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| − | '''Dan Bongino''' is a former [[Secret Service]] agent. and a ''New York Times'' bestselling author radio show host and television commentator. | + | {{Infobox person |
| | + | |name=Daniel John “Dan” Bongino |
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| | + | |birth_date=December 4, 1974 |
| | + | |birth_place=[[New York City]], [[New York]] |
| | + | |party=[[Republican]] |
| | + | |spouse=Paula Martinez |
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| | + | '''Daniel John Bongino''', known as '''Dan Bongino''' (born December 4, 1974) is the [[FBI]] Deputy Director as of 2025. He is a former [[Secret Service]] agent and a ''[[New York Times]]'' bestselling author, [[radio]] show host and former [[Fox News]] [[television]] commentator. His radio program is broadcast not from his native [[New York City]] but from south [[Florida]]. He is a strong supporter of former [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], but announced he would resign effective January 2026 perhaps in protest of the [[liberal]] influence over Trump. The day after Bongino's announcement of his resignation, Trump's declassified the [[addiction|addictive]] and crime-inducing [[cannabis]] drug to the delight of the cannabis industry. |
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| | + | Around the same time that the [[Fox News Channel]] purged [[conservative]] [[Tucker Carlson]] from its channel, the pro-[[globalism]], [[RINO]] channel also terminated conservative Dan Bongino's show.<ref>https://www.aol.com/dan-bongino-parts-ways-fox-161907642.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00001361</ref> |
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| | + | According to ''The New York Times'',<ref>Roose, Kevin (October 29, 2020). [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/technology/dan-bongino-has-no-idea-why-facebook-loves-him.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Dan Bongino Has No Idea Why Facebook Loves Him]. ''The New York Times''.</ref> |
| | + | {{quotebox-float|He has become one of the most popular right-wing commentators in the country, with millions of [[social media]] followers, a top-20 podcast, a line of best-selling books and a [[Facebook]] page that generates more monthly engagement than the pages of ''The New York Times'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and [[CNN]] combined.}} |
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| | + | On March 18, 2021, it was announced by Cumulus Media's Westwood One that Bongino would take the afternoon time slot formerly held by [[Rush Limbaugh]].<ref>Bauder, David. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dan-bongino-tapped-for-national-afternoon-radio-slot-in-may/ar-BB1eIQoH Dan Bongino tapped for national afternoon radio slot in May], ''[[Associated Press]]'', March 18, 2021.</ref> |
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| | Dan Bongino's public service career began with the NYPD in 1995. After joining the US Secret Service in 1999, Dan received a [[Department of Justice]] award for his many successful investigations while assigned to a financial fraud task-force. | | Dan Bongino's public service career began with the NYPD in 1995. After joining the US Secret Service in 1999, Dan received a [[Department of Justice]] award for his many successful investigations while assigned to a financial fraud task-force. |
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| − | In 2006, Dan joined the elite Presidential Protective Division during the administration of [[President George W. Bush]]. Dan became one of the earliest tenured agents to be given responsibility for an operational section of the presidential detail and he remained on protective duty with [[President Obama]]. | + | In 2006, Bongino joined the elite Presidential Protective Division during the administration of [[President George W. Bush]]. Dan became one of the earliest tenured agents to be given responsibility for an operational section of the presidential detail and he remained on protective duty with President [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. |
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| | + | One of their most distinguished agents, Dan's assignments included the coordination of President Obama's visits to [[Prague]], [[Jakarta]], amongst a myriad of terror threats, and finally as the lead agent responsible for Obama's visit to an active war zone in [[Afghanistan]]. |
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| | + | A multiple-time ''New York Times'' Best Selling author, and the host of the top-rated “The Dan Bongino Show” Podcast, Bongino provides frequent commentary on a myriad of issues for Fox News. |
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| − | One of their most distinguished agents, Dan's assignments included the coordination of President Obama's visits to [[Prague]], [[Jakarta]], amongst a myriad of terror threats, and finally as the lead agent responsible for President Obama's visit to an active war zone in [[Afghanistan]].
| + | Bongiono earned his [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[Pennsylvania State University]] at State College, [[Pennsylvania]], and his bachelor and master's degrees from the City University of New York. He ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]] in 2012 in [[Maryland]] and for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 2014 and 2015, in Maryland and Florida, respectively. |
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| − | A multiple-time ''New York Times'' Best Selling author, and the host of the top-rated “The Dan Bongino Show” Podcast, Dan provides frequent commentary on a myriad of issues for The [[Fox News]] Channel.
| + | On April 20, 2023, a spokesperson for Fox News confirmed Bongino’s departure from the network and thanked him for his contributions. <ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dan-bongino-out-at-fox-news</ref> |
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| − | Dan has his MBA from Penn State University, and his MA and BA from the City University of New York.
| + | ==See also== |
| | + | *[[LibsOfTikTok]] |
| | + | ==References== |
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| | *[http://bit.ly/bpodcast Bongino daily podcast] | | *[http://bit.ly/bpodcast Bongino daily podcast] |
| − | | + | *[https://archive.is/zkofD#selection-731.0-739.12 Trump’s New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Scumbag Commie Libs’], ''[[NYT]]'', Feb. 24, 2025. |
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