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Get ready to hear the truth about America on a show that's not immune to the facts with your host, Dan Bongino.

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Folks, to describe this as just an overwhelming sense, the senses, the sights, the sounds, the smells, everything of this week has just been amazing. The food in here, Milwaukee, by the way, has been incredible. The people the RNC have been amazing. We've been here all week waiting all night for President Trump's banger of a speech. We finally heard it. Folks, it's like nothing we've heard before from him. I'm optimistic about the coming election without being apathetic, and I hope you stay that way to vote and take 10 people with you. Ten, not nine. You are allowed to take more. You are not allowed to take less. I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound bossy, but this has been such an incredible week. We had so much content to He's in. So many great guests. We don't know what to do. Let me get started today. Hey, with Coin, get woke out of your wallet with a credit card that aligns with dollars for conservative values. Find them at coin. Com, C-O-I-G-N. Com. Go to coin. Com/disclosureferterms. I got another stellar show for you today. We're going to focus today more. We've been focusing most of the week on the Secret Service stuff, on the speech tonight, everything that happened, because really the energy in the Republican Party.

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I hate this. I hate talking about energy because it sounds so stupid and cliché, but I'm I'm telling you, it's here. It's real. It's now. Everybody. I mean, even Russell Brand, who we did a show with on last night. This is a guy formerly of the left. There's understanding the Party of Freedom is here now. More coming up. Some great cuts for you. Hold on. Hey, many Americans are tired and frustrated by a stall economy, inflation, endless wars, and the relentless assault on our values. But there's companies out that care about us, like Patriot Mobile. I'm proud to partner with Patriot Mobile because they're on the front lines fighting for our rights, our sanctity of life, the military and responder heroes out there, and the veterans, too. Take a stand for conservative causes. Put America first. By switching to Patriot Mobile today, don't wait. You'll get the same nationwide coverage as the big providers because Patriot Mobile operates across all three major networks. Plus, they back their service with a coverage guarantee. They're 100% US-backed. Customers' Service Team, US-based customer service team, will find the best plan for your needs. Keep your number, keep your phone or upgrade.

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Go to patriotmobile. Com/dan or call 972Patriate. Right now, get a free month when you sign up and use the offer code dan. Don't get fooled by other providers pretending to share our values or have the same coverage. They don't, and they can't. Join me. Switch to America's only Christian conservative mobile provider, Patriot Mobile. Go to patriotmobile. Com/dan or call 972 Patriot for your free month of service today. All right, Gee and Mike, let's get this thing started. If you missed yesterday's podcast, please, I'm begging you as a friend, please go back and watch it. A number of breaking stories about the Secret Service catastrophe, the apocalyptic breakdown, about the communications breakdown, the breakdown of coverage on that roof, and also the fact that this may have been some assault on Trump supporters in advance that plan, as well as what resulted in an assault on Donald Trump. Again, it's a theory, that one. In the end, I discussed it yesterday, but there's some evidence to back up all of these things. An absolute failure, folks. I'm going to tell you again, I only say on this show what I can back up. When I have evidence for you, you have my absolute solemn word.

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You will be the first to hear it. I want to talk bigger picture first about what just happened. Folks, Donald Trump is a different man. Post-attack, he's a different guy. Something changed in him, and I hope I never have to experience that change myself. But when you're millimeters from death and you survive it. And your first response despite, there's a renewed vigor in him. I've always seen he's always been a warrior, but this is different. I want to play for you what I thought was one of the highlights of the night from this speech last night. It It's just incredible. Please check this part out. Come back. We'll comment on it on the other side. I am running to be President for all of America, not half of America, because there is no victory in winning for half of America. So tonight, with faith and devotion, I proudly accept your nomination for President of the United States. Thank you. But, Cori, unfortunately, we have to use the past tense. He was incredible. He was a highly respected former fire chief, respected by everybody, was accompanied by his Wife Helen, incredible woman. I spoke to her today, devastated, and two precious daughters.

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He lost his life selflessly acting as a human shield to protect them from flying bullets. He went right over the top of them and hit. What a fine man he was. I said last night before because obviously the speech happened last night. You're watching today, but we're here now, right now, when we're recording this, we are here right post-speech. There's still so much energy. It's palpable in the room right here because everybody's so excited to go out and vote. Forgive me, we're always candid with the other thing, but on the show here, of course. Folks, I want to talk about the election picture here because after last night, candidly speaking, I'm no red wave talk. Cut the bullshit. Don't do it here. We're never going to do it. No landslide talk. No, none of that, okay? But I don't want to ignore the obvious either. I actually believe in doing honest reporting. I don't see Do you really see a path right now for Biden. There is a potential path for other candidates. They could come in, they could be re-energized, the cheating, they could double and triple down. I get all that. But after last night, and that just barn burner and banger of a speech, do you really see a path for Biden?

