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52 quotes from Dan Bongino
“Whatever the FBI says these days, I tend to believe the opposite.”
— Dan Bongino
January 1, 2025   •   Bongino expressed distrust of the FBI shortly before being selected to serve as its deputy director.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“Government control is growing.”
— Dan Bongino
June 5, 2021   •   Part of Bongino's inaugural Unfiltered monologue concerning government power and civil liberties.
Fox News — Unfiltered with Dan Bongino
“He's got shovels, man. He's ready to rock and roll.”
— Dan Bongino
November 1, 2024   •   Bongino was praising Kash Patel as a potential FBI director and arguing that Patel would aggressively reform the bureau.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“I always took my job as serious as a freaking stroke.”
— Dan Bongino
February 1, 2025   •   Bongino was discussing his responsibility as a Secret Service agent despite political disagreement with officials he protected.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“Irredeemably corrupt at this point.”
— Dan Bongino
October 3, 2026   •   Bongino's description of the FBI before joining the bureau as deputy director. This was his opinion about the institution.
The Dan Bongino Show / CNN archival clip
“We'll stop talking about 2020 when we get the answers about what happened in 2020.”
— Dan Bongino
April 1, 2023   •   Bongino was discussing allegations of interference surrounding the 2020 election. Joe Biden's 2020 election victory was certified by the states and Congress; numerous challenges failed to establish outcome-changing fraud.
The Dan Bongino Show
“Because I swore to do a job, not to be a politician.”
— Dan Bongino
February 1, 2025   •   Bongino was describing his approach to his former work as a Secret Service agent.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“What the FBI did to Donald Trump, that wasn't law enforcement; it was tyranny.”
— Dan Bongino
October 3, 2026   •   Bongino was referring to FBI investigations involving Donald Trump. His description of those investigations as tyranny was a political characterization.
The Dan Bongino Show / CNN archival clip
“Folks, the biggest crisis facing us right now in America is the truth crisis.”
— Dan Bongino
February 19, 2022   •   Bongino argued that public inability to determine what information to trust was more serious than other contemporary crises.
Fox News — Unfiltered with Dan Bongino
“The radical left loves chaos.”
— Dan Bongino
October 3, 2026   •   Bongino made the claim while discussing crime and Democratic policies in major cities.
Fox News — Fox & Friends
“People are going to have to sacrifice for a little bit for the long-term prosperity of the country.”
— Dan Bongino
February 18, 2025   •   Bongino was defending economic disruption associated with Trump administration policies and federal spending cuts.
The Dan Bongino Show / Axios
“My entire life right now is about owning the libs. That's it.”
— Dan Bongino
October 4, 2018   •   Bongino made the remark on NRATV's We Stand while discussing the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight.
NRATV / Media Matters transcript
“We don't get this guy in at the FBI, you're never going to get any answers at all.”
— Dan Bongino
January 1, 2025   •   Bongino urged listeners to contact senators and support Kash Patel's confirmation as FBI director.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“The biggest crisis we face right now in this country is getting the truth.”
— Dan Bongino
February 19, 2022   •   Said during Bongino's monologue about government, media and public trust.
Fox News — Unfiltered with Dan Bongino
“They have no idea how many people have walked into the country illegally.”
— Dan Bongino
October 3, 2026   •   Bongino was criticizing federal estimates of unauthorized border crossings. This was his assertion about government knowledge, not an independently established fact.
Fox News — Unfiltered with Dan Bongino
“My recommendation is Donald Trump should ignore this.”
— Dan Bongino
February 11, 2025   •   Bongino was discussing a federal judge's order concerning the Trump administration's federal spending freeze. The administration remained legally subject to federal court orders.
The Dan Bongino Show / Axios
“Government gets bigger and bigger and bigger because there's no power in yes.”
— Dan Bongino
October 3, 2026   •   Bongino attributed the original observation to a Maryland politician named Chuck while explaining his own views about government power.
Fox News — Unfiltered with Dan Bongino
“That's why they're so terrified.”
— Dan Bongino
November 1, 2024   •   Bongino claimed opponents of Kash Patel feared Patel's potential leadership of the FBI.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“I was paid in the past, Sean, for my opinions.”
— Dan Bongino
December 1, 2025   •   As FBI deputy director, Bongino was questioned about claims he had made as a podcaster before joining the bureau, including allegations surrounding the January 6 pipe-bomb investigation.
Fox News interview / CNN transcript
“If you swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States as an FBI agent... you do not deserve your job.”
— Dan Bongino
February 1, 2025   •   Bongino argued that FBI personnel who participated in investigations of Trump with partisan intent should be removed. His premise that such investigations were conducted with partisan intent was disputed.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press