Former Fox News host Dan Bongino finally revealed this week the reason he departed from the network. He also spoke about his cancer diagnosis in 2020 and how he overcame those challenges.
During a wide-ranging interview Friday on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Bongino spoke about his departure in late April, which left many confused given it came around the same that Fox cut ties with top-rated host Tucker Carlson. Bongino said he left the network over a difference in vision for his show.
“I think a lot of people think this may be some kind of anti-Trump thing. I gotta say — that wasn’t my case,” Bongino said.
“I was not targeted. My show, they were dying to re-up — we negotiated for an entire year. So I can’t tell you like, ‘Oh, Fox got rid of me,’ because they didn’t. The liberal jerk wads are gonna go, ‘Oh Dan Bongino was fired.’ I just give them the middle fingers. It’s just stupid,” Bongino said.
“I negotiate my own deals. I don’t have an agent. I do my own business deals. I don’t need any, I do my own business. They wanted the show. I just had a different vision for my role at the network and that’s okay. I’m not the Saturday guy, Megyn, I’m sorry I can’t work six days a week. I’ve got young kids and I’m not working six days a week. And even though we recorded the show on Friday, you know, the inside baseball of Fox, what happens when there’s breaking news? Which with Trump out there is all the time — you gotta be on,” Bongino concluded.
Bongino said Fox’s offer to him included a clause that required him to be on call anytime to cover breaking news, which he was not interested in.
“It’s hard — so I couldn’t do it. And I said, ‘I’m sorry, that’s not gonna work out.’ So I definitely was not fired. Liberals are just making that up… but I’m not the easiest guy to deal with Megyn,” Bongino said.
“And the thing, I think your success out there on your own has bought you is freedom. Money buys freedom,” Bongino told Kelly.
“I was in a position with them where I could walk away from a show on Fox and say, ‘I’m sorry, that’s not my vision.’ And it’s different. But someone told me later that, you know, in the end, they weren’t that eager the last few weeks to make this thing work because, ‘you could be a little aggravating to work with’ and they’re not wrong,” Bongino added.
Bongino also fought back tears discussing the day he found out he had cancer and the uphill battle its been since that day in 2020.
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A few weeks after leaving Fox News, top radio host and podcaster Dan Bongino has announced a new book set for release later this fall.
The book, “The Gift of Failure: (And I’ll rethink the title if this book fails!),” is just the latest bit of success that Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and New York City police officer, has had in recent years as he’s seen his post-law enforcement career take off.
“I’ve failed a lot. A LOT! But I thank God for each failure because I used them as learning opportunities. And after seeing book after book about how wonderful people are, I decided to write a book about my failures,” Bongino said about his book, which can be preordered and will be released on Oct. 10.
“Dan Bongino’s brutally honest, deeply personal, unforgettable stories about how he transformed failures into victories will enthrall, entertain, and inspire readers. In The Gift of Failure, leading conservative commentator Dan Bongino identifies failures in his life and how those failures led to bigger and better things. With the same laser-focused intensity that has made him one of America’s most popular voices, Bongino uncompromisingly cuts to the heart of failure with a collection that is inspirational, motivational, entertaining, touching, and redemptive,” an overview of the book states.
I listen to Dan on the radio, weekdays from 11:00 – 2:00 … Rush’s old time slot. I truly enjoy his program … and, like Rush, Dan is RIGHT almost 100% of the time!
Love Dan Bongino he is the best , honest, forthright and admits when he is wrong; so he set the record straight, he was honest and put a stop to all the rumors,hopefully, family first that’s how he has always felt, he mentions his family all the time on his show; Dan you are missed, there are not enough truth tellers out there, but I wish you the best at whatever you do , please keep rumble going ,we need you to. God Bless keep telling the people the truth ,hope your book does well..