In short
Dan Bongino broadcasts live from the road during the RNC in Dallas, marking the first anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. He discusses the atmosphere at the convention, President Trump’s speech (humor plus “contrast” messaging), and RNC highlights, including specific speakers and moments. He also argues Democrats lack functional leadership and can’t match GOP showmanship, and he criticizes both left-wing and “fake” GOP controversies about the timing.
Guests (and backgrounds)
- Vince Colonese: former Secret Service agent; podcast host (“king of morning podcasting”), reporting from inside the RNC security/venue.
- Charlie Kirk: referenced as the murdered conservative activist/organizer; Bongino and others describe him as a major electoral organizer and communicator.
Key claims
- RNC energy is high despite left media predictions; Trump’s speech was energetic and effective.
- Democrats are portrayed as financially and organizationally incapable.
- Charlie is framed as murdered for speaking freely and for organizing conservatives.
Notable examples
- Vince describes security logistics (two-hour commute for short distances) and Secret Service/local law enforcement morale.
- Bongino highlights Brandon Gill’s land-acknowledgement speech using Saul Alinsky-style humor.
- Scott Bessent’s “contrast” messaging (auto pen to overdrive; tax cuts; trade rebalancing).
- Trump’s contrast attack on Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed (Supreme Court packing; family ties to extremist groups) urging votes for Mike Rogers.
- Surprise clip: John Fetterman introducing Republican Dave McCormick.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOLive Show from the Road
0:45 to 2:26
Dan reflects on the nature of live shows and his commitment to broadcasting.
“Why am I telling you about a stupid sitcom from the 80s that they did it live?”
Introduction of the RNC and Trump Speech
2:26 to 4:30
Discussion on the RNC, Trump's speech, and the atmosphere around the event.
“Hey, if you already know what medication works for you, all family pharmacy makes it easy to actually get it.”
Vince Colonace Reports from the RNC
5:34 to 12:30
Vince shares insights from the RNC, including security and delegate enthusiasm.
“One of the first things you brought up to me, we were kind of chatting before the show a little bit.”
Tribute to Charlie Kirk
12:30 to 13:44
A somber reflection on the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk following his passing.
“So, folks, I'm sorry to do an abrupt tone shift, but there's no way to transition to this and try to make it cute for media.”
Remembering Charlie and His Legacy
14:01 to 19:08
Learn about the significance of Charlie's contributions and the proposed National Day of Remembrance.
“Republicans, MAGA people, conservatives, libertarians, and others who tend to vote with us on the other side, Charlie died fighting for your God-given right, capital G, God-given, capital R right to speak freely.”
A Personal Reflection on Tragedy
19:09 to 22:14
Dan shares a personal story of hearing about Charlie's tragic death and its impact.
“and i'll try to get through this like you do folks and i i know in the chat i'm not i'm not crying, you're crying, but it's okay.”
Honoring Charlie's Commitment to Truth
22:15 to 24:46
Discusses the importance of Charlie's values and the fight against leftist narratives.
“You clearly have no understanding of Republican, MAGA, conservative party members at all.”
The Response to Charlie's Legacy
24:55 to 27:39
Exploring the reactions and misconceptions surrounding Charlie's legacy and the Republican response.
“And I'm going to tell you something else.”
The Response to Charlie's Legacy
27:40 to 28:40
Exploring the reactions and misconceptions surrounding Charlie's legacy and the Republican response.
“And now you're starting to see some of the people who had an agenda against us as the defamation suits pile up and all the other things.”
The Response to Charlie's Legacy
29:27 to 30:28
Exploring the reactions and misconceptions surrounding Charlie's legacy and the Republican response.
“Folks, you know I'm not a big gambler, but I've been having a lot of fun checking out Marcus Plates predictions for everything from politics to sports.”
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Reflections on the RNC Highlights
30:30 to 40:59
Dan discusses highlights from the recent RNC, focusing on speeches and political strategies.
“Listen, I've got a bit of a soft spot for this guy at the RNC last night.”
Trump's Strategic Use of Humor and Contrast
41:00 to 42:00
Explore how Trump uses humor and contrast in his speeches to convey political messages.
“He uses a little bit of humor here and there, but he paints this contrast as a warning.”
Critique of Extremism in Politics
42:00 to 43:06
Discussion on the implications of political extremism and upcoming elections.
“His mother worked for an organization that gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to people that follow Osama bin Laden.”
Frustration with Political Commentary
43:06 to 45:03
Hosts express frustration with negative commentary about political figures.
“But I also play it because I'm, folks, I got to tell you, I'm not, you know, I call it like it is.”
Humor in Political Discourse
45:03 to 47:47
Hosts share a humorous clip involving Donald Trump and a political figure's remarks.
“Here is my favorite clip from last night.”
Unexpected Alliances in Politics
47:47 to 56:11
Discussion on Democrat John Fetterman's surprising support for a Republican.
“He had a great line about Tala Frico being obsessed with transitions.”
The Consequences of Bad Actors
56:32 to 1:01:06
Discussion on the need for accountability within the movement and reactions to a high-profile trial.
“I have to show you the consequences we have as a movement.”
Honoring a Hero
1:01:07 to 1:03:18
A heartfelt acknowledgment of a juror's integrity and the importance of standing by one's convictions.
“It is the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.”
Upcoming Changes and Gratitude
1:03:18 to 1:10:01
Announcement of a new radio show and appreciation for audience support amidst challenges.
“And, you know, it's okay if you want to watch back later.”
Producer Guy's Dedication
1:10:01 to 1:10:56
Dan acknowledges Producer Guy's hard work despite personal challenges.
“You see him with a huge cast on his arm with a Jasmine providing moral support.”
Comment of the Day & Show Promotions
1:10:56 to 1:11:55
Dan shares a listener comment and promotes upcoming shows.
“Comment of the day is Mick underscore Alexander underscore Texas.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:02All America, all the time. Sit down, buckle up, and get ready for The Dan Bongino Show. So folks, when I was a kid, they did this show, I don't know if it was like one day at a time or whatever show it was. No, it wasn't that. It was one of those half-hour sitcoms. I'm probably aging myself as this rotting 51-year-old meat bucket with severe osteoarthritis walking around. like I can barely move. However, they did the show and the pitch for the show was we're going to do this show live because the shows were recorded. Now, you know, I do my show live every day from my studio. But as you can see today by the different background, the show is live from the road.
0:46Why am I telling you this? Why am I telling you about a stupid sitcom from the 80s that they did it live? Because everybody tuned into that show. Some of you in the chat may remember what it was. You help me out. Because they wanted to see someone screw something up because it wasn't taped and you couldn't fix it. This road show, which I absolutely wanted to do, I'm like, I don't care where I am. I could be on freaking Mars. We are not watching the RNC and on the first anniversary of Charlie and Treasure. We're doing a show no matter what. So if this thing goes swimmingly today from start to finish, I'll be a little stunned.
