Melissa Joskow / Media Matters
The newest host is an author and three-time failed congressional candidate[2]
Bongino's latest book is a defense of President Donald Trump[3]
Bongino was a frequent guest on Infowars[4]
In April, Bongino acknowledged he still followed Alex Jones[5]
Bongino uses his NRATV show to spin conspiracy theories about the Mueller investigation[6]
Bongino has easy access to Trump through Fox News appearances[7]
Radio host Dan Bongino became NRATV’s newest addition. In February, syndicated radio host and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino became the newest addition to the National Rifle Association’s broadcast platform with his half-hour show We Stand. Bongino also regularly appears with host Grant Stinchfield during the 1 p.m. edition of NRATV’s hourly 10-minute updates. NRATV announced the news by releasing an ad featuring Bongino placing whole lemons into a blender, an apparent attack on CNN host Don Lemon. [YouTube.com, 2/5/18[8]; NRATV, 1/2/18[9]]
After leaving the Secret Service, Bongino wrote two books about his experience. Bongino’s 2013 book is supposedly “an intimate look at life inside the president’s ‘bubble’” and chronicles Bongino’s decision to walk away from the White House “in favor of sounding a clarion call to the American people in defense of sane government and the U.S. constitution.” In his 2016 book, which was praised by right-wing media figures Sean Hannity and Mark Levin, Bongino claims to tackle issues like former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s emails and offer “new solutions.” [WND Books, accessed 8/23/18[10]; St. Martin's Press, accessed 8/23/18[11]]
Bongino twice ran for Congress in Maryland. Aftering serving in the Secret Service
