‘You’ve always been a [bleep]’: Dan Bongino launches explosive attack on Matt Gaetz for asking one simple question
STUART, Florida – A simple question by former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz about previous runs for political office by Dan Bongino has sparked an explosive and graphic attack by the former deputy director of the FBI, as he’s calling Gaetz a “d**k” and “a piece of s**t.”
As WorldNetDaily reported Monday, Bongino had posted on his first day out of the FBI: “I started in this movement as a candidate during the Tea Party movement, and I began my political commentary career shortly thereafter. I helped build this movement and I sure as hell am not going to let it get hijacked by a group of black-pillers, life-losers, grifters and bums. We are a movement guided by truth.”
Gaetz, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to be U.S. attorney general before withdrawing himself, says he was unaware of the political races Bongino had run, so he asked X’s artificial intelligence tool Grok: “When did Dan Bongino run for office and how did he perform as a candidate?”
Bongino reacted to the question with a scathing attack against Gaetz, saying: “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. You’ve always been a d**k 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 s**t. It’s written all over that phony face of yours.”
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. 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…
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) January 6, 2026
Gaetz replied to Bongino’s assault, saying: “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 (sic) for monied insiders. It’s why I was the ONLY Republican in congress who refused lobbyist and PAC donations.
“Why are you angry at me? Because you don’t like my face? This is your big white pill message against the doomers? That I have a bad face?
“You made a post about being a candidate for office during the tea party movement, and twice thereafter. 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.”
Bongino responded to Gaetz: “That’s right doggie, backpedal away. Good move. Now go blame the Jews for your dumbass tweet.”
That’s right doggie, backpedal away. Good move.
Now go blame the Jews for your dumbass tweet.— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) January 6, 2026
Gaetz on Tuesday also posted a 2015 video of Dan Bongino, in which Bongino offered high praise for Gaetz.
For a guy who apparently hated me since 2015, you sure had my back, bro.
Mad respect.
No black pilling here. I love Dan Bongino (and suckling puppies) https://t.co/tBRiZrxUQF pic.twitter.com/BuBVIIQmqZ
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) January 6, 2026
Online comments about the heated feud include:
“Stop it! This is beneath you! You’re on the same team! MAGA! Take this privately and figure it out!”
“Not a good look, Dan. Kiss and make up for 2026. We need cajones of steel to kick some Dem butt this midterms. Stop the stupid!”
Incidentally, Grok’s answer to the original question was: “Dan Bongino ran for office three times as a Republican:
“- 2012: US Senate (Maryland) – Won primary (34%), lost general to Ben Cardin (D) with 26% of vote.
“- 2014: US House (MD-6) – Won primary, lost general to John Delaney (D) with 48% (narrow 1.5% margin).
“- 2016: US House (FL-19) – Placed 3rd in primary with 17%.”
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