Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino officially stepped down from his government post on Saturday, and he’s fed up — not with President Donald Trump or the administration, but with the “black-piller, chicken-little grifters” who are harming the conservative movement.
In a post that quickly went viral on Monday, Bongino said he was “sure as hell” not going to allow the conservative movement to be “hijacked by a group of black-pillers, life-losers, grifters and bums.”
On Tuesday, he was back at it, ripping grifters on the Right and the “tactics” they use to “bullsh*t” conservatives.
“The support for the Trump administration in the working world is strong. And people are tired of the endless bullsh*t from the black-piller, chicken-little grifters. Watch their tactics, and once you see them, you’ll never unsee them. They use a couple of different tactics to bullsh*t you,” Bongino wrote on X.
He then called out grifters on the Right who pretend to conduct explosive investigative work but are really just “charlatans and morons.”
“First, they overload you with information but they underwhelm you with evidence. Here’s an example of what I mean – they’ll try to convince you that John Smith robbed a bank, so they’ll data download on you and lose you in the chaos,” he said. “They’ll tell you things that might be true, but aren’t evidence of anything. They’ll tell you John was in the bank that day. That John knew someone who worked there. That John was arrested ten years ago for a misdemeanor. But they won’t tell you that the fingerprints, video and DNA of the thief matches someone else. Solid investigators sift through chaotic information and mine the evidence gems. Charlatans and morons do the opposite.”
Bongino also called out “black-pillers,” a term that refers to people who hold nihilistic and fatalistic views, who try to attack Trump’s agenda without attacking him directly. Often, these “black-pillers” attempt to convince their audience that a Trump policy will have devastating consequences without specifically calling out Trump, Bongino said.
“You’re seeing it now with regard to Venezuela,” he added. “Will it work out? Maybe. We will all see. But maybe give it a minute before you attack from inside the tent while pretending you’re an ally.”
“I want to be clear on this point, intra-party/movement policy disagreements are healthy and natural,” he continued. “But endless pessimism meant to strategically attack a movement from the inside, is not about policy, it’s political cannibalism. And many of these grifters are hiding their real agendas from you.”
In his post on Monday, Bongino urged conservatives to avoid getting sucked into ideas that undercut the movement’s principles. “We are a movement guided by truth. The essence of conservative ideology is the preservation of eternal truths,” he said. “We are not the ‘latest thing’ group. We are not political cannibals.”
Bongino did not call anyone out by name, but this issue has been brewing for months within the conservative movement and came to the forefront during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest last month. In his opening night speech at AmericaFest, Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro called out “grifters” on the Right — specifically, Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens — for spouting views that are antithetical to conservative ideals.
It’s unclear who exactly Bongino believes is a “grifter” and a “black-piller” in the conservative movement, but with the return of his show, which he promised to announce soon, his listeners will likely find out.
“Black-pillers and grifters asked for this fight, not us. But I’m absolutely down to fight it. ABSOLUTELY down,” he said.
Bongino also got into a back-and-forth with former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Tuesday. Gaetz stepped down from Congress in 2024 after he was tapped to become the attorney general in the new Trump administration. However, he eventually withdrew his name from consideration amid an Ethics Committee investigation into his alleged sexual relationship with a 17 year old and his alleged illegal drug use.
After Gaetz responded to one of Bongino’s recent posts and asked Grok how Bongino performed in his past runs for Senate and House, Bongino fired back, “Maybe if I spent more time at shady parties with monied insiders I would’ve won. I heard you’d know a bit about that,” Bongino said. “You’ve always been a dick by the way. Grifting off your daddy like a suckling little doggie. When I first met you in the panhandle I knew you were a piece of sh*t. It’s written all over that phony face of yours.”
Gaetz replied, “I’m glad you remember meeting me so many years ago. I recall you gave a moving speech about your time in law enforcement. I told you I liked it. I’m deeply proud of my father. We make a great team. Are you saying having a successful father is a bad thing? Did you share that viewpoint with President Trump? Or Don Jr? I share your distain for monied insiders. It’s why I was the ONLY Republican in congress who refused lobbyist and PAC donations.”
“You made a post about being a candidate for office during the tea party movement, and twice thereafter,” he added. “I didn’t know that full history so I simply asked @grok if you had won any of those elections. Apparently, you underperformed as a political candidate. But you’re a world class streamer. Cool. Take a chill pill, Dan.”
“That’s right doggie, backpedal away. Good move,” Bongino fired back. “Now go blame the Jews for your dumbass tweet.”
This article has been updated to clarify that Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress after being tapped to serve as attorney general.
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