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Folks, I just want to play this clip. I played again yesterday. Remember what I told you about politics? There's sound bites and snapshots, and everything in politics in this binary system we have, Republicans and Democrats, is about contrast. A or B. When A really falters, B may look better, even B did nothing different at all. Do you get what I mean? B may be a five and A may be a one. But if A goes to zero, B is now five units bigger than A, even though B did nothing. Donald Trump not only added to his political cache last night, but Joe Biden's political cache is now collapsing. The biggest problem with Joe Biden right now, outside of his dreadful policies, even for Democrats, is the fact that he's a man in poor health. Not blaming a guy for getting COVID. I don't wish ill health on anyone. I hope he's fine at the end of the day. However, the in his 80s. He got COVID. Van Jones points out, who's a Democrat, something very simple. This is a system of contrast. How are you going to get around the fact that Trump is this vigorous guy who's roughly the same age but acts different, andSomeone put this up to the window. And the studio's a window right to my right, right here. It says, This is Dan Bongino's audio implements earpiece. You're probably like, What the hell does You want to hear about a bananas moment? Audio implements this company. When you've joined the Secret Service back in my day, they take a mold of your ear and build a custom earpiece. Someone must have had a mold of my ear and brought me a new earpiece from 1999. Thank you, audio implements. He's like, You're never going to believe this just happened. So there you go. Has my ear changed? This is really it. I should try it on. Do you want to do it on the air? How do we open this, sucker? All right, I don't know because this sucker is really easy. I'm going to have to cut this baby open. Here, open that for me. And if that thing fits, I'm going to be stunned. My ears got all droopy. I'm an old man now. But getting back to the... My good friend Jordan Shacktell on X, a great account to follow. You got it open? All right, let me see.This must be... Okay, this is a left. Folks, we're doing this on the air live. Holy shit. It still fits. Dan Bongino's Secret Service earpiece from 1990. Look at that. Nice and snug. Audio implements. You'd still do a great job. It's amazing this sucker still. Look at it. Nice and something even come out. Personally, though, I don't like the mold Don't lose it. Can you put this back in a thing? I don't want to lose this, man. This is a classic. I can't hear anything out of my left ear anymore anyway because that's where I wear my earpiece and I'm deaf in that ear. Here's my buddy Jordan Shacktell on X. This is how bad it's getting for Biden, folks. It is not going to get any better. I'm candidly worried he's going to drop out because I want to run against this goofball. He was on some leaked Zoom call the other day. Did you hear this report? Just basically trash in a bunch of people saying, Nobody's been a better president than me. Name one, name me one. Now, I never steer you wrong ever, ever, ever. What have I told you over and over?Joe Biden is not dropping out. Why? Guys, do you remember? Why is he not dropping out? Because he's a freaking narcissist. That's why. He's a nurse. Look at the Nelk boys. Now, these guys are ringers. You ever heard of the Nelk Boys? Can you come on one second? I just wanted the audience to show you. The Zin, you brought it to yourself, brother. How are you? I haven't seen you since the UFC, man. You guys are rocking it. Hey, man, so that Zin, you brought Tucker Carlson that time. That one's not connected. This one. So this was an impromptu. But you guys got a hugely popular podcast. People love you guys. You're here at the RNC. And how you feel pop culture-wise? Do you think the libertarian Republican conservative movement is finally getting back some of the mojo with the young artists? Yeah, we were just talking about that. When we started doing content with President Trump in 2020, and it was way different. I think at that time, you got patronized for doing it, and it was more of a risk. But I think people have seen over the last four years just what a fucking disaster Biden's been.Yeah. And people are fed up. And I think maybe they wanted to speak up before, and they were maybe a little bit scared.But I think now Now people are just fed up and everybody's coming out of the woodwork.I got mad respect for you guys because you're right. You guys were interviewing Tucker and Trump when it wasn't the cool thing to do. We got other influence out there, the Paul brothers and stuff coming up. But back then, it was like, these Republic, all the media bullshit. I think they were shooting on him back then. They were. But you know what? It's a good thing that people are flipping. We don't want to call them copycats, but I think if people are supporting them and they're supporting this movement, then that's just a W. Bro, you guys, very few pods and shows out there have the influence with that Gen Z crowd. You guys do. You're doing a banger of a job. So you're at the UFC, man. You love the fights like I do. Man, thanks for spending a bit of it. It's an honor. Big fan as well. It's an honor. Big fan as well. Thanks, bro. I appreciate it. Man, you got the Nel boys just popping into the Dan Bocito show. Collabs are just happening left and right. What is that? Dogs and cats. Remember that from Ghostbusters? This has been... Gee, how great has this experience been?I sat on a radio show yesterday. I wasn't bullshitting you. I said, Listen, man. And Monday, the beginning of the week, I felt like, I'm not sure this was the right thing to come out here. Single best decision of our life to come out here, folks. But get back to what I was talking about before. Biden is a freaking narcissist. The man is never going to leave. He really believes what you saw in that tweet. He believes he is the most popular, influential President in modern American history. I told you that. Now you're hearing it on this leaked Zoom call. We got that. I'm going to take a Gee, I'm going to take a quick break here. We got a couple of spots where, obviously, we got ads and people pay for the show to talk to you. We deeply appreciate their support. Folks, policy genius. A lot of life is unpredictable, but a good life insurance plan gives your family a financial safety net to protect against some of the unknowns out there. Policy Genius is the country's leading online insurance marketplace. It makes choosing the right policy for your family easy and quick.With Policy Genius, you can find life insurance policies that start at just $292 a year for $1 million coverage. 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The speech, the fact that Donald Trump not only survived an assassination attempt, but screamed fight afterwards in one of the most iconic photos ever, the Jack Smith case getting thrown out, the law fair blowing up in their faces.It's not an excuse. Bring 10 people with you. Just imagine the cheating is going to be four or five points. Probably not going to be that much, but it's there. We've got to overcome a lot, and anything can change. So don't get cocky. I wanted to show you this, too. This leaked out as well. This was on CNN. Cnn, not Fox. This wasn't on a Dan Mangino show, not on Newsmax. This was on CNN. They're now reporting that Biden's got this temper control problem now. It's an old problem, but it's getting worse with his advanced stage, what appears to be dementia. Biden blew up on Jason Crow, a Democrat. I think he's from Colorado. Colorado, when Jason Crow, the Democrat... Hey, Kat, Jason Crow is from Colorado, right? Democrat? Yeah, Colorado. Kat Kamik, who's wonderful. Hey, you want to sit down during this show, too? Sorry, we'll get you. Folks, he blew up on Jason Crow. Absolutely blew up. Here's what it's about. Key, run this clip. Check this out. Reporting into CNN this hour, showing just how tense things have gotten between a defiant Joe Biden and key members of his party.Sources tell me that the President lashed out at congressman Jason Crow in a Saturday call with House Democrats. That happened after the Colorado moderate relayed voters' concerns about the President's vigor and strength, especially when it comes to the world's stage.Biden, I'm told, got so upset with Crow's blunt assessment that at one point he said, Cut that crap out. Folks, I all in on Kamala, and she still loses.That is good inside info. Yes. Let me hit you with this Kamala Harris question because you just nailed it. This is the dilemma they created for themselves, not us. 1,000%. I did not say Kamala Harris was a DEI candidate. Joe Biden did. I didn't say that, Kat. Did he not? He said, I'm going to pick based on artificial criteria.Yes. It was whatever box she checked.That's it.She was- That's it. Exactly. She was- He said it. Exactly.Not us.Minority and a woman.The fact that Kamal Harris is a DEI vice president It is not Dan Bongina or Kat Kamik's words. We're just repeating what Biden said. The dilemma they've created for themselves, which you just harped on a little bit, is you can't say, I'm bringing in a black woman, whoever it may be, because of her valuable life experience, but I don't know who she is. And then you get to political rot in the parties. And so this movement that Donald Trump has really exploded has brought a movement of merit into politics, where if you can do the job, people reward you.And if you can't, thank you for your service, but it's not about you. It's about the people that we serve.Byron, I want to say, and I say to your lovely wife, Erica, and my wife, Paul, we married up, both of us. We don't even deserve this, but they tolerate us here. Paul, did I not say this guy was the easiest bet in the world? You're like, Oh, I didn't know if I was going to win. If I was an unethical gambling man, I would have put a million cold cash that you were winning that damn primary. So you're a very humble guy. I knew you were going to win. Listen, last question. I don't want to keep you that long, but you did something I really appreciated during your first Congressional race, too. Byron, we all got a background. It makes us who we are. And a couple of people decided, Oh, we're going to go after Byron Donalds because when he was a kid, he had this troubling moment or whatever. We talked, I remember, and you said, You know what? I'm going to roll right into this. I'm going to get on TV and I'm going to say, Yeah, you're damn right, man. When I was a kid, I was a rough and tumble kid.Why do you think I am right now? Where is these other guys? They give these bullshit flowery speeches. I so respected that because you know what? Every single voter out there is like, You know what? That's me, too. We've all done dumb shit. This guy's You just embraced it and ran with it instead of pretending like these other guys. It was like some flowery bullshit or something and just glossed over it.Why hide? I am who I am. My past is my past. If you want to support me, support me. If you don't, okay. If I lose a political race, that's life. I'm not concerned about the losing. I'm much more concerned with not giving it my best effort. I feel like to try to hide things from the public, especially in today's world, that's stupid. You're not going to get away with that anyway. I would rather you see the entirety of my life, the mistakes, the warts, the successes.I've.Read a whole book about it, My Failures.Everything all in between because you know what happens?It's phony otherwise.It's.Phony, otherwise.Your failures actually help you become the person you need to be.A hundred %, brother.A hundred %. Not just successes. No. Your successes are just like the You don't learn anything from successes.It could have been luck. You know what I'm saying? That's exactly right. The failures, you go, I'm not doing that again. A hundred %. I so respected you. That took What's such balls to do? I know I said exit question, but one more. I don't want to make you to answer this here, nor do I want to answer. But there's so much talk about you in a spot in the next administration, you, governorship of Florida. I don't want to get an answer. I know you're committed to Congress right now in your job, but you are a rising star in the party, whether you like it or not. You mean a lot to a lot of people because the Republican Party has really done terrible with Black voters for a long time. The message that barbershop appearance you did was just, dude, that was gold, brother. That was fucking gold. I sat there, I was like, this is what we need, like real people, you and Wesley and us, just talking to people like normal people. If called, President calls, do you serve? Or you feel better fit in Congress? Other things in mind?You're right. I'm not going to answer.That's all I needed to hear. My brother, man. Love you, baby. Thanks a lot, man. Love you, too. Thanks, Byron Donalds, folks. One of the best. