By Isabella Torregiani
2:45pm PDT, Jul 17, 2025
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While appearing on NewsNation's
Cuomo, former Fox News host
Bill O'Reilly made an awkward blunder — confusing Congressman
Ro Khanna with CBS News correspondent
Mo Rocca during a heated segment.
In a live TV rant, O'Reilly criticized Khanna's proposed legislation to release documents related to
Jeffrey Epstein.
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Speaking with host Chris Cuomo, Bill O'Reilly argued his case, but misidentified the California lawmaker.
"For four years, Merrick Garland had these files or whatever they are. Maybe they're not files, maybe they're just loose-leaf sheets of paper. I don't know what they are!" O'Reilly exclaimed.
"He had them for four years. Our pal Mo Rocca, who I like, California congressman, Democrat, said not one word. Four years", he said, mistaking Rocca for Ro Khanna.
"Yet now he's introducing a bill to force President Donald Trump to release everything. No redactions, no nothing, which is insane," he added.
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Chris Cuomo quickly stepped in to correct Bill O'Reilly, clarifying, "Ro Khanna. Mo Rocca is the media critic. Ro Khanna is the member of Congress."
O'Reilly, initially confused, responded, "Okay, Ro Khanna. You know, these Italians, it just gets me. But anyway, you know what I'm saying."
Cuomo laughed it off, adding, "Ro Khanna! I wish he was Italian, he would raise our IQ level four points!"
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After the mix-up was clarified, Bill O'Reilly refocused his criticism on the correct target.
"So, immediately it's politicized and it's foolishness because Congress can't force President Donald Trump to release anything. It can't. It's on the Constitution. But they're just doing this to embarrass Trump and that's what really tees Trump off."
He continued, "That's the essence of the story. He knows that the opposition is using this, a bunch of phonies because they didn't care about it for four years, to try to hurt him, and then his own people, his loyal people, are helping! Helping the people that wanna hurt him!"
