{"id":2533632,"date":"2026-01-12T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bongino-makes-podcast-return-in-february-amid-war-with-black-pillers-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:04:37","slug":"bongino-makes-podcast-return-in-february-amid-war-with-black-pillers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bongino-makes-podcast-return-in-february-amid-war-with-black-pillers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bongino makes podcast return in February amid war with &#8216;black-pillers&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbongino-makes-podcast-return-in-february-amid-war-with-black-pillers-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2533632&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will relaunch The Dan Bongino show on Feb.2 as a two\u2011hour weekday program (10 a.m.-noon ET), livestreamed exclusively on Rumble and distributed as a podcast, with Westwood One handling sales. the show will anchor a new Rumble lineup and promises Washington insights, behind\u2011the\u2011scenes accounts from his time in government, and a &#8220;hope and resilience&#8221; message for conservatives.Bongino&#8217;s return follows a yearlong stint at the FBI under Donald Trump during which he said he helped implement reforms; it also comes amid controversy over his past comments and reporting on Jeffrey Epstein, including his prior promotion of conspiracy theories and a later on\u2011air affirmation that Epstein died by suicide. He is facing a public feud with critics he calls &#8220;black\u2011pillers&#8221; (notably podcaster Dave Smith) over perceived failures to pursue accountability, and a separate personal spat with former Rep. Matt Gaetz. The relaunch will test whether his audience will follow him back to media after his time in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> and the ensuing backlash.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bongino makes podcast return in February amid war with anti-Trump &lsquo;black-pillers&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2450444\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former FBI Deputy Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-bongino\/\">Dan Bongino<\/a> will return to conservative broadcasting next month with a new two-hour daily show, reentering the media spotlight as he faces growing hostility from parts of the right over his role in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> and the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Bongino announced Monday that&nbsp;<em>The Dan Bongino Show<\/em>&nbsp;will relaunch on Feb. 2, airing weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon. The program will be livestreamed exclusively on Rumble and distributed across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-carano-wins-again-hits-number-one-spot-on-imdbs-star-rating\/\" title=\"Gina Carano Wins Again, Hits Number One Spot on IMDB\u2019s \u2018Star Rating\u2019\">major podcast platforms<\/a>, with Westwood One serving as the show&rsquo;s exclusive sales partner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4414287\/powell-defends-record-video-statement-after-criminal-inquiry-drops\/\">Powell defends his record in video statement after DOJ criminal inquiry drops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4414264\/doj-criminal-investigation-jerome-powell\/\">DOJ launches criminal investigation into Jerome Powell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4411699\/gender-transitions-schools-poised-next-front-transgender-legal-war\/\">Gender transitions at schools poised to be next front in transgender legal war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you all for allowing me to serve you.<br \/>We&rsquo;re back on air February 2nd at 10a ET, live on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2Wjvsa9dR\">https:\/\/t.co\/G2Wjvsa9dR<\/a>.<br \/>There&rsquo;s a lot to talk about. &#127482;&#127480; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6C4IEnXYMY\">pic.twitter.com\/6C4IEnXYMY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Bongino (@dbongino) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbongino\/status\/2010716361077494269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The return follows Bongino&rsquo;s yearlong stint as deputy director of the FBI under President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, a role that required him to step away from his prior podcast early last year and team up with FBI Director Kash Patel to lead the bureau. In a statement, Bongino described his time at the FBI as &ldquo;the honor of a lifetime&rdquo; and said he helped initiate personnel and operational reforms.<\/p>\n<p>The revived show will anchor a new weekday lineup on Rumble that also includes&nbsp;<em>The Vince Coglianese Show<\/em>&nbsp;in the morning and&nbsp;<em>Scrolling with Hayley Caronia<\/em>&nbsp;at midday. Bongino&rsquo;s program will focus on Washington insights, behind-the-scenes details from his time in government, and what his team described as a message of &ldquo;hope and resilience&rdquo; for the conservative movement.<\/p>\n<p>But Bongino&rsquo;s return to the microphone comes amid a public and increasingly bitter feud with some former allies-turned-critics, who he has labeled the &ldquo;black-pillers,&rdquo; a term commonly used to describe right-leaning commentators who argue the system is irredeemably corrupt and resistant to reform.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Bongino slammed those he considers unhelpful to the conservative movement on X, accusing them of manufactured online outrage and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >empty digital influence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Genuinely comical watching bad comedians and black-pillers flex, and then go live, and no one shows up,&rdquo; Bongino wrote Saturday. &ldquo;A microphone and a camera are only powerful if there are ears and eyes to hear and see on the other end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Genuinely comical watching bad comedians and black-pillers flex, and then go live, and no one shows up. A microphone and a camera are only powerful if there are ears and eyes to hear and see on the other end. <br \/>Friends don&rsquo;t let friends fall for bullshit digital astroturfing&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Bongino (@dbongino) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbongino\/status\/2009981430323937777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Friends don&rsquo;t let friends fall for bulls*** digital astroturfing chumps,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The comments were widely interpreted as a response to libertarian comedian and podcaster Dave Smith, who has sharply criticized Bongino over the administration&rsquo;s handling of Epstein-related disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>Bongino, who previously promoted theories suggesting Epstein was murdered and ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bongino-makes-podcast-return-in-february-amid-war-with-black-pillers\/\" title=\"... in ... with &#039;black-pillers&#039;\">criminal trafficking ring tied<\/a> to powerful figures, drew backlash from critics online last year after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fbi-deputy-director-confirms-jeffrey-epstein-died-suicide-based-agencys-files\">he affirmed in a <em>Fox News <\/em>interview<\/a> that Epstein died by suicide and that investigators had found no evidence of an organized pedophile network.