1:25So just hang in there. And if we have a technical meltdown, you can live with us through it and we can laugh about it another time. So this is going to be amazing. I got a lot to get to today. Obviously, the first anniversary of, I don't even know what to call it. A tragedy seems like underselling it. a murder, an assassination, the political martyr of our time, Charlie. I want to talk about that. We have the RNC to cover. Vince is there. Haley's there. Producer Jim is there. I'm not there. I want to get a quick take from Vince about what the energy is like on the ground. And I thought the speech last night by President Trump was incredible.
2:08I mean, I got to tell you, I had a hard time looking away. There were a couple of times I was hungry. I had a thing I was at all day yesterday. And I'm like, I don't even want, I got to just watch the end of this. So I got a lot to get to. Stay tuned. It's going to be a great show today. I got a ton of material. We got some highlights from that and a bunch of things I want to talk about with you, the Bongino Army. Thanks for being here. Hey, if you already know what medication works for you, all family pharmacy makes it easy to actually get it. That's why more Americans are switching to all family pharmacy.
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4:52So far, so good, fellas. Okay, before we get into anything, I want to give you some of the atmospherics on the ground in Dallas. I'm not in Dallas, so I need someone who's there. We're going to do this live. Remember, we're doing it live. We're going to go to our friends, Vince Colonace. Vince is on the ground. Vince has been experiencing the RNC firsthand with his finger on the poles. The great Vince Colonace, the king of morning podcasting. Check him out, rumble.com slash Vince, 8 a.m. every day. Vince, thanks for joining us.
5:21Dan Bongino:Oh, my gosh. I'm so glad to be joining you from Dallas. It's great to talk to you today, man. It's great to talk to you live. I'm actually glad we're already this far in, and so we'll see how this goes. So Vince, you're on the ground there. One of the first things you brought up to me, we were kind of chatting before the show a little bit. I've been to these RNCs before. You have, you know, you're in the business. I've done them as a secret service agent, as an activist, as a candidate, as a media guy like you and me. The security at these things, I mean, we're glad, thankfully, but the security can make the logistics kind of tough.
5:55Tell them what you were telling me.
5:57Dan Bongino:It's just, well, first of all, it's insane. Like you have to basically plan a two-hour commute to go two blocks. That's essentially how you get through all of this, especially because like to get into an event like this, you know, there's like a million different entrances based on whether or not you're a member of the media or you're a delegate or you're a VIP or you're a member of law enforcement. The whole thing is kind of an incomprehensible way to get into the building. And that's just by design. You know, they're trying to secure this building. The left's trying to assassinate President Trump all the time.
6:23Dan Bongino:So I think everybody who's going understands you have to have a high security level for an event like this. I will say that I want to hand it to people who are in your line of work, who are in your previous line of work, Dan. All these Secret Service agents who are standing out there and all the other federal law enforcement and local law enforcement who are supporting it, they're doing it with a lot of cheer, like almost too much happiness. They're like they're really nice right now. And they're being super nice to everybody, directing them places. And I keep thinking it is so hot outside. How are you in such a good mood?
6:51Dan Bongino:Like it is like it's over 100 degrees here yesterday in Dallas. It's going to be like that again today. And they're just sweating it out all day, smiling, directing people and securing the president of the United States. So they're doing a great job. Yeah, I mean, it's one thing for those of you out there in our military or law enforcement, you know, Vince and I both. I don't ever speak for Vince, but I will here because I know we love you guys. Like, this is your home. You will always be at the tip of the spear for us. If there was a totem pole of people we love and respect, you're it. But to sit out there in 100 degrees with bullet-resistant body armor on, in a suit with your tie snugged up so no possible air can be exchanged with the outside world is absolutely brutal.
7:35But give us a take from inside the arena. And I'm going to get to this in a segment in a minute, but we'll let you roll. I really appreciate it. But there was a perception before by the left wing, you know, a goon squad media. They were trying to put out there. Oh, this thing's going to suck. No one's going to show up. They said the same thing about the UFC at the White House. This thing is terrible. Meanwhile, I was there. It was like the greatest event I'd ever seen. No one's going to show up. Look at these stupid Republicans. First midterm convention. It's a failure. It hadn't even happened yet.
8:07I'm not there, but I watched on television last night. it looked pretty freaking energetic to me man it's through the roof dude it's so let me there's a
8:17Dan Bongino:couple of practical explanations for that too these are dedicated republican delegates these are people who are into republican politics they've worked very hard to try to get the president elected in previous elections here they are with the privilege of being in the room with the president as he gives this big address of course they're enthusiastic about this they voted for this they're getting a report back of all the successes and now they're enthusiastically rooting for the Republicans to get more power so that President Trump gets back up in Washington so he can secure that agenda. So of course the room's excited.
8:44Dan Bongino:People are absolutely amped. President Trump, by the way, was in, I mean, he's always pretty good. He was in rare form yesterday. He was like full of energy. The guy was like off the, just off the top rope on everything. The guy was, he was hilarious, one. He was great at listening through the accomplishments. He was, of course, he did the weave. He like was navigating through all these different things that he was thinking about that he wanted to share with the audience. And then he had somber moments where he was kind of reflecting on Charlie and his legacy and his passing and what it means for the rest of us.
9:13Dan Bongino:And all of that created this world-class atmosphere that I think everybody was super excited to even be close to yesterday. So it's the opposite of what Politico said yesterday morning in their infamous newsletter. They said, I have the quote here, the vibes are very bad in Texas. Dude, I haven't experienced a single bad vibe in Texas. I love what's happening in Texas right now. and folks listen i'm not throwing smoke here you know i throw compliments like manhole covers um i've known vince a while vince is a true he is if it if it sucked like he's going to tell you because he one he wants you to know there's a problem and we may need to accommodate by doing extra work and go he's not going to lie to you if he's telling you you could etch that sucker in Stone.
9:59Last question, Vince. You think there's some kind of Democrat melancholy and regret now that maybe they didn't do the same thing? Because they were through their left-wing media kind of goon squad. They're out there telling people it's going to suck. It's so stupid. It's so stupid. After last night, I agree with you that the Trump speech was excellent, was very energetic. Somber moments mixed with hoorah moments, get out there. Agenda celebrating moments, here's what we did at the border. There was substance to it. There was some humor to it, you know, a couple of jokes in there. You think there's some Dem regret, though?
10:32Like, hey, man, maybe, you know, maybe we should have tried the same thing.
10:37Dan Bongino:Oh, absolutely. Actually, I think the Dem regret is that they have no functional leadership whatsoever. Like there's a DNC chairman, but nobody actually knows his name. Everybody's always fighting with him about the agenda of the party and whether they should admit all of their failures. And they're also in massive debt. Like, Dan, if the DNC wanted to have an event like this, they couldn't do it because they don't have any money. They don't have it. It's so poorly managed that the venue would turn them away for fear that they would just absolutely not be able to cover the charges. So the reality here is only one political party is even equipped to do this right now.
