiting for me to show up so they could be via. The guy is not the politician he says things that politicians would not say however think about this if not donald trump will it be Hillary Clinton . That is the one thing nobody could ever argue that he would keep the Supreme Court centerright now look at what he is doing now. Kneale or such justice course itch is a rock star. Maybe Justice Kennedy will stick around now and other conservative and then maybe ruth cater ginsburg which i think she should. [applause] but think about that that is a truly conservative Supreme Court. Undoubtedly that will be his legacy. Have you been to the white house . I have. Like a private visit . Boy to the change. Going through the change i also have fox questions. The date we launched the special on may 1st i called them up by avenue show it would be cool if the first day flight the launch with an interview of the president no problem just like that. It went from we will do it on friday and monday was the first day of the show but it coincided with the 100th day of his presidency ended it wanted to lose value so i went to d. C. On sunday night interview the president with a great 50 minutes with him got on a train rushing to Union Station and made the 5 00 show but the interesting thing about the whole event the way it is set up they have cameras everywhere and it is a whole production going on for a couple of hours we baying of 50 minutes 30 people in their room watching, this is the west wing something that no one expected. He said you want to go into the oval oval office . I said yes. He said all of you can rip people do want to go into the oval office . They said yes. [laughter] that is donald trump. Right there. Everyone in the room come to the oval office than you can tell your kids you were in the oval office. [applause] the American Association of sheriffs met early on and i talked about their meeting and told a similar story there in the roosevelt room and said you want to go to the oval . Even the staff is flummoxed the one just to clean off the desk . He said no. I said that is what i take away from him that he really believes it is the peoples house. He truly believes that. One step further, one derivative of that, he believes he is one of the people. What billionaire do you know, who is so friendly with a regular person . The matter who you are he will tell you you are pretty. I think it happened yesterday now the news media went crazy but is that bad to say . Is the most powerful man on the president and a billionaire if you did not know you would think he was one of your friends. I would still take that hare. [laughter] so i have to ask you do you believe that is directly correlated to opposition of the president that it is all hands on deck . Anything helping this man to succeed in the white house . So fox was a very different place. I cannot even count on one hand those posts that are not even at fox. But it was a time i will be perfectly honest i was shocked to understand what was going on with the boss. I never even heard rumors of it but once it started to unravel they did the right thing. Was there merit to it . I dont know the details of. I dont know any of that leading up to that i had no indication. Now my personal opinion, do i think there are satellite lawsuits that popped up that probably have no merit but they were interested to make it through this bad time and make this happen . You can always ask. First the ratings are not doing so well. [laughter] i will qualify that. Only because lets be really honest meighen kelly is a wildly talented. She is smart, she is a lawyer, i have seen her take apart a guest she ambushes them they dont know it is coming. Including the president. Very enough. Fair enough. He said down with her that i have seen her. She has done it to people on the left even lou dobbs she does not discriminate the ideology but she is extremely talented but she is in the wrong place right now. A she is at nbc the making her soft and really there taking her edge off. That she was the biggest rising star that were on a trajectory. 25 years there are rarely and she sings rodgers praises. And now roger is a dirt bag she goes to nbc. I dont know. I do think the accusations is what took her down she probably did have some evidence but when making kelly got involved that was the end of roger ailes. What is the moment that literally the entire network was built on is not coming back to work . What happens . But probably did two or 300 Oreilly Factor i spend a lot of time with ecru rand and staff so i spent a lot of time without a crew. I got a call that day at 12 05 p. M. I am in jeans and a polo shirt and mr. Murdoch wants to see you now. And he said heres the deal the attorneys have said we have to part ways with bill oreilly and the five will go to prime time. I said okay but you will stay at 5 00 i really need to maintain the audience in prime time. Thank you very much and very positive and i called my wife i will still do the 5 00 show i am not sure if i am on the five anymore than it was going to be aided clock. At 8 00 then the press release came now that i am looking for my name on the five. [laughter] they are doing great by the way. [laughter] [applause] rachel got some new wind in her sales given her strong audience theyre doing great at 9 00. So they are hitting fox that we not the fox that we used to be but we just ran the numbers but in june this year versus last year is up 19 . [applause] i think the whole network is up. I looked at the numbers on monday and every show. And it kept getting bigger. [applause] the tucker edition . [applause] i cannot wait to talk with him about this but i cannot imagine who in the hell will take bill oreilly share did everybody say about zero . Are everybody is thought they would get it . Do you think that . No but you saw at tucker doing something very unique at 7 00. I had never seen that before he is bringing on liberals no name, a College Professor on that a block that is brilliant and aggressive but then the other question he was named at 7 00 the comes on the five so