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Another guest I happen to corral. There's collabs going on everywhere right now. My good friend, Mike Lindell. Mike, welcome to the show.Oh, damn.Thanks for having me on. First, listen, I just want your comment on the whole parallel economy and cancel culture. No one has taken more slings than ours than you in the cancel culture front. I want to thank you and the company for always backing up conservative content. You know what I said, that old dopey expression, put your money where your mouth is. But in your case, it's true. There are conservative shows out there that would go under and not exist if My Pillow, this extremely successful company, wasn't willing to invest in them in this symbiotic relationship. I want to thank you because a lot of people out there don't know how much you invest in conservative content. It's really appreciated by a lot of people.Thanks, Dan. But that works both ways. My pillow, with all being canceled, we wouldn't be here without the audiences of great shows like yours.So it works both ways. They're loyal. The Bongino Army is loyal. They are loyal.They are amazing. God bless them that they...You won't be upset of me if I tell you my favorite product, right? Because I don't know. No, what is it? The slippers, man.Yeah, aren't they awesome?They're like, no, you know why they're not awesome? Because you don't want to take them off. If you got a funeral or a wedding, you got to take the darn slippers off.Every product I develop or invent We reverse engineer inside those slippers, the MyPillow Patent Foam and Impact Gel, which is made out of strawberries, actually. This guy came in, he goes, Look at this. He's demoing this Impact Gel for use for other stuff. I go, Wow, he said, It disperses the weight and support. I go, Those would be in slippers. So we did it.Yeah, now you don't want to take them off. The cancel culture folks have come after you. Listen, I've seen it. You've managed somehow to not only keep the company alive, but generally thriving. Are you That's the thing that changed, though, Mike. Microsoft, which is unquestionably a left-leaning company, Microsoft, is starting now to draw money out of its DEI Department. You saw what happened with John Deere, I'm sure, tractor supply, totally rejecting this woke DEI You were doing it when it wasn't cool. Now it's the cool. But are you sensing as a guy who's been a victim of it, an actual sea change, not a talking point sea change, where the tide's starting to turn?I do. By the grace of God, by the way, we got through everything, and we're getting through. We've been deep bank, deep platform, backstores gone. I put my company as the most attacked company in history. It's just attacked. But it is changed. They still attack my company because I'm speaking out about fixed securing our elections and supporting the president. Yeah, they hate that. Yeah, they hate that. That's all right. But I think it's changed. I think it is changing, and everything's changing. Everything is. We're breaking on through to the other side, and it's going to be amazing, everybody. One of the things people don't realize, too, that affects all the small business, when he got in the first day and shut down the pipeline, open up the borders, it's not just what you're paying at the pump for gas. It's the shipping costs. I mean, shipping costs two and a half times what I now charge for my pillow, what I get charged. That affects all the groceries. Everything goes up because of that. But having companies stand up and speak out and say, hey, we need them right here in the USA. And it is changing.I think people are getting courage is contagious. I hope I've led, at least maybe through God, leading the charge on that because I tell that to our great real President all the time. I said, sir, courage is contagious. And I look at his courage, and he inspires me.That picture's iconic. You know, last question-Fend yourself, by the way, too. I want to tell you that right now. I'm humbled. Listen, you and I have been friends for a long time. Last question for you. You and I have been around politics for a while. We were at the RNC in 2020. It was largely virtual. Some of it was at the White House. We were all excited about President Trump, but I think we both agree the atmosphere was down. You had Antifa outside, BLM was outside the White House, COVID was going on. There was just a funk in the nation. That is definitely not the case. I see you walking around, folks, really outside of President Trump, I don't think anyone's taking more selfies than Mike. I don't know how you do it. You have taken somebody-Yeah, I always say, I remember the days when the only one that wanted my picture were the cops. Well, you actually can... Yes, and that's in your book, this story. But if this AI starts doing facial recognition stuff and becomes self-aware, you're never going to be able to hide anywhere because you're in probably a million selfies.But are you sensing the energy disparity here this year?People are stoked. I was here in '16 and '24 here, and it's totally different. It's like, I walked out in the Antifa, we were at the end of 2020. I walked right through them. It was crazy. Here, I've been out at the premise. I've been outside I'm walking. I got to walk a mile here by myself, it's out for my wife, and people just coming up.There's no resistance.The nicest people, right?The nicest people. Between the Uber drivers and the hotel crews.Everybody's excited. I'm going, and you know, just I expected that because you know why? I was in Chicago a month ago, and I did an event, and all I did was invite Democrats that were now going to be voting for Donald Trump. And there was about 450 of them. And we had this event, and I was interviewing them all. Why are you going to vote for Donald Trump? And you voted for Biden. What came out of their mouth was just so inspiring and encouraging. One of the biggest thing that came out was the Hispanics and the Blacks saying, You know what? Since they're pouring into Chicago, the illegals, and they're Employers, rotten employers are paying them cash. And then plus all the resources. I was heavy into addiction with crack cocaine. It's an amazing story. And all the addiction places, the treatment places and stuff. All the illegals, they're finding all this stuff, and they're taking their... These guys don't have it. They're here legally, and they're getting shoved out of their-Their taxpayer-funded resources. Yeah, their resource.They.Are a taxpayer-funded resource.Yeah.They're a taxpayer-funded resources. It's very sad, but I was encouraging them all. I go, You guys, that's going to change. They're finally going, Now we believe that you need a different input to get a different output.Mike, I know this is what I said last question, but one quick follow-up on that. You and I love Jesus Christ. You had a troubled background like I did, and we've both been through some things in our life. But the only way out is Jesus, man. Absolutely. You have to ask, though, right? That's right. You have to ask. I am. My Lindow. You have to listen for the answer, though, too, because sometimes the answer is no. Yeah, that's right. Do you know?Everyone wonders. I always wear my cross on TV. I didn't get to a full surrender, Jesus Christ. Are you ready for this? February 18th, 2017. And you know why, Dan? I always look at God. I use mathematics saying that God exists. I go, a one in a million, a one in a billion. This thing's like a one in a million. This is like a one in a billion. This could never happen. And you add them all together when you considered a miracle. And everybody should look at their own lives. I told our real President. I said, there's two buckets on right now, sir. I said, this is your bucket, this mega bucket, and people are pouring in from both sides and you never give them a reason to leave that bucket. All the bad things going on, they just keep jumping in this bucket. Every time they're attacking you, I said, I told him, pretty soon you have more votes than voters like Pennsylvania. And then I said, then there's another bucket, and that's the bucket of Jesus Christ. People do not look to Jesus when things are going great, like December of 2019. Your physical lives had all gotten better here because of our great president's decisions.But no one was given thanks to the Lord. They were given thanks to God. And people come out to me all the time. They go, Mike, this doesn't feel like grace. I go, oh, but it is. People are pouring into this bucket of Jesus Christ and being saved. That's what it's all about, eternal.God bless you, Mike. Mypillow. Com, folks. You know the company. They've been great to our show, other shows. Thanks a lot, Mike. Appreciate it.Cromo.Code, Dan.Cromo code, Dan.I hope you like that. I knew you would. We only brought you the biggest our guests out there. It's been an amazing experience. I want to thank you for supporting the show. Ladies and gentlemen, we melted the internet this week with Rumbl. We were the number one livestream in the world pretty much every day. Avita's new show was a top 100 stream. It's been an incredible week. I owe it all to you. As always, download the Rumbl app, rumble. Com/bongino. If you want to watch online, give us a follow. Give Avita a follow at Bongino Report on Rumbl. Follow us on Apple and Spotify, her account as well. We so deeply appreciate it. What a special experience this whole thing was. As Avita said before, I just want to echo, man, it's all about the Bongino army. My entire life outside of God, my family, my country is dedicated to you guys. It's my job, it's my profession. I owe you the best, and I promise you nothing less. Thanks so much for a great week. I will see you back here on Monday. You just heard the Dan Bonjino Show.

