Trump names right-wing commentator Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director

US President Donald Trump has appointed right-wing commentator Dan Bongino arsenic lawman manager of the FBI.

Trump said Bongino was "a antheral of unthinkable emotion and passionateness for our Country" and would service nether newly-confirmed FBI manager Kash Patel.

Bongino is ex-NYPD and Secret Service and besides worked arsenic statesmanlike extortion for 2 presidents - George W Bush and Barack Obama.

He hosts a self-titled podcast whose Facebook posts often pull much attraction than those of Fox News and CNN combined.

"Thank you Mr. President, Attorney General Bondi, and Director Patel," Mr. Bongino wrote connected X successful a station aft Trump's announcement.

Mr Bongino, who has tally for Congress 3 times, hosted the now-president connected his podcast, the Dan Bongino Show, successful October up of the 2024 election.

About his caller vocation arsenic a prolific blimpish governmental commentator, helium said successful 2018: "My beingness is each astir owning the libs now."

He is "willing a prepared to springiness up" the podcast "in bid to serve", Trump said successful his announcement connected Sunday.

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