11:09Dan Bongino:And President Trump has decided to just dive straight into yet another novel idea. The guy's like full of them. For the first time ever, a midterm convention for a major political party. And it's got everything, man. And I don't know if the cameras showed it yesterday, but I'm going to give everybody a little teaser. Yes, there will be a balloon drop. There's a massive array of balloons prepared to fall tonight at that big event. So they're pulling out all the stops, Dan. And the Democrats can't even afford to do that. Vince Colon Ace, as I told you, the king of morning podcasting. Nobody does it like him.
11:44Rumble.com slash Vince. 8 a.m. Eastern every single day nationwide in the radio, 12 to 3. Vince, thanks for your time, buddy. We appreciate it.
11:54Dan Bongino:Just one more thing. Bongino Army is everywhere. I just need people to understand this. They're everywhere in this convention space. We're going to stop every five seconds by people. Vince told me like Justin, Jim, obviously Vince, Haley, everyone, they're getting stopped for selfies and pictures. So Bongino Army, Vince, me, Haley, Jasmine, Justin, Andy, Josh, Guy. Yeah, we love you, man. We will never forget you guys. And every time, you know, you come up to us and say that, I don't want you to think any of that is ever taken for granted. It's not. So thanks, guys. Big deal. Thanks a lot, Vince.
12:29Tell them I love them all. We'll see you all later. Vince Colonese, folks. So, folks, I'm sorry to do an abrupt tone shift, but there's no way to transition to this and try to make it cute for media. I'm not interested in that at all. It is September 10th. It is a really somber day. It's not only the day before September 11th, which obviously we all know about, 25th anniversary of that horror tomorrow. But this is a day, I think, for every Republican, I think independent and sane-minded Democrat, a day that is tattooed on their brain forever because we lost a good friend of mine and a good friend to you, too.
13:19Our friend Charlie Kirk. you know, this morning I was sitting in a hotel room and I was chatting with Guy on the phone. And Guy said, you know, what do we title today's show? And I said, Charlie, there's nothing else to title it. And I think from now on, every show we do on September 10th, regardless of what it's about, is going to be called Charlie. And, you know, I had an idea. I mean, we don't have to make some federal holiday to get the government if we don't need the government to handle it for us. But I had an idea I just wanted to throw at you before I just play this tribute to Charlie.
13:58And I want to just get your thoughts on it. I just think as Republicans, MAGA people, conservatives, libertarians, and others who tend to vote with us on the other side, Charlie died fighting for your God-given right, capital G, God-given, capital R right to speak freely. He was murdered and assassinated listening to people who didn't agree with him to hear them out. And I thought to myself, today should be, even if we do it ourselves, a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie. Again, we don't need government, some congressional proclamation. They want to do whatever. I don't know. That's their business.
14:38But I think Republican Party headquarters around the corner, around your corner in your neighborhood. We have one in Martin County. I think every September 10th should be a national day of remembrance for Charlie. I'm going to tell you something, folks. Charlie was human. He has flaws like I do and anyone else. But there are almost no one in the Republican movement did more to organize people and get them out and actually win elections and project political power through electoral wins, not just talk to Charlie Kirk. You know, thank you, Dan, Martha. No, thank you. It's hard to believe that actually happened.
15:25I'll tell the story every year. I'll make it quick, but I was your deputy director of your FBI. You own it. It wasn't mine. And I was sitting in my office on the seventh floor and I was engaged in a meeting about, it wasn't the most important issue in the world, but about what to do with FBI firearms and handguns after agents retire, because we were destroying them, which was just stupid, perfectly usable firearms. So I was in a meeting with one of the lawyers, this woman, Gail, Gail Trotter, you may actually know her, and a couple of other administrative people. And I looked up at the Fox News coverage.
16:03I had a TV in the office, you know, a small one, but enough where I could see it from across the way. But I had the TV on mute because I was engaged in a meeting and I don't want, you know, the TV volume up. And all I remember seeing was Sandra Smith from Fox put her head in her hands. Now, having done a show at Fox, my, you know, myself, I couldn't imagine what happened on live TV where the host stopped talking. You never stop talking on TV. It's live TV. What are you going to do? Sit there and stare at everyone? You don't even stop talking on radio. It'll go to a best of if you do it for seven seconds or more.
16:39So if a host on television stops talking and puts their head in, I thought something happened. I'm like, God forbid, is she having a heart attack? So I said to the folks in the meeting, I said, hey, everybody, whatever, stop talking for a second. Give me the remote. And most of you remember the moment she said, I forget her exact quote, but we're hearing word that conservative activist or charlie kirk was shot at an event in uh in utah i i could i i i couldn't i couldn't i couldn't believe it i i thought no there's no way i mean for as much as we know left-wing violence targeted at charlie and others out there by the way me included and others it still was hard to believe so we were scheduled to be at the 9 11 memorial in new york both director cash patel and i the next day i remember calling paula and telling her just minutes later because we had you know figured out through the impact i mean friend of mine who was worked at at the fbi and was a marine walked in and he saw the horrific video on x and he said he's not alive that's not survivable so i called my wife paula and i said i i can't believe it you know charlie's charlie's dead and uh and she started crying
18:15i'm really trying to get through this man she started crying because she knew charlie really well because paula it doesn't matter for but for the purposes of this segment i don't know paula used to handle all my scheduling so andrew colvette from turning point and charlie would talk to paula almost as much as he talked to me and she said uh you know get out there
18:46and so we went to the 9 11 memorial and then cash and i flew out to uvu it was a pretty traumatic moment for me as it was for all of you so i just wanted to play quickly on my national day of remembrance for charlie kirk which will be every year for me for the rest of my life on this rock we call earth i want to play just a quick montage or some of and i'll try to get through this like you do folks and i i know in the chat i'm not i'm not crying, you're crying, but it's okay. If you have a man card or a woman card, you got to turn it in. We'll all turn them in advance together. Check this out.
19:2813 years ago, I was in a car driving to Rockford, Illinois, and this journey started.
19:37Dan Bongino:It was June 5th, 2012. No money, no connections, and no idea what I was doing. Started to barnstorm Illinois and in the Midwest speaking at every possible tea party rally I could. That was the garage that we literally started in Lamont, Illinois. I had burning desire. Looking back at it, I wanted to grow this thing more than anything imaginable. I poured every part of my being into this. He was 18, no money, no map, only a call from God. My political journey was in the midst of the Obama craze in Chicago. As someone who was generally conservative, I realized this generation, millennials, is going to be the most progressive generation in history if we don't do something about this.
20:29Only in America can a young man with a dream change the world.
20:37Dan Bongino:So I go to college campuses and there's a lot of error. We're all sinners. We all live in error. We as Christians are called to go into the public arena to correct error with truth. I'm far more interested in what God wants of me than what I want from God. But sometimes the difficult road is the way that you should configure your life. For every single one of you, there are a couple thousand students that wish they could speak out like you do. and courage is a choice. It takes no skill to be courageous. You might come up to the microphone and say, Charlie, I don't know my talent. I don't know my skill.