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Someone put this up to the window. And the studio's a window right to my right, right here. It says, This is Dan Bongino's audio implements earpiece. You're probably like, What the hell does You want to hear about a bananas moment? Audio implements this company. When you've joined the Secret Service back in my day, they take a mold of your ear and build a custom earpiece. Someone must have had a mold of my ear and brought me a new earpiece from 1999. Thank you, audio implements. He's like, You're never going to believe this just happened. So there you go. Has my ear changed? This is really it. I should try it on. Do you want to do it on the air? How do we open this, sucker? All right, I don't know because this sucker is really easy. I'm going to have to cut this baby open. Here, open that for me. And if that thing fits, I'm going to be stunned. My ears got all droopy. I'm an old man now. But getting back to the... My good friend Jordan Shacktell on X, a great account to follow. You got it open? All right, let me see.

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This must be... Okay, this is a left. Folks, we're doing this on the air live. Holy shit. It still fits. Dan Bongino's Secret Service earpiece from 1990. Look at that. Nice and snug. Audio implements. You'd still do a great job. It's amazing this sucker still. Look at it. Nice and something even come out. Personally, though, I don't like the mold Don't lose it. Can you put this back in a thing? I don't want to lose this, man. This is a classic. I can't hear anything out of my left ear anymore anyway because that's where I wear my earpiece and I'm deaf in that ear. Here's my buddy Jordan Shacktell on X. This is how bad it's getting for Biden, folks. It is not going to get any better. I'm candidly worried he's going to drop out because I want to run against this goofball. He was on some leaked Zoom call the other day. Did you hear this report? Just basically trash in a bunch of people saying, Nobody's been a better president than me. Name one, name me one. Now, I never steer you wrong ever, ever, ever. What have I told you over and over?

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Joe Biden is not dropping out. Why? Guys, do you remember? Why is he not dropping out? Because he's a freaking narcissist. That's why. He's a nurse. Look at the Nelk boys. Now, these guys are ringers. You ever heard of the Nelk Boys? Can you come on one second? I just wanted the audience to show you. The Zin, you brought it to yourself, brother. How are you? I haven't seen you since the UFC, man. You guys are rocking it. Hey, man, so that Zin, you brought Tucker Carlson that time. That one's not connected. This one. So this was an impromptu. But you guys got a hugely popular podcast. People love you guys. You're here at the RNC. And how you feel pop culture-wise? Do you think the libertarian Republican conservative movement is finally getting back some of the mojo with the young artists? Yeah, we were just talking about that. When we started doing content with President Trump in 2020, and it was way different. I think at that time, you got patronized for doing it, and it was more of a risk. But I think people have seen over the last four years just what a fucking disaster Biden's been.

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Yeah. And people are fed up. And I think maybe they wanted to speak up before, and they were maybe a little bit scared.

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But I think now Now people are just fed up and everybody's coming out of the woodwork.

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I got mad respect for you guys because you're right. You guys were interviewing Tucker and Trump when it wasn't the cool thing to do. We got other influence out there, the Paul brothers and stuff coming up. But back then, it was like, these Republic, all the media bullshit. I think they were shooting on him back then. They were. But you know what? It's a good thing that people are flipping. We don't want to call them copycats, but I think if people are supporting them and they're supporting this movement, then that's just a W. Bro, you guys, very few pods and shows out there have the influence with that Gen Z crowd. You guys do. You're doing a banger of a job. So you're at the UFC, man. You love the fights like I do. Man, thanks for spending a bit of it. It's an honor. Big fan as well. It's an honor. Big fan as well. Thanks, bro. I appreciate it. Man, you got the Nel boys just popping into the Dan Bocito show. Collabs are just happening left and right. What is that? Dogs and cats. Remember that from Ghostbusters? This has been... Gee, how great has this experience been?

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I sat on a radio show yesterday. I wasn't bullshitting you. I said, Listen, man. And Monday, the beginning of the week, I felt like, I'm not sure this was the right thing to come out here. Single best decision of our life to come out here, folks. But get back to what I was talking about before. Biden is a freaking narcissist. The man is never going to leave. He really believes what you saw in that tweet. He believes he is the most popular, influential President in modern American history. I told you that. Now you're hearing it on this leaked Zoom call. We got that. I'm going to take a Gee, I'm going to take a quick break here. We got a couple of spots where, obviously, we got ads and people pay for the show to talk to you. We deeply appreciate their support. Folks, policy genius. A lot of life is unpredictable, but a good life insurance plan gives your family a financial safety net to protect against some of the unknowns out there. Policy Genius is the country's leading online insurance marketplace. It makes choosing the right policy for your family easy and quick.

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It's not an excuse. Bring 10 people with you. Just imagine the cheating is going to be four or five points. Probably not going to be that much, but it's there. We've got to overcome a lot, and anything can change. So don't get cocky. I wanted to show you this, too. This leaked out as well. This was on CNN. Cnn, not Fox. This wasn't on a Dan Mangino show, not on Newsmax. This was on CNN. They're now reporting that Biden's got this temper control problem now. It's an old problem, but it's getting worse with his advanced stage, what appears to be dementia. Biden blew up on Jason Crow, a Democrat. I think he's from Colorado. Colorado, when Jason Crow, the Democrat... Hey, Kat, Jason Crow is from Colorado, right? Democrat? Yeah, Colorado. Kat Kamik, who's wonderful. Hey, you want to sit down during this show, too? Sorry, we'll get you. Folks, he blew up on Jason Crow. Absolutely blew up. Here's what it's about. Key, run this clip. Check this out. Reporting into CNN this hour, showing just how tense things have gotten between a defiant Joe Biden and key members of his party.

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Sources tell me that the President lashed out at congressman Jason Crow in a Saturday call with House Democrats. That happened after the Colorado moderate relayed voters' concerns about the President's vigor and strength, especially when it comes to the world's stage.

