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Dan Bongino: Trump names right-wing commentator as deputy FBI director Dan Bongino: Trump names podcaster as deputy FBI director
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US President Donald Trump has appointed right-wing commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI. US President Donald Trump has appointed podcaster and commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI.
Trump posted on social media that Bongino was "a man of incredible love and passion for our Country" and would serve under newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel.Trump posted on social media that Bongino was "a man of incredible love and passion for our Country" and would serve under newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel.
Bongino, 50, has worked for the New York police department and the Secret Service - as well as having been part of the protection detail for two presidents, George W Bush and Barack Obama.Bongino, 50, has worked for the New York police department and the Secret Service - as well as having been part of the protection detail for two presidents, George W Bush and Barack Obama.
He hosts a self-titled podcast whose Facebook posts often attract more attention than those of Fox News and CNN combined. His appointment, which does not require Senate confirmation, means neither of the top two people running the agency has FBI experience.
"Thank you Mr President, Attorney General Bondi, and Director Patel," Bongino wrote on X in a post after Trump's announcement.
Trump said in his social media announcement on Sunday that Bongino is "willing and prepared to give up" the podcast "in order to serve". The deputy director is responsible for supervising all domestic and international operations, and is usually a career agent with years of experience.
"Fairness, Justice, Law and Order will be brought back to America, and quickly," Trump added. He hosts daily podcast The Dan Bongino Show whose Facebook posts often attract more attention than those of Fox News and CNN combined.
He said Bongino would do an "incredible job" at the FBI. In Friday's episode, there was a segment about the FBI, in which he praised Patel and tried to allay Democratic fears the agency will be used to target Trump's enemies.
Bongino, who has run for Congress three times, hosted Trump on his daily podcast, The Dan Bongino Show, ahead of last year's election. "Kash Patel is there for one reason, he is there to make the FBI great again," he said.
He's committed to fighting crime and that only, he added, calling his new boss the "change agent" the FBI needs.
"How amazing would it be in four years to look back with a good, high-quality, reformed FBI free of woke culture and DEI that goes out making headline, big arrests of real bad guys destroying your community. How good would that be?"
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Trump said in his social media announcement on Sunday that Bongino would give up the podcast, adding he would help restore fairness, justice, law and order.
Bongino, who has run for Congress three times, hosted Trump on his podcast ahead of last year's election.
Episodes of his programme from the last week include titles such as "Trump Keeps Delivering And The Libs Are Seething" and "The Only People Who Love Crime Are Criminals!!!"Episodes of his programme from the last week include titles such as "Trump Keeps Delivering And The Libs Are Seething" and "The Only People Who Love Crime Are Criminals!!!"
Talking about his career as a prolific conservative political commentator, Bongino said in 2018: "My life is all about owning the libs now."Talking about his career as a prolific conservative political commentator, Bongino said in 2018: "My life is all about owning the libs now."
With a combative persona, he can often be found firing back at Trump's detractors on X, including a long-running spat with horror author Stephen King.With a combative persona, he can often be found firing back at Trump's detractors on X, including a long-running spat with horror author Stephen King.
Bongino's new FBI boss Patel was last week narrowly confirmed by the Senate to the lead the law-enforcement agency that he has long attacked. Patel was last week narrowly confirmed by the Senate to the lead the law-enforcement agency that he has long attacked.
Democrats had warned he would seek retribution against Trump's enemies, although the former prosecutor has denied any plans to pursue political vendettas and has promised to "rebuild" the bureau. He denied any plans to pursue political vendettas and has promised to "rebuild" the bureau.
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