21:14Dan Bongino:The cool thing about being courageous is you just have to say, I choose to be courageous. You are doing something that is bigger than you. If everything completely goes away, how do you want to be remembered? I want to be remembered for courage for my faith. That would be the most important thing. most important thing is my faith in my life
21:47uh that's not a pregnant pause folks i'm just having a tough time with that like you are he was in this business and some of you out there in the chat and part of the show today maybe in this business too you may be commentators you do twitter lives you're just uh you're you do what i do maybe have different audiences doesn't matter we do the same thing you know what i'm about to tell you there are a lot of people in this business who just behind the scenes are different than they are in front they're just not good people there's a lot of them charlie wasn't one of them you texted charlie about an issue charlie got back to you like that and if charlie didn't get back to you right away charlie would send you a text about why he didn't get back to you right away and it would start almost every time almost every exchange with charlie i have when he took a bit to get back to me would start with i'm sorry man here's what i was doing god bless his kids and his wife erica i just want to play for you quickly so we can all you know there was some there was some fake left-wing controversy by the way and i'll throw this crap in the garbage folks about oh my gosh i can't believe they did the rnc and started it on the anniversary of Charlie.
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23:13Why would you? You clearly have no understanding of Republican, MAGA, conservative party members at all. If there was ever a day to get out and organize and fight for this country and the things we believe in, then damn it, this is the freaking day to do it, you idiots on the line. Like, how stupid are you guys? You totally don't understand us at all. Charlie be looking down right now Damn proud that all these people showed up And are sitting there in 100 degrees Waiting on a security line To go in to hear the opportunity About what a greater America looks like tomorrow You can take that and shove it up your ass You have no idea what you're talking about Here was a president last night Recognizing Charlie as well Take a listen
24:08Dan Bongino:Extremists assassinated my great friend and conservative voice, Charlie Kirk, because Charlie Kirk spoke the truth. What shocked millions of Americans was not only the fact that Charlie was murdered as bad as it was, but also how many people made an excuse for it or cheered for it. They were cheering some people, sick people. For a brief moment, the mask came off the radical left and you saw what they were really all about. And now those same people are trying to get power over you in this election. And they are all voting Democrat. OK, they're all voting, every one of them. And you can't let it happen.
24:52We will not let them win.
24:54Dan Bongino:And in Charlie's honor, I just want to say we love you, Charlie. And Erica is here someplace. Erica, where is Erica?
25:18And I'm going to tell you something else. He loved his wife, Charlie. he loved and adored his wife and anyone telling you otherwise you can write off your christmas card list tomorrow because they are absolutely bsing you and god bless erica for continuing to fight the good fight when she could have said i have to take me and my children who are now fatherless and i'm now husbandless due to this unimaginable crime. And I'm just going to go and buy a cabin in Wyoming somewhere. No, that's not what she just got right back out there. And for again, those of you in the media suggesting some left wing media trying to start a fake controversy on the Republican side about how dare they, how dare they what recognize Charlie by the president of the United States on the one-year anniversary of his assassination by doing exactly what Charlie dedicated his life to, organizing to go win for American values, you morons?
26:31You'll never understand us. Ever. All right, I have a lot more coming up for you. There were some really incredible moments last night. I've got that. I've got an update on one. And I've got a very important update at the end of the show. Folks, you know, I hate unnecessary teases, but please don't miss the end of the show. And I'm only putting at the end because I want to get to the RNC highlights, too. A couple of things happened last night that are interesting. My soundbites and snapshots theory, which the RNC and the speakers had down to a T last night. But I've been telling you over and over and thanking you for hanging with us despite the endless character assaults on me, cash patel the president marco rubio jd the when i've been just so so full of gratitude that you haven't fallen for it i've said to you when this is over this presidency this four years and the body of work both me and cash and others have put in becomes fully transparent as that's all aired I promise you I'll put that record up against anything.
27:43And now you're starting to see some of the people who had an agenda against us as the defamation suits pile up and all the other things. You're seeing massive amounts of corrections now. You're going to see a lot more of this. Stay tuned. Quick break. And thanks so much for being here. We were doing this show today, no matter what. Hey, for a long time now, I've been telling you about Berna because I believe in effective self-defense. You know that. And that doesn't require lethal force. They sent me one, a Berna. I've used it. I trust that I have two of them. Many proud Berna owners, including our staff, are listening right now.
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30:16You must be 21 and the purchaser must be present in the state where the trade is placed. See important disclosures at calshe, K-A-L-S-H-I.com. CalShe is subject to U.S. regulatory oversight by the CFTC. Thank you, Kelsey. Okay. Getting back to the show. Listen, I've got a bit of a soft spot for this guy at the RNC last night. I'm going to play a couple of videos I thought were the highlights and I'm going to kind of spread the wealth a little bit because a lot of people spoke yesterday. I really love Brandon Gill. I've known Brandon for a long time. If you don't know him and you're a new listener to my podcast, he was giving a very good speaking spot last night at the RNC because a lot of people think like, I'm certainly not the only person.
31:00Wow, this guy's a superstar and plucked him from obscurity. Like, no, I didn't. Everyone's starting to figure out this guy's name. I think he could be the next governor of Texas. I'm not telling him what to do. I think he could get higher than that. He's just got a gift and he's got what the French call, what the je ne sais quoi, the I don't know. If you knew, you'd put in a bottle and you'd sell charisma and everybody'd have charisma, but you can't because you don't know, but he's got it. Here was Brandon Gill last night at the RNC and at just a great moment, he decides to walk out and engage in a land acknowledgement.
31:35And if you don't know what a land acknowledgement is, it's this liberal thing where you say, you know, this spot I'm standing in right now was owned by the Lakota and maybe like the Sioux and then all these other. Okay. That's happened with every piece of land on planet earth. You know, at some point there were like dinosaurs who walked on the, but that's, that's not where we are now. So Brandon Gill did a land acknowledgement last night. What did he turn left? No, he didn't turn left, but he used the Saul Alinsky line. Try a little bit of humor. It works. Check this out.
32:11Dan Bongino:Only appropriate that we kick this convention off properly with a land acknowledgement.
32:25Dan Bongino:I'd like to acknowledge that we stand here today in the great state of Texas and the United States of America, the ancestral homeland of great American patriots, pioneers, and explorers who put down roots, fought for freedom all over the globe, and bled and died to build the greatest civilization ever known to man.
33:00Dan Bongino:My friends, we live in the finest country in the history of the world. And we're no longer going to apologize for that.
33:13Folks, anybody can play clips, okay? And say, hey, I love this guy. I think he's incredible. You know, I shouldn't say, you know, never fall in love with politicians, fall in love with results. I totally get it. However, he brings results. Someone said in the chat, dude looks like Clark Kent. I never really thought of that. But now that you say it, he probably could very well pass for Clark Kent in like a comic book. But don't fall in love with politicians, fall in love with results. And he does what he speaks about. We'll obviously keep our, you know, keep our fingers on the pulse. We don't want people to change later.