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Biden, I'm told, got so upset with Crow's blunt assessment that at one point he said, Cut that crap out. Folks, I all in on Kamala, and she still loses.That is good inside info. Yes. Let me hit you with this Kamala Harris question because you just nailed it. This is the dilemma they created for themselves, not us. 1,000%. I did not say Kamala Harris was a DEI candidate. Joe Biden did. I didn't say that, Kat. Did he not? He said, I'm going to pick based on artificial criteria.Yes. It was whatever box she checked.That's it.She was- That's it. Exactly. She was- He said it. Exactly.Not us.Minority and a woman.The fact that Kamal Harris is a DEI vice president It is not Dan Bongina or Kat Kamik's words. We're just repeating what Biden said. The dilemma they've created for themselves, which you just harped on a little bit, is you can't say, I'm bringing in a black woman, whoever it may be, because of her valuable life experience, but I don't know who she is. And then you get to political rot in the parties. And so this movement that Donald Trump has really exploded has brought a movement of merit into politics, where if you can do the job, people reward you.And if you can't, thank you for your service, but it's not about you. It's about the people that we serve.Byron, I want to say, and I say to your lovely wife, Erica, and my wife, Paul, we married up, both of us. We don't even deserve this, but they tolerate us here. Paul, did I not say this guy was the easiest bet in the world? You're like, Oh, I didn't know if I was going to win. If I was an unethical gambling man, I would have put a million cold cash that you were winning that damn primary. So you're a very humble guy. I knew you were going to win. Listen, last question. I don't want to keep you that long, but you did something I really appreciated during your first Congressional race, too. Byron, we all got a background. It makes us who we are. And a couple of people decided, Oh, we're going to go after Byron Donalds because when he was a kid, he had this troubling moment or whatever. We talked, I remember, and you said, You know what? I'm going to roll right into this. I'm going to get on TV and I'm going to say, Yeah, you're damn right, man. When I was a kid, I was a rough and tumble kid.Why do you think I am right now? Where is these other guys? They give these bullshit flowery speeches. I so respected that because you know what? Every single voter out there is like, You know what? That's me, too. We've all done dumb shit. This guy's You just embraced it and ran with it instead of pretending like these other guys. It was like some flowery bullshit or something and just glossed over it.Why hide? I am who I am. My past is my past. If you want to support me, support me. If you don't, okay. If I lose a political race, that's life. I'm not concerned about the losing. I'm much more concerned with not giving it my best effort. I feel like to try to hide things from the public, especially in today's world, that's stupid. You're not going to get away with that anyway. I would rather you see the entirety of my life, the mistakes, the warts, the successes.I've.Read a whole book about it, My Failures.Everything all in between because you know what happens?It's phony otherwise.It's.Phony, otherwise.Your failures actually help you become the person you need to be.A hundred %, brother.A hundred %. Not just successes. No. Your successes are just like the You don't learn anything from successes.It could have been luck. You know what I'm saying? That's exactly right. The failures, you go, I'm not doing that again. A hundred %. I so respected you. That took What's such balls to do? I know I said exit question, but one more. I don't want to make you to answer this here, nor do I want to answer. But there's so much talk about you in a spot in the next administration, you, governorship of Florida. I don't want to get an answer. I know you're committed to Congress right now in your job, but you are a rising star in the party, whether you like it or not. You mean a lot to a lot of people because the Republican Party has really done terrible with Black voters for a long time. The message that barbershop appearance you did was just, dude, that was gold, brother. That was fucking gold. I sat there, I was like, this is what we need, like real people, you and Wesley and us, just talking to people like normal people. If called, President calls, do you serve? Or you feel better fit in Congress? Other things in mind?You're right. I'm not going to answer.That's all I needed to hear. My brother, man. Love you, baby. Thanks a lot, man. Love you, too. Thanks, Byron Donalds, folks. One of the best. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Another guest I happen to corral. There's collabs going on everywhere right now. My good friend, Mike Lindell. Mike, welcome to the show.Oh, damn.Thanks for having me on. First, listen, I just want your comment on the whole parallel economy and cancel culture. No one has taken more slings than ours than you in the cancel culture front. I want to thank you and the company for always backing up conservative content. You know what I said, that old dopey expression, put your money where your mouth is. But in your case, it's true. There are conservative shows out there that would go under and not exist if My Pillow, this extremely successful company, wasn't willing to invest in them in this symbiotic relationship. I want to thank you because a lot of people out there don't know how much you invest in conservative content. It's really appreciated by a lot of people.Thanks, Dan. But that works both ways. My pillow, with all being canceled, we wouldn't be here without the audiences of great shows like yours.So it works both ways. They're loyal. The Bongino Army is loyal. They are loyal.They are amazing. God bless them that they...You won't be upset of me if I tell you my favorite product, right? Because I don't know. No, what is it? The slippers, man.Yeah, aren't they awesome?They're like, no, you know why they're not awesome? Because you don't want to take them off. If you got a funeral or a wedding, you got to take the darn slippers off.Every product I develop or invent We reverse engineer inside those slippers, the MyPillow Patent Foam and Impact Gel, which is made out of strawberries, actually. This guy came in, he goes, Look at this. He's demoing this Impact Gel for use for other stuff. I go, Wow, he said, It disperses the weight and support. I go, Those would be in slippers. So we did it.Yeah, now you don't want to take them off. The cancel culture folks have come after you. Listen, I've seen it. You've managed somehow to not only keep the company alive, but generally thriving. Are you That's the thing that changed, though, Mike. Microsoft, which is unquestionably a left-leaning company, Microsoft, is starting now to draw money out of its DEI Department. You saw what happened with John Deere, I'm sure, tractor supply, totally rejecting this woke DEI You were doing it when it wasn't cool. Now it's the cool. But are you sensing as a guy who's been a victim of it, an actual sea change, not a talking point sea change, where the tide's starting to turn?I do. By the grace of God, by the way, we got through everything, and we're getting through. We've been deep bank, deep platform, backstores gone. I put my company as the most attacked company in history. It's just attacked. But it is changed. They still attack my company because I'm speaking out about fixed securing our elections and supporting the president. Yeah, they hate that. Yeah, they hate that. That's all right. But I think it's changed. I think it is changing, and everything's changing. Everything is. We're breaking on through to the other side, and it's going to be amazing, everybody. One of the things people don't realize, too, that affects all the small business, when he got in the first day and shut down the pipeline, open up the borders, it's not just what you're paying at the pump for gas. It's the shipping costs. I mean, shipping costs two and a half times what I now charge for my pillow, what I get charged. That affects all the groceries. Everything goes up because of that. But having companies stand up and speak out and say, hey, we need them right here in the USA. And it is changing.I think people are getting courage is contagious. I hope I've led, at least maybe through God, leading the charge on that because I tell that to our great real President all the time. I said, sir, courage is contagious. And I look at his courage, and he inspires me.That picture's iconic. You know, last question-Fend yourself, by the way, too. I want to tell you that right now. I'm humbled. Listen, you and I have been friends for a long time. Last question for you. You and I have been around politics for a while. We were at the RNC in 2020. It was largely virtual. Some of it was at the White House. We were all excited about President Trump, but I think we both agree the atmosphere was down. You had Antifa outside, BLM was outside the White House, COVID was going on. There was just a funk in the nation. That is definitely not the case. I see you walking around, folks, really outside of President Trump, I don't think anyone's taking more selfies than Mike. I don't know how you do it. You have taken somebody-Yeah, I always say, I remember the days when the only one that wanted my picture were the cops. Well, you actually can... Yes, and that's in your book, this story. But if this AI starts doing facial recognition stuff and becomes self-aware, you're never going to be able to hide anywhere because you're in probably a million selfies.But are you sensing the energy disparity here this year?People are stoked. I was here in '16 and '24 here, and it's totally different. It's like, I walked out in the Antifa, we were at the end of 2020. I walked right through them. It was crazy. Here, I've been out at the premise. I've been outside I'm walking. I got to walk a mile here by myself, it's out for my wife, and people just coming up.There's no resistance.The nicest people, right?The nicest people. Between the Uber drivers and the hotel crews.Everybody's excited. I'm going, and you know, just I expected that because you know why? I was in Chicago a month ago, and I did an event, and all I did was invite Democrats that were now going to be voting for Donald Trump. And there was about 450 of them. And we had this event, and I was interviewing them all. Why are you going to vote for Donald Trump? And you voted for Biden. What came out of their mouth was just so inspiring and encouraging. One of the biggest thing that came out was the Hispanics and the Blacks saying, You know what? Since they're pouring into Chicago, the illegals, and they're Employers, rotten employers are paying them cash. And then plus all the resources. I was heavy into addiction with crack cocaine. It's an amazing story. And all the addiction places, the treatment places and stuff. All the illegals, they're finding all this stuff, and they're taking their... These guys don't have it. They're here legally, and they're getting shoved out of their-Their taxpayer-funded resources. Yeah, their resource.They.Are a taxpayer-funded resource.Yeah.They're a taxpayer-funded resources. It's very sad, but I was encouraging them all. I go, You guys, that's going to change. They're finally going, Now we believe that you need a different input to get a different output.Mike, I know this is what I said last question, but one quick follow-up on that. You and I love Jesus Christ. You had a troubled background like I did, and we've both been through some things in our life. But the only way out is Jesus, man. Absolutely. You have to ask, though, right? That's right. You have to ask. I am. My Lindow. You have to listen for the answer, though, too, because sometimes the answer is no. Yeah, that's right. Do you know?Everyone wonders. I always wear my cross on TV. I didn't get to a full surrender, Jesus Christ. Are you ready for this? February 18th, 2017. And you know why, Dan? I always look at God. I use mathematics saying that God exists. I go, a one in a million, a one in a billion. This thing's like a one in a million. This is like a one in a billion. This could never happen. And you add them all together when you considered a miracle. And everybody should look at their own lives. I told our real President. I said, there's two buckets on right now, sir. I said, this is your bucket, this mega bucket, and people are pouring in from both sides and you never give them a reason to leave that bucket. All the bad things going on, they just keep jumping in this bucket. Every time they're attacking you, I said, I told him, pretty soon you have more votes than voters like Pennsylvania. And then I said, then there's another bucket, and that's the bucket of Jesus Christ. People do not look to Jesus when things are going great, like December of 2019. Your physical lives had all gotten better here because of our great president's decisions.But no one was given thanks to the Lord. They were given thanks to God. And people come out to me all the time. They go, Mike, this doesn't feel like grace. I go, oh, but it is. People are pouring into this bucket of Jesus Christ and being saved. That's what it's all about, eternal.God bless you, Mike. Mypillow. Com, folks. You know the company. They've been great to our show, other shows. Thanks a lot, Mike. Appreciate it.Cromo.Code, Dan.Cromo code, Dan.I hope you like that. I knew you would. We only brought you the biggest our guests out there. It's been an amazing experience. I want to thank you for supporting the show. Ladies and gentlemen, we melted the internet this week with Rumbl. We were the number one livestream in the world pretty much every day. Avita's new show was a top 100 stream. It's been an incredible week. I owe it all to you. As always, download the Rumbl app, rumble. Com/bongino. If you want to watch online, give us a follow. Give Avita a follow at Bongino Report on Rumbl. Follow us on Apple and Spotify, her account as well. We so deeply appreciate it. What a special experience this whole thing was. As Avita said before, I just want to echo, man, it's all about the Bongino army. My entire life outside of God, my family, my country is dedicated to you guys. It's my job, it's my profession. I owe you the best, and I promise you nothing less. Thanks so much for a great week. I will see you back here on Monday. You just heard the Dan Bonjino Show.

