{"id":530637,"date":"2021-05-20T18:06:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=530637"},"modified":"2021-05-20T18:06:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:06:09","slug":"youre-a-punk-im-sick-of-you-dan-bongino-and-geraldo-rivera-clash-in-heated-exchange-on-hannity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-a-punk-im-sick-of-you-dan-bongino-and-geraldo-rivera-clash-in-heated-exchange-on-hannity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You\u2019re A Punk! I\u2019m Sick Of You\u2019: Dan Bongino and Geraldo Rivera Clash In Heated Exchange On Hannity"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fyoure-a-punk-im-sick-of-you-dan-bongino-and-geraldo-rivera-clash-in-heated-exchange-on-hannity%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=530637&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-954363748-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As tensions in the Middle East edged their way toward a ceasefire, conflict on Fox News climbed to new heights on Wednesday night, as Dan Bongino and Geraldo Rivera engaged in an all-out fracas on \u201cHannity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Geraldo Rivera, the more liberal of the pair, argued that Israel\u2019s response had been disproportionate and said it was \u201cabhorrent\u201d that Palestinians \u201care being killed at the rate of 15 or 20 times the death toll among the Israelis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He drew attention to Palestinian children killed by Israel\u2019s retaliatory attacks on Hamas, which is known for using civilians as human shields.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are dozens of Palestinian children dead with the ammunition provided to Israel by the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI demand my president to demand a ceasefire,\u201d because of \u201call these children\u201d dying in the Gaza Strip, Rivera concluded during the regularly scheduled debate segment.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Bongino, the host of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bongino.com\">The Dan Bongino Show<\/a>\u201d and proprietor of <a href=\"https:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkZiFBhD9ARIsAGxFX8BSeNJDnMN7X7J-2zxHYeF-JDsRdNXSRkHl6MImb84NT-eVUkx4IDQaAr8IEALw_wcB\">The Bongino Report<\/a>, attacked Geraldo Rivera\u2019s integrity as a reporter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeraldo, you do this every time. This is such garbage, and I\u2019m really getting sick of it,\u201d Bongino began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou play this emotional game with the audience and use your position of responsibility to put out misinformation and B.S.,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop attacking me, punk!\u201d Geraldo exploded. \u201cAddress the issue!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sick of you, Bongino. I\u2019m sick of you!\u201d he said, crumpling up a piece of paper and throwing it at the camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re a punk!\u201d Geraldo said. \u201cYou\u2019re a punk!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bongino called his debate partner \u201can out-of-control lunatic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a 10-time Emmy winner with deep experience in the Middle East. Have you ever even been there?\u201d Geraldo responded.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera briefly turned his back to the camera as Bongino pointed out, \u201cHamas doesn\u2019t believe in Israel\u2019s right to exist. Hamas wants the Jews dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.34\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbongino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DBongino<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeraldoRivera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GeraldoRivera<\/a> segment was completely off the rails \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I6AQnGCNtC\">pic.twitter.com\/I6AQnGCNtC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1395210930569555969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The verbal altercation came just over a month after the two exploded during a discussion of police violence.<\/p>\n<p>Bongino accused Rivera of injecting race into every discussion of police-involved shootings of black Americans, because \u201cthat\u2019s all you\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReporters deal with facts, and you brought the race card into it the other night when we had this debate, despite having no facts to back that up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll you want to do is see the country burn,\u201d Bongino said. \u201cYou\u2019re making a race war out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see the country burn? You son of a bitch!\u201d Rivera said. \u201cYou\u2019re nothing but a punk! You\u2019re a punk, Bongino! You\u2019re a punk!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah?\u201d Bongino replied. \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t tell me that to my face.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.216560509554\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bongino: &#8220;You just want to see the country burn&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Geraldo: &#8220;I want to see the country burn! You son of a bitch! I want to see the country burn! You punk! You&#8217;re nothing but a punk! You&#8217;re a punk, Bongino!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hannity: &#8220;We&#8217;ll leave it there.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iS6YBmaXQw\">pic.twitter.com\/iS6YBmaXQw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinbaragona\/status\/1382506221505249280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rivera has been criticized throughout his career of relying on highly emotional coverage that borders on the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/wheres-the-line-fox-shows_n_109892\">exploitative<\/a>,\u201d particularly his reporting of the aftermath of 2005\u2019s Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera admitted to New Orleans\u2019 Times-Picayune that he stands outside \u201cmainstream, objective journalism \u2014 conveying the data from point A to point B.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been in the alternative tradition\u201d of \u201cactivist journalism,\u201d Rivera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/entertainment_life\/movies_tv\/article_a821433a-03f5-504e-ac64-c4710bcde55c.html\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News host Sean Hannity tried to engage Rivera on a more substantive discussion of provocation versus retaliation before Geraldo and Bongino attacked one another again.<\/p>\n<p>Hannity took the latest argument in stride. \u201cAlright, alright, alright, enough,\u201d he said, verbally breaking up their argument at the commercial break. \u201cMediaite has their headline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As tensions in the Middle East edged their way toward a ceasefire, conflict on Fox News climbed to new heights on Wednesday night, as Dan Bongino and Geraldo Rivera engaged &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312521,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-954363748-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018You\u2019re A Punk! 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