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Chapter 1: What is the theme of Bongino's Christmas special?
Get ready to hear the truth about America on a show that's not immune to the facts with your host, Dan Bongino.
Chapter 2: What is the problem with social media and privacy?
Hope you're all getting ready for Christmas. Tomorrow's that magical day. I still have some young children. So for me, it's always special. We've got a producer's picks show lined up for you today. You're going to love it. Get to my first spot here. The problem with social media and other so-called free services out there is that they aren't really free, are they?
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That's E-X-P-R-E-S-S expressvpn.com slash Bongino to get an extra three months totally free now. for some of the most electric producer-selected clips of the year. Check this out. Folks, this was hilarious. Everybody was emailing me last night. Hey, Dan, did you see this clip on CNN? Tapper and Van Jones were talking about cutesy time. I swear to you, I thought it was bullshit.
I thought people were messing with me. I'm like, they wouldn't be talking about cutesy time being over. What the hell would CNN be interested in cutesy time for? The clip, however, is real. Took me a few minutes to find it. I'm usually pretty good, lickety-split, but I don't actually have CNN on my bingo card, so it took me a second. I got my spots for Fox and OANN and even MSNBC.
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Chapter 3: What did CNN say about Dan Bongino?
But let me just say in advance before I play this clip. It's about me and potentially the Secret Service. You know the whole story. I've already addressed it. I've not spoken to President Trump about that at all, folks, at all. It's come up on podcast interviews. Of course, he's got a thousand things on his plate. I'm just going to leave that there. However...
You know, the president asks you do something. He has not. I just want to be crystal clear on that. This is really important because everybody's talking about this like this is some kind of like, especially the way CNN's addressing it. So I haven't heard anything like this. However, I want to say in advance, I'm not mad at all.
And I'm not even remotely bitter about Van Jones and Tapper, you know, talking about me and kind of quietly taking a shot at me. You know, they barely mentioned the fact that I had a decade plus in the Secret Service, five years in the Presidential Protection Division, was with the NYPD, was a Republican nominee for Senate and House.
Chapter 4: What is the significance of 'cutesy time'?
Not that you got to like kiss my ass, but it's always like the right wing personalities. If the only thing I've ever done is politics in my life. whatever. I'm not mad about it. These guys are, you know, opinion people and they talk about the news and the stories in the news. So I'm fair game like anyone else. And I, in the scope of things, this really wasn't that bad.
I mean, it was like they were taking a heavy duty pot shots, but it is kind of funny. Cutesy time is over. It's gone national. Well, it was on CNN. So I'm not national, but he checked this out. It's pretty funny.
CNN is reporting that right-wing media personality and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino, by the way, like years ago, we would have him on to talk about Secret Service issues on this show. He is being considered for Secret Service director. Here's to some of what he said on his podcast today on how he views the new administration.
Cutesy time is over, and we led the way. And a lot of people are recognizing that, folks. Cutesy time is over. I'll say again today, on Wednesday, people are policy, and it is time for us, because we are the news, to double down on the MAGA agenda.
Van, you're going to have to stop being so adorable, because cutesy time is over. No, but seriously, in all sincerity, that does reflect an attitude of so many of these picks, which is it's time to really, really shake up Washington. And a lot of people think, a lot of Trump supporters think that he went with establishment picks last time. That was a horrible idea.
He wasn't able to really drain the swamp. And now that's what they're doing.
You have to believe a lot of things that are not true for this to make sense. What is the problem you're trying to solve with our intelligence services? We get a chance to walk around here and not have bombs blowing up all over the place because our intelligence services are doing a fantastic job keeping us safe. If you think that sending a wrecking ball through our...
Okay, now I deserve the chance to respond, right? Like I said, I'm not mad. I'm not bitter. It's a news story. I'm fair game like anyone else. But so are you guys, right? Jake, Van, you guys are in the public space, so you're fair game too. I get the chance to respond. So what's the problem, Van, we're trying to solve? I should say we, I'm not in the administration.
