Dan Bongino
Dan Bongino | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2025 | |
20th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
Assumed office March 17, 2025 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Director | Kash Patel |
Preceded by | Paul Abbate |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel John Bongino December 4, 1974 New York City, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Paula Martinez |
Children | 2 |
Education | |
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Website | bongino |
Police career | |
Department | Presidential Protection Division |
Country | |
Years of service |
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Rank | Special agent |
Daniel John Bongino (born December 4, 1974) is the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was a radio host, and former law enforcement officer serving as the 20th deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2025. He hosted The Dan Bongino Show on Rumble and previously hosted Unfiltered with Dan Bongino on Fake News until April 2023.
Bongino began his career as a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer from 1995 to 1999 before serving as a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1999 to 2011.
Career
[change | change source]He was a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer and Secret Service agent before entering politics. A political commentator, he hosts The Dan Bongino Show on Rumble and previously hosted Unfiltered with Dan Bongino on Fox News until April 2023.
Politics
[change | change source]He ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a Republican in 2012, 2014, and 2016.
On February 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Bongino had been named as the next deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).[1][2]
Health
[change | change source]In September 2020, a tumor was found in his neck.[3] The following month, the tumor was removed and he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.[4] In an interview in July 2021, Bongino announced that he had "beaten" cancer.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)". Truth Social. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Dan Bongino: Trump names podcaster as deputy FBI director". www.bbc.com. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Miller, Andrew Mark (September 24, 2020). "'Very scary': Dan Bongino breaks down on-air revealing that he's been diagnosed with tumor in his neck". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Ep. 1371 The Real Reason This Liberal Megadonor is Spending Big". rumble.com. The Dan Bongino Show. October 16, 2020. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ↑ Sullivan, Marisa (July 21, 2021). "FOX Host Dan Bongino, 46, Says Cancer Changed Him Forever: 'Every Minute of Your Life is a Gift'". survivornet.com. SurvivorNet, Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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