Dan Bongino

Conservative podcaster

Republican

Conservative

MAGA

Podcaster

Dan Bongino is a conservative political commentator, podcaster, and former law enforcement officer. He served as a New York Police Department officer from 1995 to 1999 and as a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1999 to 2011, protecting Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Bongino ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in Maryland in 2012, 2014, and 2016. He launched "The Dan Bongino Show" podcast in 2019, which ranks among the top conservative programs. After hosting Fox News' "Unfiltered" until 2023, he now delivers a daily Rumble show and nationally syndicated radio program through Salem Media.

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🗣️ SAYS THEY ARE

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⚡ ACTUALLY ALIGNS

Trump-Aligned Republicans

🎯 Primary Loyalties (Ranked)

Donald Trump
MAGA Republicans
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Second Amendment Supporters

📋 Actions That Prove It

✓Endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on January 12, 2024, prior to the Iowa caucuses.
✓Promoted allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election on his radio show and podcast, including interviews with Sidney Powell in late 2020.
✓Criticized Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell in 2021 for recognizing Joe Biden's election victory.
✓Shifted his podcast to Rumble in 2022, citing censorship by Big Tech platforms.

⚠️ Contradictions

•Claims anti-elite populist stance but profited from a multi-million-dollar syndication deal with Cumulus Media, a major radio corporation, from 2019 to 2024.
•Identifies with working-class interests but supported the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which the Tax Policy Center estimated provided 83% of benefits to the top 1% of earners by 2027.
•Presents as independent conservative voice but consistently prioritized defense of Donald Trump, including during two impeachments, over intra-party GOP critics.

Career Background

•New York City Police Department officer (1999–2006)
•U.S. Secret Service Special Agent (2006–2011)
•Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland's 6th district (2012, 2014, 2016)
•Host of The Dan Bongino Show podcast (since 2017)
•Nationally syndicated radio host, The Dan Bongino Show (since 2019)
•Fox News contributor (2019–2023)