President Trump Considering Selecting Dan Bongino For Critical Role

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President Donald Trump is reportedly considering radio host and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino to head the Secret Service.

Other candidates include Sean Curran, currently leading Trump’s security detail.

And then there’s Robert Engel, a former leader of the same team.

Not sure if I’d want anyone from the old team that let at least two assassination attempts occur.

The appointment, which does not require Senate confirmation, aims to restore credibility AND efficiency to the agency.

Independent reports:

Donald Trump is reportedly considering right-wing radio host Dan Bongino to head the Secret Service, as the embattled security outfit seeks to rebuild credibility after multiple near-miss assassination attempts against Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign.

The host of the Dan Bongino Show political podcast previously served as a Secret Service agent, and was a regular commentator and host on Fox News until last year.

Trump is also reportedly considering Sean Curran, the current head of the president-elect’s security detail, and Robert Engel, the former leader of his detail, for the position, which does not require Senate confirmation.

The Independent has contacted Bongino and the Trump transition team for comment.

Bongino said on his podcast last week he hadn’t had any formal conversations with the Trump administration.

In addition to his stints in the Secret Service and at Fox, he has previously served as a New York City police officer, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress three times.

In his media appearances, Bongino has frequently defended Trump and echoed his ideas, including criticizing the Mar-a-Lago search by the FBI that uncovered thousands of classified documents, and spreading unfounded claims about the 2020 election.

Bongino was permanently banned from YouTube in 2022 for allegedly spreading Covid misinformation.

The Secret Service has come under heavy scrutiny during the 2024 election season, after two assassination attempts against Donald Trump, and after a third armed man was stopped outside a Trump rally.

His Secret Service instincts are seen in this clip.

He’s the kind of guy you want in charge of Secret Service.

This photo right here below really sells me on him.

Something about the look in his eyes, that he truly cares.



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