President Donald Trump announced the 50-year-old had been chosen to serve under the new FBI Director, Kash Patel, making Bongino the latest in a string of outsiders who have been appointed to be part of Trump’s inner circle.

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The appointment of Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and NYPD officer turned conservative radio host, puts a second Trump ally at the top of the agency.

Bongino’s selection to serve under Kash Patel places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

Bongino’s appointment is evidence of a chilling reversal at the highest echelons of law enforcement in the United States.

President Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Kash Patel had tapped Dan Bongino to be second-in-command at the FBI, after the Senate confirmed Patel as the bureau’s new director last week.

Bongino’s show is syndicated through Westwood One, and he does a podcast for Cumulus Podcast Network. He f ormerly was a contributor to Fox News and hosted a weekend show for the network. He also was a host for NRA TV, and made headlines in 2018 when he declared, “My entire life right now is about owning the libs.”

Donald Trump's new FBI director, Kash Patel, has already made his mark as he congratulates podcaster and commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director. On 24 February 2025, Patel turned to his official X account to formally congratulate Bongino,