why did they come back on your show you destroy them he said i dont know but i will keep doing it until they stop the they have not stopped. [laughter] it is amazing they all think they will take him down. Like any sports fans going into the other team stadium the other teams relatives for the referees year of stage and cameras and lighting and by the way he is wildly talented anyway but it is fun to watch. So here is a backdoor secret the fighting was going to go to the 8 00 spot but they couldnt you cannot do the ensembles show at 8 00 you need a single host. He probably thought about putting that idea with sean but they had to be live sean is a very close friend of mine but he is hard core opinion so you could take at 6 00 or 7 00 and that will go until 10 00 i will tape at 6 00 but he did Something Interesting because he also came under attack and he took some time off but shawn did come back and his numbers are strong as they have ever been. Did any bbc the special today at 5 00 . So my assistant says this young kid who was like 17 years old has opposed congratulations on the book she said high to the kid on the way to the studio and i said absolutely so i go out and shake his hand and he is so nice. He said i read the swamp and i love it. I said stand by that window with you have time i will put you on television. He was beaming. Just been Shawn Kennedy walks in and and smacks the kid in the back he thinks he is having a great date he said what about eric bolling what about my show . He is such a nice guy he was so nice and he got a pitcher with him might assistant said he is just like the regular guy. The most successful cable loose hose on air right now. He is a philanthropic, and then we will go celebrate somebodys birthday but sean will pickup pull tab and leave like a one else in dollar tip and walkout. The last fox question the death of roger ailes. You really seemed to be the of four that were profoundly impact it. Yes. But with politics you dont think shepard would be in mind with the media he is not right wing by any means. Not even close. Roger saw something in him. Shep is not your typical conservative right wing human being person and shep had a great relationship. I was sad day for the july barbecue but he is gay and talks about it and brought his partner and roger put his arm around both of them thanks for being here and goes on his way. Then there is rachel the issue was very complimentary of roger ailes solve these bad things all generates media yes he did have issues that and know what happened he was very religious the vast majority everything and go for a fact about roger is very positive and very nice and very good. They say oreilly is gone there goes fox. People are very pessimistic now they say there is a new direction people made a big deal about that. Where is fox going . Are you concerned . The ratings indicate it is fine and it is it the same product . Is an interesting question because i dont know. That is something beyond my pay grade. That is where mr. Murdoch presides i dont know if they will live to this center i dont feel they will i have never ever been toned told to tone it down now i am more vocal than i ever was. But contrary to what youll hear or read nobody says this is where we have to be or highlight this this is the talking points it hasnt happened and it certainly wont happen. So you dont work at cnn . [laughter] i cannot confirm that. Come on. What a mess they are in. They have so many. Trump fleeces. From the insider it is like the arrival talkshow host struggling professionally because they were caught up in what they were caught red he ended so now you feel like the truth has set us free. I did a monologue exactly that. Is this a wakeup call that this trump derangement syndrome trying to give him every story without homework or sources or backing it up for checking your sources in just writing with it people are getting fired. I do think the tide will change. Rush said this morning he really feels there is a tide turning off for the first time there is a Momentum Shift. But the power, that is between you to. [laughter] i think that is why he reach we did my book. [laughter] i did meet to rush. But the Momentum Shift the public has seen the is a Party Offering nothing the republicans are killers it is russia trump and russia trump and now the American People have had it it isnt even so transparent anymore is not even funny. [cheers and applause] that is what that story did to expose their willingness or desire to take that picture of the pollution collusion but my monologue today is i put the sound bite of when obama and romney were debating romney said in russia is a problem he said the 80s when their Foreign Policy back. That was four years ago surely he changed his mind. So i put up the sound bite in october and he said nobody in their right mind would think that the elections would have an effect. Why are they talking about that . Even the head of their party saying russia is not an issue because they dont even care about the facts anymore. They did nazi him winning in they despise him so much theyre just out of their minds. So with a sporting event once schuster wanted to win so badly then you know, you have lost. [applause] msnbc at least is honest. I think they are changing cnn seems to be antitrump a worse interest for a long time so now lets pick apart everything he does it bring of that negative stuff the numbers are very well but msnbc has now hired greta and nicole the conservatives but republicans. Ice still think theyre figuring out where they are. Every now and again he says something that surprises me. Every now and again on one tuesday they may be onto something. Like trumpet the cave president tonight but there was something for chris matthews. [laughter] ab was reprimanded the next day. So lets get to some questions from the audience. Diaz grey of the five . I definitely miss the five. [laughter] taken aback six years back said i am leaving to go do my own thing at the end of december antes said no a the end of the week so roger was sitting trying to figure out if h