I have not been asked, but assume I was. Say I was the Secret Service director, sitting there with Ratcliffe and Tulsi and hopefully Kash Patel at FBI. The problem we're trying to solve, you completely... right over your head, missed. I love how he says, did you guys hear this, Michael? He goes, you know, the intelligence community out there and all these other people.
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Chapter 5: Why is the FBI's focus concerning?
The same death to America crowd was involved in that. The same people who told Biden, the intelligence community, oh, Putin's not going to invade Ukraine. They missed that one too. So forget me, pull me out of the story. But cutesy time is over because that's what cutesy time gave you. It gave you a bunch of bullshit investigations.
And that's why President Trump is reaching out to people who are actual door kickers. I just want to say again, we have not spoken about this. This story, like yesterday on CNN, a whole bunch of reporters are reaching out for me for comment. Why isn't he responding? Because there's nothing to respond about. What do you want me to respond and say, I don't know what you're talking about?
By the way, I don't really speak to reporters anyway about that kind of stuff, politics. I don't talk to reporters, especially left-wing ones. Conservative ones. There you go. Cutesy time is over. Could someone send a shirt to Jake? Store.Bongino.com. Our proceeds go to charity, so don't worry. It's not like some money-making thing we're doing for us. Store.Bongino.com.
Somebody mail Jake and send Van a cutesy time is over, probably extra small. Send them over. Cutesy time is over. Maybe they'll pin one up in their office. We have all sizes in stock. Someone make a donation over to CNN. I saw that last night. Again, I'm not mad at these guys. I'm part of the news. I'm fair game.
I don't have a thick skin, but I do realize that being in the business, when you're part of the news, you're part of the news. You don't want to be part of the news? Stop being a wuss and don't be a public figure, okay? End the story. Go do something else. And I like doing what I'm doing, so it's part of the business. Dear liberals, we are always right.
What is two thumbs and is always correct along with his little Bogino army, which isn't so little anymore? This guy, by the way, thank you for making us according to Triton's Ranker in October. I can't believe it. The number three podcast in the United States. Never saw that coming. Thank you, guys. Love the Bongino Army. You guys kick ass and take names. Absolutely adore you guys.
We are always right. Why is our army not so little anymore and growing? Because it's fact-based, the show. We've told the libs. We've warned them a thousand times. Your fascination with identity politics and division is going to catch up with you. Why? Do you remember in the chat? Folks in the chat, do you remember? Oh, there we go. Back up. Look at him. He got 125 too. Nice. All right.
We're fully back up. Thank you, Chris, for fending off another massive attack. These guys are so good. Boom. Boom. Done. Just like that. We told you a long time ago that the cannibalism theory was going to take over. The cannibalism theory in the left, for those who are new to the show, is this.
Conservatives, the MAGA crowd, libertarians, and Tea Party people started giving liberals the double-barreled middle finger with cancel culture a long time ago. They just pound right through it. Don't say masks don't work. What do MAGA people do? They go to Twitter the next day and in all caps they put, now masks definitely don't work. We don't care.
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Chapter 6: What are the implications of drone technology?
Gaps in our airspace are being exploited. And because of it, the safety of Americans is at risk. Dan, you're throwing this out there. You think it may be China or some foreign adversary. Why? Because I'm listening to people who are in the know in the area who are probably being told things but can't say it.
Gaps in our airspace are being exploited, and because of it, the safety of Americans is at risk. This is the congressman in that area. Watch this interview with him on Fox, talking about these drone orb UAP sightings in the area. I want you to listen carefully to the language. Sometimes they know things, but they don't want to say things. Check this out.
THE BASE TELLS FOX NEWS, WHILE THE SOURCE AND CAUSE OF THESE AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN OUR AREA REMAIN UNKNOWN, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE NOT THE RESULT OF ANY He said it doesn't appear the pilots of these drones are breaking any laws, rules, or regulations. They're staying out of restricted airspace, which he says is an indication that they know what they're doing.
