Conservative host Dan Bongino would be such a suitable pick to lead the United States Secret Service that heâs even getting praise from one top liberal.
During an interview on CNN with host Brianna Keilar, former Fox News host Geraldo Rivera said Bongino âwould do the jobâ as the Secret Service director amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump is considering him for the top post.
âAnd it is interesting to get your perspective as someone who spent a lot of time with him. But I also want to ask you about Dan Bongino because Iâm sure that you saw this. Heâs being floated as Secret Service director. The possibility of â I mean, there you go. And I just want to be clear for our viewers who arenât familiar, you two sparred a lot on Fox. And man, am I being understated when I say that. How would you feel about him being Secret Service director?â Keilar asked.
âI canât imagine anyone who I feel â I feel more fiercely combative with than Dan Bongino. If he were to walk into a bar and I was having a beer, you know, weâd probably square off. We disagree on everything. You know, we â you know, I think he has his own set of facts. I think heâs, you know, a provocateur. But I go back, I go back to what I said about Major Pete,â Rivera began.
âI have no issue at all with his â with his honesty, his credibility, his character, his patriotism, his love of the Secret Service. I think all those things are positive for Bongino. And, you know, I think that in some ways all of these people in the cabinet, and you could name others as well, Dr. Oz, are great on TV. They are bigger than life. Theyâre great communicators,â he added.
Rivera continued, I see where the president-elect was going with this cabinet. Can they do the job? You know, the day-to-day, the administrative stuff, running these businesses, and they are giant businesses, even though theyâre government agencies, you know, I guess weâll â weâll see. Some will, some wonât. But I â with Bongino, you know, I would â let me put it this way, if I was a target and Bongino was on the job, I feel that Bongino would keep me safe. He would do the job, Brianna.â