Overview
- Days after leaving the FBI, Bongino said he is reentering conservative media and vowed to fight “black-pillers, life-losers, grifters and bums” he claims are hijacking MAGA.
- His broadside escalated into a viral exchange with Matt Gaetz after Gaetz queried X’s Grok about Bongino’s election record, prompting a profanity-laced rebuttal from Bongino.
- Bongino warned followers about what he called grifter tactics, saying they flood audiences with data while offering little evidence and urging conservatives to spot the difference.
- He teased a relaunch of his show, saying he took extensive notes in Washington and plans a two-hour live program from 10 a.m. to noon with weeks of on-air material.
- Reports recapped Bongino’s past unsuccessful bids for office and noted Gaetz’s prior ethics scrutiny, framing the feud as part of broader tensions inside the movement ahead of the 2026 midterms.