On Feb. 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced (archived) on his Truth Social website that Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and conservative podcaster, would serve as the next deputy director of the FBI.
Following the announcement, users on Bluesky, Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr and X shared a purported screenshot of an X post from Bongino, dated May 30, 2024, beginning with the words, "The irony about this for the scumbag commie libs, is that the cold civil war they're pushing for will end really badly for them." The post further said, "Libs are the biggest p******," as well as, "But they're not ready for what comes next."
Bongino authentically posted (archived) this message on X on May 30, 2024, after a New York jury found Trump guilty of all 34 charges in a trial seeking to rule whether he paid a porn actor to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter prior to the 2016 presidential election.
Bongino's full post read:
The irony about this for the scumbag commie libs, is that the cold civil war they're pushing for will end really badly for them.
Libs are the biggest p****** I've ever seen and they use others to do their dirty work.
Their mommas are still doing their laundry for them as they celebrate tonight that their long sought goal of the destruction of the Republic, has been reached.
But they're not ready for what comes next. They never have been. It's all revolutionary cosplay with them. Not anymore, as it's all real now. You a**holes wanted it. Now you've got it. Good luck.
The FBI's national press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bongino's first podcast after Trump's announcement of his new post was titled "Cutesy Time Is Over." At the end of the show, he informed viewers he intended to end his podcast "sooner rather than later," to transition into his role. He also called the appointment a "mission," and thanked Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel.