Trump announces commentator Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director: ‘Congratulations!’

Conservative commentator and ex-Secret Service agent Dan Bongino has been named deputy director of the FBI, President Trump announced Sunday night.

“Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice! Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for our Country, has just been named the next DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FBI, by the man who will be the best ever Director, Kash Patel,” the president posted on Truth Social.

Bongino, 50, is a former NYPD officer and worked as a special agent for the Secret Service before pivoting careers, Trump said.

He previously hosted the Fox News show “Unfiltered” on Saturday nights before he parted ways with the network in 2023.

Bongino currently hosts the popular podcast “The Dan Bongino Show,” which Trump said he would end in order to get back into law enforcement.

“Working with our great new United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and Director Patel, Fairness, Justice, Law and Order will be brought back to America, and quickly,” Trump said. “Congratulations Dan!”

Bongino, who released a new podcast episode earlier in the day, responded to the appointment Sunday night.

“Thank you Mr. President, Attorney General Bondi, and Director Patel,” he said on X.

Patel, who has been critical of the FBI leading up to his new job, was sworn into a 10-year term as head of the agency Friday after he was confirmed for the job by the US Senate in a tight 51-49 vote.

On top of serving in the NYPD, Bongino’s other Big Apple connection is that he earned a master’s degree in psychology from the CUNY, according to Trump.