Bill OReilly Is Furious As His Own Titles Get Removed After Supporting Florida Book Bans

Former Fox News host Bill OReilly was a rather staunch supporter of Floridas book ban laws enacted by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). That is until two of his own books were temporarily removed from the Escambia County School District pending further investigation.

Its absurd. Preposterous, the disgraced conservative pundit told Newsweek on Friday , adding that hell find out exactly who made the decisions [and] put their pictures on television and on my website and Im going to ask them for a detailed explanation of why they did that.

His Killing Jesus: A History and Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency were reportedly among 1,600 titles pulled to adhere to Floridas HB 1069 bill . Enacted in July, it purportedly aims to restrict sexual content from being taught in schools.

The law has since been accused of massive overreach, however, after the Florida Freedom to Read Project released a list Thursday of affected titles that include The Autobiography of Malcolm X, dictionaries, Anne Franks Diary of a Young Girl, and other essential works.

A spokesperson for the district told The Pensacola News Journal that OReillys books arent permanently banned but are under review to ensure compliance. OReilly, who appeared indifferent to prior casualties of the broadly applied law, is now naturally aghast.

When DeSantis signed the book law, I supported the theme because there was abuse going on in Florida, he told Newsweek. There were far-left progressive people trying to impose an agenda on children, theres no doubt about it.

The former OReilly Factor host, who was forced off the air in 2017 after a New York Times report revealed that he settled a sexual harassment claim for $32 million, told Newsweek that the state has an obligation to protect children.

But the wording of the law was far too nebulous So, that law needs to be tightened up, he added, DeSantis needs to come out publicly and say, this is insane, were not going to cooperate with this and were going to investigate the people who did it.

Representatives for DeSantis did not immediately respond to HuffPosts request for comment.

OReilly also took to X, formerly Twitter, and wrote : This will not stand. He presumably hasnt noticed that most users are mocking his newfound indignation as it only arrived after he was victimized by something he had supported.