Dan Bongino

Dan Bongino
Dan Bongino
	Senate candidate portrait, 2012
20th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 24, 2025
President	Donald Trump
Director	Kash Patel
Preceded by	Paul Abbate
Personal details
Born	Daniel John Bongino; December 4, 1974 (age 50); Queens, New York City, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Paula Martinez
Children	2
Education	Queens College (BS, MS); Pennsylvania State University (MBA)
Signature
Website	bongino.com
	Police career
Department	Presidential Protection Division
Country	New York Police Department; United States Secret Service
Years of service	1995–1999 (Police); 1999–2011 (Secret Service)
Rank	Special agent

Daniel John Bongino (born December 4, 1974) is an American conservative political commentator, radio show host, author and politician who has been the 20th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2025.

Career

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

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

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

↑ "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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[1] "Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)". Truth Social. Retrieved February 24, 2025.

[2] "Dan Bongino: Trump names podcaster as deputy FBI director". www.bbc.com. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025.

[3] 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.

[4] "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.

[5] 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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