Podcast host and former Secret Service agent Don Bongino openly showed his emotions Monday as he announced he would join the FBI as second-in-command to newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel.

President Trump has tapped Dan Bongino, a hard-charging Trump supporter and one of America’s most popular and prolific conservative commentators, to serve as deputy director of the FBI.

Dan Bongino, a far-right podcaster and Trump loyalist who has often railed against the FBI, has been selected to serve as deputy director of the agency. Here, some of what we know about his beliefs.

Dan Bongino, former New York City police officer and right-wing pundit and podcaster, has been named the FBI's new deputy director. Neither Bongino nor the newly confirmed FBI director Kash Patel ...

This is, to say the least, an astounding reversal. Beyond that, it’s a powerful testament to how badly Bongino and the American public have been gaslit about the nature and extent of FBI corruption.

Bongino will join Kash Patel, who was confirmed by the Senate last week as the new director of the FBI. Trump said Patel would appoint Bongino to the role, which does not require Senate confirmation.

Dan Bongino speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center. (Phillip Faraone | Getty Images for Politicon) For more than 100 years, the role of FBI deputy director has been ...

dan bongino gets emotional following announcement he’ll become fbi deputy director Political misfires Bongino ran for Maryland’s U.S. Senate seat in 2012 but lost to then-Sen. Ben Cardin, a ...

Dan Bongino, pictured in 2021, has been chosen for the role as FBI deputy director in the second Trump administration. Calla Kessler/for The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption ...

Bongino will join Kash Patel, who was confirmed by the Senate last week as the new director of the FBI. Trump said Patel would appoint Bongino to the role, which does not require Senate confirmation.

FBI Deputy Director and former Fox News host Dan Bongino could soon be getting a 20-person team of bodyguards for a job that doesn’t typically come with a security detail.. The FBI is reportedly ...