<\/p>\n<p>Smith accused Bongino of attempting to &ldquo;police the right&rdquo; without answering questions about Epstein or delivering what critics view as accountability for entrenched federal actors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So, Dan Bongino actually thought he was going to come back to podcasting and police the right without answering one question about the Epstein cover up and the FBI putting zero deep state arrests on the board. Hilarious. I&rsquo;m proud that none of us will let him live this down.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Smith (@ComicDaveSmith) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComicDaveSmith\/status\/2010371167631052863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, Dan Bongino actually thought he was going to come back to podcasting and police the right without answering one question about the Epstein cover up and the FBI putting zero deep state arrests on the board,&rdquo; Smith wrote Sunday. &ldquo;Hilarious. I&rsquo;m proud that none of us will let him live this down.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The post received more than 1.3 million views and roughly 65,000 likes, underscoring the depth of the backlash from a segment of Bongino&rsquo;s former audience.<\/p>\n<p>Bongino has also been embroiled in a separate and unusually personal spat with former Republican Florida Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\/\">Matt Gaetz<\/a>, another prominent figure in Trump-aligned politics who currently hosts a show on <em>One America News Network<\/em> and was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3229178\/trump-nominates-matt-gaetz-as-attorney-general\/\">once briefly considered to become<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s second-term attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy post last week, Bongino accused Gaetz of being a &ldquo;phony&rdquo; and alluded to his attendance at &ldquo;shady parties with monied insiders,&rdquo; comments that followed Gaetz mocking Bongino&rsquo;s electoral record and noting that he had lost three congressional races.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome back, Dan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lw7dqxJoBT\">pic.twitter.com\/lw7dqxJoBT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Stein (@samstein) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samstein\/status\/2008577989655884000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe if I spent more time at shady parties with monied insiders I would&rsquo;ve won,&rdquo; Bongino shot back, launching into a profane personal attack that referred to Gaetz as a grifter and questioned his character.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz responded by pointing to his refusal to accept PAC or lobbyist donations during his time in Congress and questioned why Bongino&rsquo;s &ldquo;white pill&rdquo; message of optimism had devolved into personal insults.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m glad you remember meeting me so many years ago. I recall you gave a moving speech about your time in law enforcement. I told you I liked it. <\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m deeply proud of my father. We make a great team. Are you saying having a successful father is a bad thing? Did you share that&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OMaC6jIJtx\">https:\/\/t.co\/OMaC6jIJtx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Former Congressman Matt Gaetz (@FmrRepMattGaetz) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FmrRepMattGaetz\/status\/2008590362386759969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The exchange revived scrutiny of Gaetz&rsquo;s past legal troubles, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">federal investigation<\/a> into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use. Gaetz denied the claims, and prosecutors during the Biden administration ultimately declined to bring charges at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The public feuds highlight a broader fracture within Trump-aligned media and activist circles, particularly between figures who entered government and those who remained on the outside demanding sweeping prosecutions and institutional purges.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4413620\/fbi-names-agent-dan-bongino-replacement-deputy-director\/\">FBI NAMES LONGTIME AGENT AS DAN BONGINO&rsquo;S REPLACEMENT FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bongino&rsquo;s return to podcasting will test whether his audience is willing to follow him back after his time in federal law enforcement, or whether skepticism over Epstein and the FBI will continue to overshadow his message.<\/p>\n<p>The first episode of the relaunched&nbsp;<em>Dan Bongino Show<\/em>&nbsp;is scheduled to air Feb. 2. The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted a representative for Bongino.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bongino returns to podcasting amid right-wing feud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2533633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25338709842581.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[70685,38157,35034,70686,70684],"class_list":["post-2533632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-black-pillers","tag-conservative-media","tag-dan-bongino","tag-online-feud","tag-podcast-return"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25338709842581.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533632"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2533640,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533632\/revisions\/2533640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2533632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2533632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}