33:45But that's really, really good. And one of the things on this show we do, rather than just playing clips, is we try to tie it to a practical lesson, okay? In other words, how does that clip benefit you? What do we always call it? Edutainment, right? It had to be educational entertainment. One of the best things you can do as a political activist, that Charlie, by the way, had down as well, is sometimes, and President Trump is the goat of this, the greatest of all time, is inject some humor. It lightens up the mood. It takes politics. You really call economics, the dismal science. Politics is the dismal art.
34:23Politics. You got to make politics somehow interesting. Inject some humor. And not only does it break up the monotony of talking about issues that sometimes can be boring. They just can. You know, not every issue is, you know, going to get people's blood pressure around them. The thing about humor that Saul Alinsky, a liberal activist, wrote about in his rules is there's no natural comeback for it. There just isn't. Folks, I don't care what anybody tells you. I've been in this business a long time. I have had probably close to a quadrillion people. I have probably had close to a quintillion people poke fun at you.
35:03I could say, oh yeah, whatever, man. I'm not going to tell you it bothers me as much as it used to because it doesn't, but it's never fun. I believe me. I've been on the receiving end of it. Humor is a gift. Use it. If you're not funny, at least occasionally in politics, I got to tell you, you're just not very relatable. You're going to become like Darth Vader. Okay. I threw that in for Guy. Guy, that was for you. We had another, and the energy, by the way, last night was great. I mean, again, I'm only seeing it from the television perspective, but everybody on the ground, I got probably a hundred texts last night from friends of mine in the space.
35:41They're like, it's great. You know, I wish you were here. I wish I was there too. But I'm not. But I'm here with you because I wasn't missing this show, as I've said now three times, for nothing, as they say in New York. N-U-T-H-I-N. Here's another clip from last night of a guy I've told you about again and again and again. Let me see in the chat how well the P1s and the McGroins out there have been paying attention. Who is the silent assassin the Joe Kasugi ninja of the Trump cabinet. Trump cabinet. We're limiting it to the cabinet. Who is it? Do you know? Every time the guy goes out there, he just slays.
36:25This is the first one. Brandon Gills achieved legendary status with that speech, Boba Fett 23. Besson, wait, who just said it? Who was first? Somebody just said, yes, You guys are great. This is why I love this audience. You guys know what I'm thinking before I'm even thinking. Bassett is the silent assassin. The guy goes on TV and just crushes it every single time. He's independently wealthy. He doesn't need this job. You know, him, and I'm not nearly as wealthy as him, but that's the great part about the Trump cabinet and the subcabinet and deputies. A lot of people took this job. Hegseth, Judge Jeanine, others.
37:03Not because they needed the money, the government salary. they did it because they wanted to be there for you and for the country. Here's Bessett last night. And it's a short clip, but this guy is just a killer. This guy, his new nickname, which I am officially declaring, is Sho. Sho? Sho Kasugi. I'm aging myself. He was the ninja guy from all the 1980s movies. Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja 3, The Domination, famous V8 scene. Some of you know. This is show. Show Kasugi Ninja. Scott Besson, check this out.
37:41Dan Bongino:In 15 short months, we've gone from auto pen to overdrive. From a president who couldn't stay awake to a president who refuses to sleep.
37:59Dan Bongino:Across this country, President Trump's policies are reaching the very people they were designed to serve. He signed the largest tax cuts in history, rebalanced trade in favor of our working families, reclaimed our position as the world's energy superpower, and where his predecessors created debt and dependency, this president is creating assets and expanding ownerships through Trump accounts. Okay, here he is, Joe Kosugi, ninja guy. He's a ninja, comes up behind you. Remember the throwing stars?
38:42But what did he do there? Okay, again, this is for our P1s. We talked about a tool after Brandon Gill's speech, Humor. Humor is an amazing tool in politics. You wouldn't think it is, but it is. There's no natural comeback. What's the tool Shokasugi Ninja Scott Besson used here? Contrasts. Ladies and gentlemen, contrast, contrast, contrast. When you are running for office, it's not good enough to say what you're going to do. You have to also say what the opponent is going to do, because what the opponent's going to do, typically a liberal Democrat, really sucks. They're going to steal your money, take away your kid's school choice.
39:20They're going to take away your health care. You have to paint contrast every single time. Did you see in that speech, I'll play it again, but you can rewind it later. That's exactly what he did. We went from the auto pen. You see what he creates a contrast in live time. Whenever you can do that in a speech, create a contrast of not just this. This is what we did for you. You know, Tom Hanks from Castaway. Look at what I have created. It's not just that. You also have to warn people about what the opponent's going to do. And if you can do it in live time with a contrast that stings, do it like he just did it.
39:57Besson is just the ultimate messenger because he doesn't, you know, he don't get all excited like me. I got the New York fire in me. He don't need to. He don't need to. And forgive the improper English. It works there. I want to show you another one. Now we're going to go to the GOAT. The greatest of all time, not the bag. Here's the president last night doing exactly what I just said. Number one, he takes the humor tool, which he always does. No one does it better than him. But second, this is a midterm convention, so he's not on the ballot. Now, he says I'm on the ballot, but you know what he means.
40:35He means like vote for our agenda. It's been the most successful two years of a presidency we've had in my lifetime. That's it. Results wise. What we did, what he did, Rubio did. Hegseth did all of it. I'll stand it against anyone. I'll die on that hill. So what he does in this clip here, he's talking about Abdul El-Sayed, the lunatic far left communist Islamo fanatic running in Michigan against Mike Rogers. So watch the way again. He uses a little bit of humor here and there, but he paints this contrast as a warning. Like if you vote for this guy in the midterms, you're not voting for me. I'm asking you now to vote for other people, i.e.
41:17Mike Rogers in Michigan. Here's what happens if we lose. And he paints a picture that I don't know how any person could listen to this the day before the 25th anniversary of 9-11 and cast a vote for Abdul El-Sayed for Senate in Michigan. I don't know. I don't know how you do that. Check this out. In Michigan, the Democrat nominee is Abdul El-Sayed.
41:42Dan Bongino:who brags about the fact that he wants to pack the Supreme Court with 23 far-left lunatics justices. His sister, who's absolutely, you've got to listen to this one, his sister celebrated the terrorist slaughter of babies on October 7th. She thought it was a great thing. His sister thought it was a great day. His mother worked for an organization that gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to people that follow Osama bin Laden. And he campaigns with a Marxist agitator who says that America deserved 9-11. We deserve to have 3 ,000 people killed. Two massive structures brought to the ground. We deserved it, right?
42:36Dan Bongino:Yet the Democrats want to make this extremist a U.S. senator. No. And running against somebody really good. He's fortunately we have a man named Mike Rogers who's great. So on November 3rd, get out and vote for Mike Rogers. So I play this for the obvious reasons. Trump's use of very strategic tools, painting a contrast. Here's what you'll get with Abdul El-Sayed versus here's what we're going to do. But I also play it because I'm, folks, I got to tell you, I'm not, you know, I call it like it is. I always have. The president and I are never going to agree on everything. And I got news for you.
