Overview
- Gaetz asked the platform’s Grok chatbot to detail Dan Bongino’s electoral history, prompting a sharp response.
- Bongino called Gaetz a “suckling little doggie” and accused him of grifting off his father in a profanity-laced post.
- Bongino officially left his role as FBI deputy director this week and has been teasing new announcements for his media show.
- Bongino previously ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in Maryland in 2012, for Maryland’s 6th District in 2014, and in a Florida House primary in 2016.
- A 2024 House Ethics Committee report said there was substantial evidence of multiple allegations against Gaetz, who denies wrongdoing and has not been charged.