[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Donald Trump's selection of former Fox News commentator Dan Bongino as assistant director of the FBI brings in a partisan warrior who has sworn himself to 'owning the libs' while warning of dark forces and selling survival supplies.
Bongino has hurled expletives at reporters and blasted the Democratic president he once guarded during his 12 years as a Secret Service Agent.
He grew emotional on his podcast Monday, titling the episode 'Cutesy time is over.'
The trove of public commentary by the former NYPD officer has critics on the left arguing he is even more of a lightning rod than new FBI Director Kash Patel, who was confirmed 51-49 in the Senate after being accused of drawing up an 'enemies list.'
Amid the partisan clash over the Brett Kavanaugh nomination during Trump's first term, Bongino dedicated himself to payback.
At the time he said: 'That's it. The libs, because they have shown themselves through this Kavanaugh abomination of a process to be ― I'm talking about the libs on Capitol Hill and sadly some of these radical groups ― to be pure, unadulterated evil, what they did to this guy.
'You have to lose, I'm sorry. We win, you lose, the new rules are in effect. My life is all about owning the libs now. We have got to get this guy appointed on the Supreme Court,' he said.
He has also railed against the Russia probe, and occasionally hosted Donald Trump on his show.
'Listen, I've spent nearly 20 years of my life as a cop and a federal investigator. I have never in my life seen such an obvious frame job and setup. This was a sting operation against the Trump team,' Bongino told Fox & Friends in 2018.
Bongino has impressed Trump with his zeal for going after his rivals – including members of the press that Trump calls the 'fake news.' 
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