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all in on Kamala, and she still loses.

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That is good inside info. Yes. Let me hit you with this Kamala Harris question because you just nailed it. This is the dilemma they created for themselves, not us. 1,000%. I did not say Kamala Harris was a DEI candidate. Joe Biden did. I didn't say that, Kat. Did he not? He said, I'm going to pick based on artificial criteria.

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Yes. It was whatever box she checked.

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That's it.

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She was- That's it. Exactly. She was- He said it. Exactly.

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Not us.

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Minority and a woman.

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The fact that Kamal Harris is a DEI vice president It is not Dan Bongina or Kat Kamik's words. We're just repeating what Biden said. The dilemma they've created for themselves, which you just harped on a little bit, is you can't say, I'm bringing in a black woman, whoever it may be, because of her valuable life experience, but I don't know who she is. And then you get to political rot in the parties. And so this movement that Donald Trump has really exploded has brought a movement of merit into politics, where if you can do the job, people reward you.And if you can't, thank you for your service, but it's not about you. It's about the people that we serve.Byron, I want to say, and I say to your lovely wife, Erica, and my wife, Paul, we married up, both of us. We don't even deserve this, but they tolerate us here. Paul, did I not say this guy was the easiest bet in the world? You're like, Oh, I didn't know if I was going to win. If I was an unethical gambling man, I would have put a million cold cash that you were winning that damn primary. So you're a very humble guy. I knew you were going to win. Listen, last question. I don't want to keep you that long, but you did something I really appreciated during your first Congressional race, too. Byron, we all got a background. It makes us who we are. And a couple of people decided, Oh, we're going to go after Byron Donalds because when he was a kid, he had this troubling moment or whatever. We talked, I remember, and you said, You know what? I'm going to roll right into this. I'm going to get on TV and I'm going to say, Yeah, you're damn right, man. When I was a kid, I was a rough and tumble kid.Why do you think I am right now? Where is these other guys? They give these bullshit flowery speeches. I so respected that because you know what? Every single voter out there is like, You know what? That's me, too. We've all done dumb shit. This guy's You just embraced it and ran with it instead of pretending like these other guys. It was like some flowery bullshit or something and just glossed over it.Why hide? I am who I am. My past is my past. If you want to support me, support me. If you don't, okay. If I lose a political race, that's life. I'm not concerned about the losing. I'm much more concerned with not giving it my best effort. I feel like to try to hide things from the public, especially in today's world, that's stupid. You're not going to get away with that anyway. I would rather you see the entirety of my life, the mistakes, the warts, the successes.I've.Read a whole book about it, My Failures.Everything all in between because you know what happens?It's phony otherwise.It's.Phony, otherwise.Your failures actually help you become the person you need to be.A hundred %, brother.A hundred %. Not just successes. No. Your successes are just like the You don't learn anything from successes.It could have been luck. You know what I'm saying? That's exactly right. The failures, you go, I'm not doing that again. A hundred %. I so respected you. That took What's such balls to do? I know I said exit question, but one more. I don't want to make you to answer this here, nor do I want to answer. But there's so much talk about you in a spot in the next administration, you, governorship of Florida. I don't want to get an answer. I know you're committed to Congress right now in your job, but you are a rising star in the party, whether you like it or not. You mean a lot to a lot of people because the Republican Party has really done terrible with Black voters for a long time. The message that barbershop appearance you did was just, dude, that was gold, brother. That was fucking gold. I sat there, I was like, this is what we need, like real people, you and Wesley and us, just talking to people like normal people. If called, President calls, do you serve? Or you feel better fit in Congress? Other things in mind?You're right. I'm not going to answer.That's all I needed to hear. My brother, man. Love you, baby. Thanks a lot, man. Love you, too. Thanks, Byron Donalds, folks. One of the best. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Another guest I happen to corral. There's collabs going on everywhere right now. My good friend, Mike Lindell. Mike, welcome to the show.Oh, damn.Thanks for having me on. First, listen, I just want your comment on the whole parallel economy and cancel culture. No one has taken more slings than ours than you in the cancel culture front. I want to thank you and the company for always backing up conservative content. You know what I said, that old dopey expression, put your money where your mouth is. But in your case, it's true. There are conservative shows out there that would go under and not exist if My Pillow, this extremely successful company, wasn't willing to invest in them in this symbiotic relationship. I want to thank you because a lot of people out there don't know how much you invest in conservative content. It's really appreciated by a lot of people.Thanks, Dan. But that works both ways. My pillow, with all being canceled, we wouldn't be here without the audiences of great shows like yours.So it works both ways. They're loyal. The Bongino Army is loyal. They are loyal.They are amazing. God bless them that they...You won't be upset of me if I tell you my favorite product, right? Because I don't know. No, what is it? The slippers, man.Yeah, aren't they awesome?They're like, no, you know why they're not awesome? Because you don't want to take them off. If you got a funeral or a wedding, you got to take the darn slippers off.Every product I develop or invent We reverse engineer inside those slippers, the MyPillow Patent Foam and Impact Gel, which is made out of strawberries, actually. This guy came in, he goes, Look at this. He's demoing this Impact Gel for use for other stuff. I go, Wow, he said, It disperses the weight and support. I go, Those would be in slippers. So we did it.Yeah, now you don't want to take them off. The cancel culture folks have come after you. Listen, I've seen it. You've managed somehow to not only keep the company alive, but generally thriving. Are you That's the thing that changed, though, Mike. Microsoft, which is unquestionably a left-leaning company, Microsoft, is starting now to draw money out of its DEI Department. You saw what happened with John Deere, I'm sure, tractor supply, totally rejecting this woke DEI You were doing it when it wasn't cool. Now it's the cool. But are you sensing as a guy who's been a victim of it, an actual sea change, not a talking point sea change, where the tide's starting to turn?I do. By the grace of God, by the way, we got through everything, and we're getting through. We've been deep bank, deep platform, backstores gone. I put my company as the most attacked company in history. It's just attacked. But it is changed. They still attack my company because I'm speaking out about fixed securing our elections and supporting the president. Yeah, they hate that. Yeah, they hate that. That's all right. But I think it's changed. I think it is changing, and everything's changing. Everything is. We're breaking on through to the other side, and it's going to be amazing, everybody. One of the things people don't realize, too, that affects all the small business, when he got in the first day and shut down the pipeline, open up the borders, it's not just what you're paying at the pump for gas. It's the shipping costs. I mean, shipping costs two and a half times what I now charge for my pillow, what I get charged. That affects all the groceries. Everything goes up because of that. But having companies stand up and speak out and say, hey, we need them right here in the USA. And it is changing.I think people are getting courage is contagious. I hope I've led, at least maybe through God, leading the charge on that because I tell that to our great real President all the time. I said, sir, courage is contagious. And I look at his courage, and he inspires me.That picture's iconic. You know, last question-Fend yourself, by the way, too. I want to tell you that right now. I'm humbled. Listen, you and I have been friends for a long time. Last question for you. You and I have been around politics for a while. We were at the RNC in 2020. It was largely virtual. Some of it was at the White House. We were all excited about President Trump, but I think we both agree the atmosphere was down. You had Antifa outside, BLM was outside the White House, COVID was going on. There was just a funk in the nation. That is definitely not the case. I see you walking around, folks, really outside of President Trump, I don't think anyone's taking more selfies than Mike. I don't know how you do it. You have taken somebody-Yeah, I always say, I remember the days when the only one that wanted my picture were the cops. Well, you actually can... Yes, and that's in your book, this story. But if this AI starts doing facial recognition stuff and becomes self-aware, you're never going to be able to hide anywhere because you're in probably a million selfies.But are you sensing the energy disparity here this year?People are stoked. I was here in '16 and '24 here, and it's totally different. It's like, I walked out in the Antifa, we were at the end of 2020. I walked right through them. It was crazy. Here, I've been out at the premise. I've been outside I'm walking. I got to walk a mile here by myself, it's out for my wife, and people just coming up.There's no resistance.The nicest people, right?The nicest people. Between the Uber drivers and the hotel crews.Everybody's excited. I'm going, and you know, just I expected that because you know why? I was in Chicago a month ago, and I did an event, and all I did was invite Democrats that were now going to be voting for Donald Trump. And there was about 450 of them. And we had this event, and I was interviewing them all. Why are you going to vote for Donald Trump? And you voted for Biden. What came out of their mouth was just so inspiring and encouraging. One of the biggest thing that came out was the Hispanics and the Blacks saying, You know what? Since they're pouring into Chicago, the illegals, and they're Employers, rotten employers are paying them cash. And then plus all the resources. I was heavy into addiction with crack cocaine. It's an amazing story. And all the addiction places, the treatment places and stuff. All the illegals, they're finding all this stuff, and they're taking their... These guys don't have it. They're here legally, and they're getting shoved out of their-Their taxpayer-funded resources. Yeah, their resource.They.Are a taxpayer-funded resource.Yeah.They're a taxpayer-funded resources. It's very sad, but I was encouraging them all. I go, You guys, that's going to change. They're finally going, Now we believe that you need a different input to get a different output.Mike, I know this is what I said last question, but one quick follow-up on that. You and I love Jesus Christ. You had a troubled background like I did, and we've both been through some things in our life. But the only way out is Jesus, man. Absolutely. You have to ask, though, right? That's right. You have to ask. I am. My Lindow. You have to listen for the answer, though, too, because sometimes the answer is no. Yeah, that's right. Do you know?Everyone wonders. I always wear my cross on TV. I didn't get to a full surrender, Jesus Christ. Are you ready for this? February 18th, 2017. And you know why, Dan? I always look at God. I use mathematics saying that God exists. I go, a one in a million, a one in a billion. This thing's like a one in a million. This is like a one in a billion. This could never happen. And you add them all together when you considered a miracle. And everybody should look at their own lives. I told our real President. I said, there's two buckets on right now, sir. I said, this is your bucket, this mega bucket, and people are pouring in from both sides and you never give them a reason to leave that bucket. All the bad things going on, they just keep jumping in this bucket. Every time they're attacking you, I said, I told him, pretty soon you have more votes than voters like Pennsylvania. And then I said, then there's another bucket, and that's the bucket of Jesus Christ. People do not look to Jesus when things are going great, like December of 2019. Your physical lives had all gotten better here because of our great president's decisions.But no one was given thanks to the Lord. They were given thanks to God. And people come out to me all the time. They go, Mike, this doesn't feel like grace. I go, oh, but it is. People are pouring into this bucket of Jesus Christ and being saved. That's what it's all about, eternal.God bless you, Mike. Mypillow. Com, folks. You know the company. They've been great to our show, other shows. Thanks a lot, Mike. Appreciate it.Cromo.Code, Dan.Cromo code, Dan.I hope you like that. I knew you would. We only brought you the biggest our guests out there. It's been an amazing experience. I want to thank you for supporting the show. Ladies and gentlemen, we melted the internet this week with Rumbl. We were the number one livestream in the world pretty much every day. Avita's new show was a top 100 stream. It's been an incredible week. I owe it all to you. As always, download the Rumbl app, rumble. Com/bongino. If you want to watch online, give us a follow. Give Avita a follow at Bongino Report on Rumbl. Follow us on Apple and Spotify, her account as well. We so deeply appreciate it. What a special experience this whole thing was. As Avita said before, I just want to echo, man, it's all about the Bongino army. My entire life outside of God, my family, my country is dedicated to you guys. It's my job, it's my profession. I owe you the best, and I promise you nothing less. Thanks so much for a great week. I will see you back here on Monday. You just heard the Dan Bonjino Show.

