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Conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly on Monday said President Trump is allowing critics to define his legacy during an appearance on NewsNation’s “On Balance.”

When asked if Trump has the right people around him, the longtime journalist said, “Some of them.” 

“But the essential point is this, he is allowing his enemies to define him and reacting to the definition. That has to change if President Trump wants to be considered a great president,” he added.

“It seems everyday president Trump is feuding with someone else. It does not help him anymore. It did help him and absolutely helped him in the beginning when he was looked at as an avenger, a crusader. But now it’s wearing down a little bit,” O’Reilly told host Leland Vittert.

Trump has recently scaled down a surge of immigration officials in Minnesota after federal agents killed two residents in the state, and is currently locked in a standoff with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. He has defended DHS Secretary Kristi Noem amid growing calls for her resignation.

Trump also faces continued backlash to his administration’s handling of the Epstein files, which was fueled by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s combative hearing before the House Judiciary Committee last week.

Polling shows Trump’s approval rating sits at 36 percent, according to an Associated Press/NORC survey, marking a steady decline since the start of his second term.

O’Reilly said Trump needs to focus on touting the positive impacts of his presidency, such as the tax cuts in the “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed last year. He also suggested focusing on bringing down health insurance costs after Republicans let ObamaCare subsidies expire this year.

“So my advice to President Trump is A: I think he has done very well on the economy, and I think when people get their refund checks from the big bill they are going to be happy with those,” O’Reilly said on Monday. 

“He’s got to get insurance prices down. I actually suggested to him that there be a summit of insurance CEOs at the White House. That’s got to come down because that’s just killing working people. And then as I said, he doesn’t have to do all the messaging. You know, get authoritative people to put out what is actually happening.”

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