I do not believe it's the U.S. military, and if it is, and if they're doing exercises, shame on them for the disorganized way they are doing it. I don't believe it is them. I am hopeful it is not a foreign adversary, yet I do worry about that.
And this will be a main topic of conversation at a House hearing on Capitol Hill today that starts at 2 o'clock, focused on the safety implications of drone technology. And Congressman Van Drew tells Fox that the United States is behind, specifically China, with this technology and that we need to do a better job of defending against and integrating drone technology.
We'll send it back to you, Dana.
Folks, the congressman in and around the area is, quote, hoping that the U.S. is not behind this, this China thing. He's hoping it's not a foreign adversary. Listen, hope is not a solution. Now, I'm reading a Rumble chat while the clip is playing, and I get it. No matter what you say in this, I love everyone in the chat. Obviously, everybody's here.
We open up the chat so you can have your opinion. No matter what you say, you piss people off. You tell people it's aliens. They're like, you're a conspiracy theorist. You tell people it's nothing to worry about. It's just Amazon or whatever. They're like, oh, my gosh, Dan, this could be a real threat. You tell people, hey, man, I think this is China or a foreign adversary.
Like you're trying to induce panic. I'm not inducing shit. Panic kills. Don't shit the bed ever. I'm exchanging information with you. You do what you want with it. My job is to get you information, period. Folks, Congress gets briefings on this stuff. Congress gets briefings on this stuff because they got to fund a lot of this stuff.
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Chapter 7: What criticisms does Bongino have for Democrats?
Chapter 8: How does Bongino view identity politics?
And this will be a main topic of conversation at a House hearing on Capitol Hill today that starts at 2 o'clock, focused on the safety implications of drone technology. And Congressman Van Drew tells Fox that the United States is behind, specifically China, with this technology and that we need to do a better job of defending against and integrating drone technology.
We'll send it back to you, Dana.
Folks, the congressman in and around the area is, quote, hoping that the U.S. is not behind this, this China thing. He's hoping it's not a foreign adversary. Listen, hope is not a solution. Now, I'm reading a Rumble chat while the clip is playing, and I get it. No matter what you say in this, I love everyone in the chat. Obviously, everybody's here.
We open up the chat so you can have your opinion. No matter what you say, you piss people off. You tell people it's aliens. They're like, you're a conspiracy theorist. You tell people it's nothing to worry about. It's just Amazon or whatever. They're like, oh, my gosh, Dan, this could be a real threat. You tell people, hey, man, I think this is China or a foreign adversary.
Like you're trying to induce panic. I'm not inducing shit. Panic kills. Don't shit the bed ever. I'm exchanging information with you. You do what you want with it. My job is to get you information, period. Folks, Congress gets briefings on this stuff. Congress gets briefings on this stuff because they got to fund a lot of this stuff.
Now, not to be clear, not every member of Congress, depending on your committee, is going to get a briefing on every little detail of what's going on. And with this deep state we have that is terrified of their shortcomings and inadequacies, knowing there's a new administration coming in, I believe we're being tested right now. Someone's sending a message. Look what they've been hiding from you.
Watch. Just pay attention to the story. The footprints are all there. Here's another congresswoman I know pretty well, Nicole Malliotakis. She represents the area, northern New Jersey, New York, the Verrazano Bridge, which if you know New York, you know the Verrazano Bridge very well. It's in the New York, New Jersey area with that connection point, right? She is right in that area right there.
Nicole Malliotakis, you would think, would be one of the people like Van Drew who is getting some kind of a briefing on what is going on over here. Here's Nicole Malliotakis talking about the Verrazano Bridge seeing a lot of this activity right now. This is a critical, critical junction point in that northeast area of the United States. Check this out.
the constituents saw one of these drones hovering over the Verrazano Bridge, which connects Staten Island and Brooklyn. And on one side of that, you have the Coast Guard base at Fort Wadsworth. And on the other side of that, we have an army base in Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn.
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