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to political rot in the parties. And so this movement that Donald Trump has really exploded has brought a movement of merit into politics, where if you can do the job, people reward you.

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And if you can't, thank you for your service, but it's not about you. It's about the people that we serve.

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Byron, I want to say, and I say to your lovely wife, Erica, and my wife, Paul, we married up, both of us. We don't even deserve this, but they tolerate us here. Paul, did I not say this guy was the easiest bet in the world? You're like, Oh, I didn't know if I was going to win. If I was an unethical gambling man, I would have put a million cold cash that you were winning that damn primary. So you're a very humble guy. I knew you were going to win. Listen, last question. I don't want to keep you that long, but you did something I really appreciated during your first Congressional race, too. Byron, we all got a background. It makes us who we are. And a couple of people decided, Oh, we're going to go after Byron Donalds because when he was a kid, he had this troubling moment or whatever. We talked, I remember, and you said, You know what? I'm going to roll right into this. I'm going to get on TV and I'm going to say, Yeah, you're damn right, man. When I was a kid, I was a rough and tumble kid.

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Why do you think I am right now? Where is these other guys? They give these bullshit flowery speeches. I so respected that because you know what? Every single voter out there is like, You know what? That's me, too. We've all done dumb shit. This guy's You just embraced it and ran with it instead of pretending like these other guys. It was like some flowery bullshit or something and just glossed over it.

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Why hide? I am who I am. My past is my past. If you want to support me, support me. If you don't, okay. If I lose a political race, that's life. I'm not concerned about the losing. I'm much more concerned with not giving it my best effort. I feel like to try to hide things from the public, especially in today's world, that's stupid. You're not going to get away with that anyway. I would rather you see the entirety of my life, the mistakes, the warts, the successes.I've.

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Read a whole book about it, My Failures.

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Everything all in between because you know what happens?It's phony otherwise.It's.

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Phony, otherwise.

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Your failures actually help you become the person you need to be.

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A hundred %, brother.

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A hundred %. Not just successes. No. Your successes are just like the You don't learn anything from successes.

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It could have been luck. You know what I'm saying? That's exactly right. The failures, you go, I'm not doing that again. A hundred %. I so respected you. That took What's such balls to do? I know I said exit question, but one more. I don't want to make you to answer this here, nor do I want to answer. But there's so much talk about you in a spot in the next administration, you, governorship of Florida. I don't want to get an answer. I know you're committed to Congress right now in your job, but you are a rising star in the party, whether you like it or not. You mean a lot to a lot of people because the Republican Party has really done terrible with Black voters for a long time. The message that barbershop appearance you did was just, dude, that was gold, brother. That was fucking gold. I sat there, I was like, this is what we need, like real people, you and Wesley and us, just talking to people like normal people. If called, President calls, do you serve? Or you feel better fit in Congress? Other things in mind?

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You're right. I'm not going to answer.

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That's all I needed to hear. My brother, man. Love you, baby. Thanks a lot, man. Love you, too. Thanks, Byron Donalds, folks. One of the best. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Another guest I happen to corral. There's collabs going on everywhere right now. My good friend, Mike Lindell. Mike, welcome to the show.

