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Trump names far-right podcaster Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director: Live
President says ex-Secret Service agent and Fox host will serve under Kash Patel
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Donald Trump has announced that former Secret Service agent turned far-right podcaster Dan Bongino will serve as deputy director of the FBI under the bureauâs new director Kash Patel.
Bongino, 50, an ex-New York City police officer, has been a familiar presence in right-wing media in recent years, hosting his own Fox News show between 2021 and 2023.
The Trump administration meanwhile plans to fire 2,000 employees from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and place all but a select few on administrative leave as of midnight on Monday, after a judge cleared the way for Trump and right-hand man Elon Musk to do so.
USAID, the agency that provides humanitarian assistance globally, notified employees on Sunday that all direct-hire personnel â with the exception of employees responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs â would be placed on leave.
Musk caused a further stir over the weekend by sending out an ultimatum email to federal workers, asking them to justify their roles or risk losing them, prompting a confused reaction from those in charge of the departments concerned.
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Trump at the White House on Monday.
Donald Trump announces far-right podcaster Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director Trump administration will fire 2,000 USAID workers French President Emmanuel Macron visiting White House today Elon Musk email demanding workers justify their jobs sparks widespread confusion Trump administration officials insist Ukraine âprovokedâ Russia Senator calls Musk a âd***â for federal worker email schemeI think itâs fair to say Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith was not impressed by the billionaireâs email antics over the weekend.
Katie Hawkinson has her scathing response.
Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 11:55
Who is Dan Bongino?Hereâs Madeline Sherratt with a profile of the man Trump has just announced as his new deputy FBI director.
Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 11:35
Analysis: At CPAC, Trump blocks out everyone else with no clear MAGA successorThe president is triumphant and conservatives have every reason to celebrate now, writes Eric Garcia after attending the four-day right-wing jamboree.
But, he warns, Republicans are not planning for the future.
Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 11:15
Trump brags of âliberatingâ America in meandering CPAC speechThe president described the chaotic first month of his new administration as nothing short of liberating the United States from the tyranny of a Democratic-led government that had pushed too far to empower minorities and encourage immigration as he spoke to an adoring crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday.
Speaking at the end of the fourth and final day of the annual event in Maryland, Trump bragged about the narrow election victory in last yearâs election, which he called âtoo big to rigâ and said his win over Vice President Kamala Harris had âachieved the great liberation of America.â
âWe're liberating our country right now. We're doing all these things that you're reading about. We're liberating our country,â he said.
Hereâs a full report from Andrew Feinberg.
Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 10:55
Pete Hegseth defends Trumpâs Pentagon firing spreeThe defense secretary appeared on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream yesterday to blame Democrats for âmischaracterizingâ the firing spree carried out by the president at the Pentagon and said that the militaryâs top brass was not at risk of political reprisals.
Trump moved on Friday evening to fire CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as the chief of the Navy and vice chief of the Air Force.
Hereâs more from John Bowden.
Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 10:35
Emmanuel Macron visiting White House on MondayThe French president will visit Trump in Washington today, with Ukraine very much top of the agenda, as it will be on Thursday when Sir Keir Starmer follows suit.
Macron has previously bonded with Trump, even joining him to plant a tree in the White House garden (although it subsequently died), and will hope to be able to steer the American away from his current pro-Russia leanings by stressing the imperative of Ukraine remaining an independent democratic nation free from Kremlin tyranny, an outcome with significance far beyond Eastern Europe.
Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron (AFP/Getty)Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 10:15
Trump administration officials insist Ukraine âprovokedâ RussiaOn the Sunday shows, special envoy Steve Witkoff and national security adviser Mike Waltz ducked and dived on the question of Vladimir Putin being solely responsible for his countryâs decision to invade Ukraine precisely three years ago today, clearly fearful of contradicting the man behind the Resolute Desk despite his being objectively wrong in suggesting otherwise.
24 February 2025 09:55
Truth Social: Trump hails German election result, attacks author Michael Wolff and gloats over MSNBC sacking of Joy ReidAlso on the presidentâs social media platform overnight, heâs been offering his analysis of Germanyâs election, saying the public had grown tired of Olof Scholzâs âno common sense agendaâ and swung right, denounced Fire and Fury writer Michael Wolff and cheered the departure âof one of the least talented people in television, the mentally obnoxious racistâ Joy Reid from MSNBC.
Wow, harsh.
He also appears to have been watching Bill OâReilly in the early hours of the morning, which canât be good for anyoneâs mental wellbeing.
Despite proclaiming that the news from Germany marks âa great dayâ for its people âand for the United States of America under the leadership of a gentleman named Donald J Trumpâ, he may not like the following comments from incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 09:35
Musk email demanding workers justify their jobs sparks widespread confusionThe worldâs richest man caused a further stir over the weekend by sending out an ultimatum email to federal workers, asking them to justify their roles by explaining their accomplishments of the last week in five bullet points or risk being fired, a message that prompted a confused reaction from those in charge of the departments concerned.
Senior intelligence officials Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, for instance, told their staff not to respond.
Later, Musk revealed in an X post that the purpose of the exercise was âbasically a check to see if the employee had a pulse and was capable of replying to an emailâ.
Trump meanwhile posted Elonâs own tongue-in-cheek account of his own week in five bullet points, the latest example of the desperate-to-be-liked tech tycoonâs unique brand of humor.
Hereâs the latest on a situation that even Musk himself appeared to admit was a âmessâ from Oliver OâConnell.
Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 09:15
Trump administration will fire 2,000 USAID workersThe Trump administration plans to fire 2,000 employees from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and place all but a select few on administrative leave as of midnight on Monday, after a judge cleared the way for Trump and right-hand man Elon Musk to do so.
USAID, the agency that provides humanitarian assistance globally, notified employees on Sunday that all direct-hire personnel â with the exception of employees responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs â would be placed on leave.
Hereâs a little more as Muskâs Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues its purge unchecked.
Joe Sommerlad24 February 2025 08:55
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