43:19The biggest MAGA supporter in the chat, you're not going to agree with them on anything either. However, I've never agreed with anyone more in politics. And that's the best it's going to get for me. one of the complaints i hear from anonymous republicans who leaked to politico and axios and you know the wall street journal and elsewhere is all the president only cares about himself what the hell is he out there at this convention for two days and campaigning for mike rogers do you guys even think before you write these words down him what are you talking about what's your comeback to that well he's campaigning in the midterms for other people so they can endorse him again for another run he's not running again morons i i it's just exhausting listening to all whatever man you don't like the guy don't vote for him But just cut the BS, man.
44:22He's out there campaigning to get other Republicans elected who can do nothing for him. What are they going to do? Give him money? You guys are billionaire. What are they going to do? Endorse him in an election he's not running in? Sorry. I can't with the stupid. You got to critique. You don't like the way the Iran war is going. Great. Like, that's what we do. We argue stuff out in the Republican Party. We're not freaking robots. We're not NPCs like the Democrats. Go forth and speaketh only Democrat, Socialist. We don't do that. I've got like veins bursting out of my head now. But please stop with the stupid stuff on the Republican side.
45:02It's freaking exhausting. Shut up, idiots. Here is my favorite clip from last night. And folks, I have to be honest with you. I've told you the show is edutainment, educational entertainment. There's almost nothing educational about this at all. I just think it's freaking hilarious. I'm watching this last night. And for a moment, I think I looked away. I wanted to plug in my phone. It was losing battery. And my hearing is not that great anymore. And I'm listening to this clip I'm about to play for you. And it's the president, again, back to humor. Maybe he's a little bit educational as a tool.
45:46talking about Talafrico from Texas running for Senate, the 75 genders guy who claims to be a vegan in Texas. You know their team is called the Longhorns, right? I'm just throwing that out there. And here's the president talking about beating me. I have this listed on my as Trump talking about beating meat.
46:20Dan Bongino:He was also somebody that hated eating meat. But he ran a campaign to beat meat. He called it beat meat. I don't know what the hell he meant by that.
46:36Dan Bongino:These people are going to tell me, what the hell is he? Wants to beat meat?
46:47Dan Bongino:but it was bad for his image so he started eating meat and he recently it's getting worse i'm getting myself in trouble getting worse
47:04folks i can't with this guy i can't with this i heard that out of my horrendous left ear which I don't know which is worse anymore. And I'm like, is he talking about Talafrico beating his meat or something?
47:20I'm sorry, my eyes are getting a little red, but we had a lot of tears this show. Some over tragedy, some over humor, but guys, I promise you, and ladies out there, I promise you that was not in his teleprompter. That's just the goat, man. He just does it. He just goes with it. And that's going to, folks, that's going to sting. And the RNC Midterm Convention is in Texas, where Tala Frico is running. He had Ken Paxton up later. He had a great line about Tala Frico being obsessed with transitions. Get out and vote, Paxton, Mike Rogers, candidates across the country. Now, this is IMHO here, my humble opinion.
48:07He's in the chat. I think this was the most surprising moment of the night. At all of these conventions, presidential or this one being the first midterm, but there's always a surprise. Remember last time they brought out Hulk Hogan? I was there for that, God rest his soul. There's always a surprise. I mean, it kind of leaked out, but you get the point. I did not anticipate this. Now, I don't know. Maybe I'm overselling it. Maybe I'm not. Some of you know where I'm going with this. but when I saw this yesterday, I swear to you again, I'm not busting your chops or anything like that. Or as we used to say up in Queens, your ratches.
48:45I don't know what ratches are, but I'm not busting them. I thought this was AI. I thought someone was messing with me. So whenever I want to see something's real, I go to rapid response 47. It's the Trump account on X because they're not going to put up, you know, intentional like that. If it's real, you'll see it there. And sure enough, here it was. This was Democrat Senator from Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, introducing Senator Dave McCormick at the Republican National Convention. What do we used to say? Weird. I didn't see this coming. Check this out.
49:23Dan Bongino:Hey, a group of Republicans in Dallas. Yes, I'm Senator John Fetterman, Pennsylvania. Yes, I'm a Democrat. Why am I here talking to you today? Because, well, I'm a common sense Democrat. I'm always going to stand with America. I'm always going to reject the extremes in socialism and that anti-American way of life. Dave McCormick is the kind of senator that gets the job done, and he's going to fight for Pennsylvania. I'm proud to count him as my friend. right back over my shoulder. That's the iconic U.S. steel mill. And that's exactly the kind of thing that will work together and will work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life right here in the Steel Valley.
50:11Dan Bongino:I have this opportunity to introduce this great American, a great senator, and yes, he's in a different party, but I'm proud to count him as my great friend. So for everybody in Dallas, I'm here to introduce Dave McCormick. Now, folks, I don't typically change views that are based on principles or values unless the underlying information changes, correct? You have principles or values, you stick to them. However, sometimes the ground shifts below you and you've got to adjust or you're going to fall in the San Andreas fault. I don't vote for Democrats ever. And I encourage you to abide by that binary black or white rule, no matter what.
50:57I don't, there's no margin for me there. I don't vote for Democrats. Now you may say, well, Dan, what if a Democrat, can I give you a hypothetical? And I'm going to explain myself. If you think I'm wrong, that's fine.
51:11The reason I won't vote for a Democrat, and I'll give you this hypothetical. Let's say you've got a Democrat, Joey Bag of Donuts versus a Republican Jane bag of donuts, right? Let's say Joey the Democrat actually has more Republican positions than a fake, phony, folex Republican like Jane. Dan, that seems crazy. Why would you vote for a Republican who actually has fewer Republican positions for the Democrat? Because, folks, if you vote for a Democrat ever, even if it's the most conservative Democrat ever, makes like Donald Trump look like a liberal. The problem is you're empowering the party at the national level.
51:53In other words, we don't have chairmanship spots. Do you get what I'm saying? If let's say that Joey Bag of Donuts, the Democrat does get elected, okay? The chairmanship spots for every single committee in the House and Senate go to Democrats who then control the entire agenda on the Hill. It doesn't matter how conservative that Democrat is. Therefore, my rule is logical. You know, he's not a Star Trek fan, he's a Star Wars guy. But, you know, Spock sounds logical, Captain. Well, I'm not the captain, but it is logical. I don't vote for Democrats. However, I will give Democrats, like Fetterman and others, by the way, who stand up to insanity in their own party, Because that's not good for any of us.
52:43Just like, folks, just like you and I stand up to insanity in Folex MAGA. We do it every day. We just did it the other day. I will give them a platform here. No questions asked. I will. You show me some evidence. You're fighting back against craziness on either side of this political divide. You got a home here. And I'm going to tell you something. I have no problem putting Fetterman's clip up there. Now, I'm... Whatever. Predictions, schmaddictions. Who the hell cares about predictions? I'm just telling you, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Fetterman switches parties to the Republican side. And I'll tell you what, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Fetterman switches parties, if he wins in a landslide.
