FBI’s Dan Bongino Admits He Hates His New Job | EUROtoday

Dan Bongino has solely been FBI deputy director for a short while, however he’s already complaining concerning the job.

Bongino, who was a Secret Service agent and peddler of conspiracy theories earlier than President Donald Trump tapped him for his present place, appeared on “Fox & Friends” Thursday to debate three Biden-era instances the FBI has lately reopened, together with an investigation right into a bag of cocaine discovered on the White House in 2023.

However, the a part of the interview that’s getting the excitement was Bongino’s admission that he isn’t having fun with his new job one bit ― particularly the work-life steadiness, or lack thereof.

“The biggest lifestyle change is family-wise,” Bongino lamented, explaining that he took the civil service job on the president’s behest.

“It was a lot, and it’s been tough on the family. People ask all the time, ‘Do you like it?’ No. I don’t,” he stated. “But the president didn’t ask me to do this to like it — nobody likes going into an organization like that and having to make big changes.”

At one level throughout his Fox News interview, the previous podcaster advised an anecdote a few lady who stated she missed his present.

Bongino stated he advised the lady, “I miss me too,” after which defined to his interviewers, “Part of you dies when you see this stuff behind the scenes.”

He then griped about how individuals are treating him and FBI Director Kash Patel, who’s having his personal on-the-job struggles.

“I don’t know what people think me and Kash [Patel] are doing all day. I mean, I gave up everything for this. I mean, my wife is struggling — and I’m not a victim,” Bongino insisted. “I’m not [former FBI Director James] Comey. It’s fine. I did this, and I’m proud that I did it.”

Although Patel has been accused of not taking the FBI director place significantly, Bongino defended his boss.

“If you think we’re there for tea and crumpets, well, I mean, Kash is there all day,” Bongino pressured. “Our offices are linked. He turns on the faucet, I hear it… He gets in at, like, 6 o’clock in the morning. He doesn’t leave until 7 at night. I’m in there at 7:30 in the morning. He uses the gym. I work out in my apartment.”

Bongino then made a considerably complicated assertion concerning the present standing of his relationship along with his spouse.

“But I stare at these four walls all day in D.C., by myself, divorced from my wife — not divorced, but I mean separated, divorced — and it’s hard. I mean, we love each other, and it’s hard to be apart.”

Here’s a clip of Bongino’s remarks.

Bongino could have hoped for sympathy from Fox News viewers, however his “apparent self-martyring” (because the Independent described it) didn’t get that response from folks on social media.