In recent years, Dan Bongino has put himself on the mantle of conservative media figures next to the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Tucker Carlson.
Sharing that type of company can create enemies among the radical Left.
But now, Dan Bongino’s enemies were just put on notice by this Final Four coach.
Dan Bongino joins the Trump administration
From a Secret Service agent to one of the leading voices on the right, Dan Bongino has enjoyed a wild ride.
The Italian from Queens was with the New York Police Department for four years before landing a position in the United States Secret Service (USSS).
While in the Secret Service, Bongino protected presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
He left to run as a sacrificial lamb US Senate candidate in dark Blue Maryland in 2012.
In 2014, he challenged then-incumbent Congressman John Delaney (D-MD), and he defied expectations by coming just 1.5 points shy, or about 2,500 votes, of winning the Maryland panhandle district.
To give you an idea of how much of an overachievement that result is, Representative Delaney won the seat with 59% of the vote in 2012, and the district had a partisan voting index score of D+4 – which means it was four points to the Left of the national average.
Since then, Bongino has become a star on conservative talk radio and hosts a hit podcast –openly advocating for President Donald Trump and conservative-populist policies.
He’s also an investor in YouTube-alternative Rumble, where he enjoys one of the largest followings on the entire platform.
Bongino was a particularly valuable source of information following the two assassination attempts against the life of Donald Trump.
But the Dan Bongino Show is coming to an end as he’s accepted a new role as Deputy Director of the FBI.
“The bad guys best keep their head on a swivel”
If the Deep State was in fear after the confirmation of Kash Patel as Director of the FBI, they must be panicking now that Bongino has been added to the new team.
Auburn Tigers basketball head coach Bruce Pearl sure believes that to be the case.
Pearl is a personal friend of Bongino and took to Twitter to congratulate his fellow America First patriot.
Congratulations to my friend and great patriot Dan Bongino. The bad guys best keep their head on a swivel! https://t.co/7sgs82gls1
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) February 24, 2025
Pearl reacted on Twitter to President Trump’s announcement of Bongino’s new job.
“Congratulations to my friend and great patriot Dan Bongino,” Pearl tweeted. “The bad guys best keep their head on a swivel!”
On his radio program and podcast, Bongino has chronicled the corruption within the FBI.
And now, as Pearl points out, Bongino is in a position to clean up the mess.
The new FBI Deputy Director appreciated Pearl’s support, tweeting back, “Thank you my good friend.”
Are you tired of all the winning yet?
Bongino’s appointment to second-in-charge of the FBI is just another example of the “winning” President Trump promised conservatives all the way back in 2016.
And the Auburn coach knows a thing or two about winning.
Pearl won the NCAA Division II national championship in 1995.
In Division I, Pearl’s teams have reached four conference championships, three conference tournament championships, and qualified for ten NCAA tournament appearances.
In 2019, he led his team all the way to the March Madness Final Four.
This is beyond disturbing for our Democracy. This is how State run media operates quietly in dictatorships,except here they are explaining and openly justifying it!Americans should be able to hear and decide for themselves. Do you want candidates speech monitored and censored? https://t.co/LL1aNn0gwt
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) January 16, 2024
Pearl has braved cancel culture – while working for a university, no less – to be an outspoken Trump supporter.
He even loudly criticized Big Media’s treatment of Trump.
Pearl is also an advocate for free speech and has a history of speaking out against censorship.