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Oh, damn.

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Thanks for having me on. First, listen, I just want your comment on the whole parallel economy and cancel culture. No one has taken more slings than ours than you in the cancel culture front. I want to thank you and the company for always backing up conservative content. You know what I said, that old dopey expression, put your money where your mouth is. But in your case, it's true. There are conservative shows out there that would go under and not exist if My Pillow, this extremely successful company, wasn't willing to invest in them in this symbiotic relationship. I want to thank you because a lot of people out there don't know how much you invest in conservative content. It's really appreciated by a lot of people.

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Thanks, Dan. But that works both ways. My pillow, with all being canceled, we wouldn't be here without the audiences of great shows like yours.

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So it works both ways. They're loyal. The Bongino Army is loyal. They are loyal.

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They are amazing. God bless them that they...

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You won't be upset of me if I tell you my favorite product, right? Because I don't know. No, what is it? The slippers, man.

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Yeah, aren't they awesome?

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They're like, no, you know why they're not awesome? Because you don't want to take them off. If you got a funeral or a wedding, you got to take the darn slippers off.

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Every product I develop or invent We reverse engineer inside those slippers, the MyPillow Patent Foam and Impact Gel, which is made out of strawberries, actually. This guy came in, he goes, Look at this. He's demoing this Impact Gel for use for other stuff. I go, Wow, he said, It disperses the weight and support. I go, Those would be in slippers. So we did it.

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Yeah, now you don't want to take them off. The cancel culture folks have come after you. Listen, I've seen it. You've managed somehow to not only keep the company alive, but generally thriving. Are you That's the thing that changed, though, Mike. Microsoft, which is unquestionably a left-leaning company, Microsoft, is starting now to draw money out of its DEI Department. You saw what happened with John Deere, I'm sure, tractor supply, totally rejecting this woke DEI You were doing it when it wasn't cool. Now it's the cool. But are you sensing as a guy who's been a victim of it, an actual sea change, not a talking point sea change, where the tide's starting to turn?

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I do. By the grace of God, by the way, we got through everything, and we're getting through. We've been deep bank, deep platform, backstores gone. I put my company as the most attacked company in history. It's just attacked. But it is changed. They still attack my company because I'm speaking out about fixed securing our elections and supporting the president. Yeah, they hate that. Yeah, they hate that. That's all right. But I think it's changed. I think it is changing, and everything's changing. Everything is. We're breaking on through to the other side, and it's going to be amazing, everybody. One of the things people don't realize, too, that affects all the small business, when he got in the first day and shut down the pipeline, open up the borders, it's not just what you're paying at the pump for gas. It's the shipping costs. I mean, shipping costs two and a half times what I now charge for my pillow, what I get charged. That affects all the groceries. Everything goes up because of that. But having companies stand up and speak out and say, hey, we need them right here in the USA. And it is changing.

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I think people are getting courage is contagious. I hope I've led, at least maybe through God, leading the charge on that because I tell that to our great real President all the time. I said, sir, courage is contagious. And I look at his courage, and he inspires me.

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That picture's iconic. You know, last question-Fend yourself, by the way, too. I want to tell you that right now. I'm humbled. Listen, you and I have been friends for a long time. Last question for you. You and I have been around politics for a while. We were at the RNC in 2020. It was largely virtual. Some of it was at the White House. We were all excited about President Trump, but I think we both agree the atmosphere was down. You had Antifa outside, BLM was outside the White House, COVID was going on. There was just a funk in the nation. That is definitely not the case. I see you walking around, folks, really outside of President Trump, I don't think anyone's taking more selfies than Mike. I don't know how you do it. You have taken somebody-Yeah, I always say, I remember the days when the only one that wanted my picture were the cops. Well, you actually can... Yes, and that's in your book, this story. But if this AI starts doing facial recognition stuff and becomes self-aware, you're never going to be able to hide anywhere because you're in probably a million selfies.

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But are you sensing the energy disparity here this year?

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People are stoked. I was here in '16 and '24 here, and it's totally different. It's like, I walked out in the Antifa, we were at the end of 2020. I walked right through them. It was crazy. Here, I've been out at the premise. I've been outside I'm walking. I got to walk a mile here by myself, it's out for my wife, and people just coming up.

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There's no resistance.

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The nicest people, right?

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The nicest people. Between the Uber drivers and the hotel crews.

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Everybody's excited. I'm going, and you know, just I expected that because you know why? I was in Chicago a month ago, and I did an event, and all I did was invite Democrats that were now going to be voting for Donald Trump. And there was about 450 of them. And we had this event, and I was interviewing them all. Why are you going to vote for Donald Trump? And you voted for Biden. What came out of their mouth was just so inspiring and encouraging. One of the biggest thing that came out was the Hispanics and the Blacks saying, You know what? Since they're pouring into Chicago, the illegals, and they're Employers, rotten employers are paying them cash. And then plus all the resources. I was heavy into addiction with crack cocaine. It's an amazing story. And all the addiction places, the treatment places and stuff. All the illegals, they're finding all this stuff, and they're taking their... These guys don't have it. They're here legally, and they're getting shoved out of their-Their taxpayer-funded resources. Yeah, their resource.They.

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Are a taxpayer-funded resource.Yeah.

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They're a taxpayer-funded resources. It's very sad, but I was encouraging them all. I go, You guys, that's going to change. They're finally going, Now we believe that you need a different input to get a different output.

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Mike, I know this is what I said last question, but one quick follow-up on that. You and I love Jesus Christ. You had a troubled background like I did, and we've both been through some things in our life. But the only way out is Jesus, man. Absolutely. You have to ask, though, right? That's right. You have to ask. I am. My Lindow. You have to listen for the answer, though, too, because sometimes the answer is no. Yeah, that's right. Do you know?

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Everyone wonders. I always wear my cross on TV. I didn't get to a full surrender, Jesus Christ. Are you ready for this? February 18th, 2017. And you know why, Dan? I always look at God. I use mathematics saying that God exists. I go, a one in a million, a one in a billion. This thing's like a one in a million. This is like a one in a billion. This could never happen. And you add them all together when you considered a miracle. And everybody should look at their own lives. I told our real President. I said, there's two buckets on right now, sir. I said, this is your bucket, this mega bucket, and people are pouring in from both sides and you never give them a reason to leave that bucket. All the bad things going on, they just keep jumping in this bucket. Every time they're attacking you, I said, I told him, pretty soon you have more votes than voters like Pennsylvania. And then I said, then there's another bucket, and that's the bucket of Jesus Christ. People do not look to Jesus when things are going great, like December of 2019. Your physical lives had all gotten better here because of our great president's decisions.

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But no one was given thanks to the Lord. They were given thanks to God. And people come out to me all the time. They go, Mike, this doesn't feel like grace. I go, oh, but it is. People are pouring into this bucket of Jesus Christ and being saved. That's what it's all about, eternal.

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God bless you, Mike. Mypillow. Com, folks. You know the company. They've been great to our show, other shows. Thanks a lot, Mike. Appreciate it.Cromo.

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Code, Dan.Cromo code, Dan.

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I hope you like that. I knew you would. We only brought you the biggest our guests out there. It's been an amazing experience. I want to thank you for supporting the show. Ladies and gentlemen, we melted the internet this week with Rumbl. We were the number one livestream in the world pretty much every day. Avita's new show was a top 100 stream. It's been an incredible week. I owe it all to you. As always, download the Rumbl app, rumble. Com/bongino. If you want to watch online, give us a follow. Give Avita a follow at Bongino Report on Rumbl. Follow us on Apple and Spotify, her account as well. We so deeply appreciate it. What a special experience this whole thing was. As Avita said before, I just want to echo, man, it's all about the Bongino army. My entire life outside of God, my family, my country is dedicated to you guys. It's my job, it's my profession. I owe you the best, and I promise you nothing less. Thanks so much for a great week. I will see you back here on Monday. You just heard the Dan Bonjino Show.