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| Dan Bongino: Trump names podcaster as deputy FBI director | Dan Bongino: Trump names podcaster as deputy FBI director |
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| US President Donald Trump has appointed podcaster and 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. |
| His appointment, which does not require Senate confirmation, means neither of the top two people running the agency has FBI experience. | His appointment, which does not require Senate confirmation, means neither of the top two people running the agency has FBI experience. |
| The deputy director, who is responsible for supervising all domestic and international operations, is usually a career agent with years of experience. | |
| He hosts daily podcast The Dan Bongino Show whose Facebook posts often attract more attention than those of Fox News and CNN combined. | He hosts daily podcast The Dan Bongino Show whose Facebook posts often attract more attention than those of Fox News and CNN combined. |
| 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. | 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. |
| "Kash Patel is there for one reason, he is there to make the FBI great again," he said. | "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. | 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?" | "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?" |
| Who is Kash Patel, the new FBI boss? | Who is Kash Patel, the new FBI boss? |
| Has Trump kept his day one promises? | Has Trump kept his day one promises? |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| He 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. |
| The FBI has 38,000 employees and a budget of more than $11bn. | |
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