53:25I wouldn't be surprised at all. I would not vote for him as a Democrat. But if John Fetterman wants to come on the show and explain why he thinks the Democrats have gone crazy, I'm more than happy to have him. And some of you may object. That's cool, man. I love you, man. I'm loyal to you. And I want to hear your opinion, too. but I just disagree about that. I would never vote for them, period, but I will damn well give him a platform on the show if he wants to call out lunacy. And God bless him for doing so. Respect. We need more of that. All right, let me take a quick break here, last break of the show, and then I want to get to some, I told you to stay tuned for this.
54:05This is important. I've explained to you repeatedly, And now the six months I've been back on the air. I promised the administration, the president cashed the year for reforms at the bureau. I am damn proud of the work we put in in that first year of the Trump administration. However, ladies and gentlemen, we came out because I don't subscribe to Folex MAGA and bend the knee in front of them and practice all their stupid talking points. Trump sucks. The Jews did everything. We became public enemy number one. again for the umpteenth time. We're pretty much used to it because I was the first figure to exit.
54:46What did I promise you? I said, I promise not asking you to trust me, bro. I'm just promising you that as all the stuff we did starts to come out, crushing the crime rate, the public corruption stuff, that I got a record I can stand on. I said, the other side, however, is going to have to answer for the things they said because a lot of them got sued for defamation. Some of you may see where I'm going with this. Stay tuned. Last quick break here. Hey, so many brands today claim to stand for American values, but most of the time it's all crap. They're just talking. There's no action there. That is not what Patriot Mobile is about.
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56:31OK, before I get to that, I wanted to cover this story as well. I have to show you the consequences we have as a movement. If we don't if we don't engage in a cleanup operation of bad actors on our side, you see Fetterman trying to do it on his side. Again, I don't vote Democrat. However, I applaud his efforts. If someone's going to stand in the breach and say, this is freaking crazy. I'm not doing it and I'm an American too good for you bro or sis good job folks when we divorce ourselves from truth and reason and logic and the Spock way of doing things where we process inputs and facts and produce a reasonable output the whole freaking world burns nobody believes anything we're doing tower of babble crap and everybody starts engaging in crazy stupid rituals every day trying to make their meaningless lives because they fell for this crap worth it I was shocked to see this.
57:28This is a video I'm going to play for you. Hat tip, Eric Daughtry. I saw it on his account. I've grown up in the criminal justice system with the NYPD, my time in the Secret Service, and my time at the FBI. Folks, I've never seen anything like this. Jurors used to, they didn't have to, but jurors used to basically keep quiet after this stuff. They go out, they do their duty, and I'm not telling you you have to, you have the right to speak. But I've never seen where a juror, after this high-profile Lindsey Clancy trial about her killing her three kids, where a juror goes out and basically starts outing a guy who I think is a hero.
58:12There were 11 jurors in this case, we now know, that wanted a not guilty, I guess by reason of insanity, verdict for Lindsey Clancy, which I think is crazy. I get it. I've heard some of your emails for, for just for reference. They're now about 90, 10 agreeing with me that this is insane. That we're this, the lady admitted to killing her three kids. What's I don't get what the reasonable doubt is. I don't understand your position. Not mad at you. I'm just telling you, I don't get it. And all your explanations don't make sense either. Again, we got combat veterans coming home with mental scars.
58:52You and I will never know. They're not killing their kids. We're going to excuse down murder now. No, I'm not buying it. I'm sorry. Nothing you've said to me. I'm just not being a jerk has convinced me at all. Here's one of the jurors. Well, just listen for yourself and I'll tell you what I think on the
59:10Dan Bongino:other side check this out he was very arrogant he really did not take anything that anybody said the nurses he he tried to ask a question about the medications and we went back to the report from south shore hospital we had the toxicology report we could see exactly the amounts the nurses in the room spoke to that and talked to that there were nurses on the jury yes and they spoke to that that specific thing that was a question that he had and he just completely disregarded the information that they gave him i mean he had reasonable doubt he admitted he had reasonable doubt after we watched that video of the interview i think that's when it was he admitted he had reasonable doubt and i started filling out the forms i was so excited.
1:00:05Dan Bongino:I actually, there were three forms I had to fill out and I started filling them out. I wrote my signature on each one and then he said, but I'm still not going to say that she's not guilty by reason of insanity. I'm not sure if rogue is the right word, Sue, but every one of us in the hours of frustration would get up and walk the room because you just couldn't sit.
1:00:34Now, I'm reading the chat in live time, and it's not even 90-10. It's like 99 to 1 people agreeing with me that this is insane. And by the way, for these folks in the jury, you know, talking about this hero, this man, and I wouldn't dare in a thousand lifetimes, even if I knew his name, I wouldn't put it out there. I don't want to know. It's not my business what his name is. If this guy gets doxxed, this hero, folks, there are really crazy people out there. It is the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. What more evidence do we need that violence motivated? This is what happens when you get Tower of Babel, no true north.
1:01:21No one engages in logic or reason anymore. And anybody believes any conspiracy theory they hear online. This guy's a hero. And if you're listening, I will never, ever, I don't care how many people put out your name or anything about you. I don't care if you're white, blue, green, Muslim, Jew, Christian, Hindu. I don't care if you, obviously not, but lived in Alaska. It doesn't matter to me. You, sir, are a hero. And thank you. And I think I speak for the chat. American flags in the chat if you agree. I think I speak for my almost entire chat in expressing the deepest of gratitude for standing for your convictions while all this crazy is going on around us.
1:02:11And see it already. It's already pretty unanimous. I don't like to speak for the chat. They've got their own mind. We're not NPCs here. But, sir, someone pass them this message. There you go. look you don't think you have any support out there keep it up folks let's show them this is the largest chat room in conservative media it's not even close keep going this is all for you those are thousands of people there's 41 ,000 people watching this right now keep it going man this is for you sir thank you You are a hero and a patriot. And you are a true believer in this beautiful republic we have and the rule of law.
1:03:08That's pretty impressive at the end of the show, guys. Thank you, sir. All right, this is important. Please, I hope you catch this if you missed it, because sometimes I know people at 11 go watch the great Steve Crowder, a good friend of mine. And, you know, it's okay if you want to watch back later. We don't care. I have friends in this business. It's not about me. It's about the movement. However, this part's important, so I hope you catch it later on Video On Demand. This was all, the podcast was originally an hour. So you may ask, well, why'd you move it to an hour, 10, hour, 20, sometimes an hour, 40?
1:03:44The answer, folks, is I just got a lot to say and talk about. And I always felt like we had to keep it to an hour before because the radio show started at noon. But now we don't have that radio show at noon. We have the new radio show from 3 to 6 in the afternoon. And I said on Twitter yesterday, some of you may have missed the announcement, launching Monday, September 21st. We've got another radio show, but the Doomer said everything sucks. Folks, the Doomer's tell you a lot of stuff. That's what I'm trying to tell you. We're launching 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. for early morning drive across the entire country.
