Bill O'Reilly's racially tinged statements came a day after the Electoral College elected Donald Trump as president. | AP Photo O'Reilly: Left wants 'power taken away from the white establishment'

Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly said on Tuesday night that liberals want to get rid of the Electoral College because they want “power taken away from the white establishment.”

After Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the election to Donald Trump, O’Reilly said Tuesday night, “The left in America is demanding that the Electoral College system put into place in 1787 be scrapped. But there is a hidden reason for this.”


The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" explained on his show that a close look at the voting patterns revealed that most of the minority votes usually went to Democrats, and that getting rid of the Electoral College would silence white voters in rural areas.

“Very few commentators will tell you that the heart of liberalism in America today is based on race. It permeates almost every issue. That white men have set up a system of oppression. That system must be destroyed,” he said, explaining how he believed liberals view the world.

O'Reilly's statements came a day after the Electoral College elected Donald Trump as president, despite an unprecedented attempt from Democratic electors to sway Republican electors to vote against their party's candidate.

“White men have largely abandoned the Democrats, and the left believes it's because of racism that they want to punish minorities, keep them down," he added.

“Summing up: Left wants power taken away from the white establishment. They want a profound change in the way America is run. Taking voting power away from the white precincts is the quickest way to do that."