1:04:16The footprint is, I don't know, close to 300 stations. It's enormous. Bongino Report AM will get you a station finder as soon as possible. stations are coming in so fast, it's hard to keep up. So we're just going to wait a minute. So thank you for your support. Don't believe the Doomer Twitter bot nonsense. It's all crap and garbage. These guys can't even win an election. So you can throw that stuff right in the garbage. Okay. Now, this is important. I am obviously friends and a former colleague of FBI Director Kash Patel. I've known him a very long time. I also know Director Patel's girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, who is a wonderful young woman.
1:04:53She is not a public servant. However, she is a public figure and scrutiny, and that's fine. I haven't spoken to her about this at all. However, it does come along with that. However, I told you after I left the Trump administration that, listen to me, because I was the first one out with a profile, whatever you want to call it. I don't sound like a jerk, but you get the point, that the forces of evil out there who are trying to take this administration out in the folex fake Republican Party because they want to set up their own anti-MAGA candidate in the next presidential election. I'm sorry, in the next presidential election.
1:05:32I told you they were going to direct their fire at each individual as they came out. I became public enemy number one simply because I was the first one out of the door. It doesn't matter what you tell these people. It doesn't matter. You know, the story came out in the New times about my COVID thing and the investigation, they'll say, oh, nothing's happening. It doesn't matter. Thank you for sticking with me. PodTrack just came out. We're still a top 20 show, which is amazing. I took a whole week off and we're still a top 20 show in August. Thank you very much for that. Thank you to the great Barrett Media, by the way, for writing up the article.
1:06:04I really appreciate it. Me and Ben Shapiro, we're strong. Now, PodTrack, again, is not every podcast out there. I just want to be clear. I don't like hyperbole, but it's a good chunk of them. So I appreciate you guys hanging with us. I also told you that these people attacking us, many of them, not all of them, but many of them are doing it because they know I don't fall for bigotry and anti-Semitic crap. And I'm never, ever, ever going to. I'd rather be dead. You have zero chance of convincing me that I should judge a group of people by their skin color, religion, or anything. Zero. I'd rather cancel the show tomorrow You go out and say the code words, however, about the Jews.
1:06:47And all of a sudden, some of these same people love you.
1:06:54Well, and I don't want to highlight just this guy in his ex post, because he did the right thing by correcting himself. So I don't want to make it. But I just want to show you that you're going to see more of this. And you can mark my damn words on this. A lot of these people who came after us, you're going to see making some massive corrections. This is Elijah Schaefer. And again, I'm not trying to single him out. I actually appreciate that he took him a while, but he did the right thing. I want to read this to you because he accused Kash Patel's girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, of basically being some foreign power.
1:07:29So he said, quote, in September of 25, I published a post on the platform concerning Alexis Wilkins that implied she was operating as a foreign intelligence asset, a honeypot against the U.S. and persons connected to the federal government. I'm not going to read the whole thing, but he goes on to say, I apologize for that implication. Good for him. Because it is false to suggest she's a honeypot. Alexis Wilkins is not and has never been a foreign intelligence operative, foreign asset or honeypot of any kind. There is no factual basis to suggest otherwise. Alexis sued me as a private citizen on her own initiative to defend the reputation she spent her career building, to recover income she lost as a direct result of my post, and to respond to credible threats made against her safety after my post circulated.
1:08:15Now, he goes on to explain more. You can read it on the screen if you like. Again, I applaud him for doing it. I'm not into pylons. I really don't want to do shouting fraud here. Candidly, folks, it's not my goal. Because we need to go win elections and we don't need intraparty, folex, MAGA fights going on endlessly. I promise you, the only reason I bring this stuff up, this intraparty stuff, is if you're going to come after me and try to destroy my reputation, my family, and everything else falsely, just like they came after Alexis, then damn well I'm going to highlight the correction. You know why?
1:08:48Because people throw something out there. Bongino, Epstein, Bongino, COVID, Bongino, Benghazi. And then when the facts come out, you notice the correction. If I didn't have this show, folks, all you got to do is make an allegation. It makes it the entire way around the world. The correction barely makes it 10 feet. The only reason I'm putting this up is because now some of the people that stood by that, and there are others. Oh, you mark my words. Calling Alexis a foreign asset honeypot. Good luck. You're going to need it. I promise you, my name is Dan Bongino. you're going to see more of these from podcast to Stan and others.
1:09:30And you're going to be like, I'm glad I stuck with Dan. And I'm glad you stuck with me too. Comment of the day. I don't want to miss that. Of course, comment of the day. You know, we do this every week. We give away$1 ,776 once a week to a lucky viewer or listener. Why? Because we just like to give away money and we love you guys. You're the best. we pick a comment of the day if you want to see the official rules go to Bongino.com slash 1776 producer Guy by the way if everyone I Guy I'm not going to say too much so don't worry but can you guys do me a favor I'm serious before I just get to the comment of the day can you guys just say a prayer for Guy he's alive he's but you know Guy just had a newborn so congratulations to Guy but he had some unfortunate issue happen to him he's okay but he's busting his ass.
1:10:24He's there. He is. You see him with a huge cast on his arm with a Jasmine providing moral support. Guy, you know, listen, man, we got people on the road with Haley. We've got people on the road with Vince. You got me on the road. Guy did not have to come in today. He didn't. Guy could have said, Dan, I've got this huge cast on my arm. because a really bad thing happened to him. And he still showed up. So thank you, Producer Guy, for being a real hard-ass man. I mean that as a compliment. Thank you, brother. That's nice of you to show up. Say a prayer for him if you would. It matters. You know I love Jesus.
1:11:04So he loves you too. Comment of the day is Mick underscore Alexander underscore Texas. They didn't silence Charlie. They amplified him. Yes, sir. They sure did. Thank you folks for tuning in. I really appreciate it. Make sure to support Sean. His show starts at one o 'clock. Sean Farish rumble.com slash Sean with an H Haley at noon every day. She's at the RNC. So don't miss the show today. She'll give you the on-ground updates rumble.com slash Haley. I think Justin's with her and Vince, the King of morning podcasting every morning at 8am rumble.com slash Vince. I appreciate him coming on the show today.
1:11:44Download the free rumble app, download on your smart TV, computer tablet. If you want to watch on the web, that's cool too. It's free. So rumble.com slash Bongino, give us a follow. Folks, this is, I haven't had a better time doing the show in a long time for the right reasons and for even for to share this moment with you, with Charlie. I will be off tomorrow. However, Sean will be here on my show. So Bongino Army, please show up at 10 a.m. standard time. I've got some business I need to take care of, some family matters I need to take care of too. I promise I didn't want to miss a show during the RNC week, but Sean will be here.
1:12:18Don't miss it. check it out tomorrow. We'll see you then.
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In this episode, we remember Charlie Kirk and his impact on American culture and politics, Trump lights up the RNC in Dallas and a surprise appearance.
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