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When Did You Change Your Mind

The Dan Bongino Show

August 14, 2026

In this episode, I'll pose the ever-important question: when did your mind change? They cannot seem to answer it. 1776 Live Club: No purchase necessary. Must be 18+ legal resident of (50) U.S. or D.C. Ends 12/18/26. See rules at https://Bongino.com/1776. Void where prohibited.
Speakers: Dan Bongino, Javier Baccaria, Sean Farish, Vince

Topics: News Commentary, News, Daily News

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**Dan Bongino** (0:10)
I'm going to hit you with a lot before we even get to the first break in the show. You're never supposed to talk about informatics on the air. I don't care, this show is totally different. We throw out all the rules, it's worked for us, and we really don't care if it works or not. It's just my show, I'm going to do it as I want.
That's just it. Number one, right out of the shoot, Caroline Leavitt is leaving her position as press secretary, as I said yesterday, my humble opinion, for whatever it's worth, one of the best, if not the best to ever have done the job.
It's just my opinion, and it's not because of any kind of personal thing. I mean, I like her, it's not that... I'm just telling you, like, really effective. Even political playbook acknowledged this morning, no huge fans of the Trump administration, that she was a really effective operator behind the scenes too. Amazing. And I don't know how... Not that, you know, the age, man, but she's... I'm 51, man, I'm still learning stuff. She's not even close to 51 I'll leverage out of it. Not even close. I'm still learning stuff, like, a lot.
I only bring it up because president... Nobody knows better than President Trump who should be there. He knows his people better than anyone. I'm telling you, guys, got his finger on the pulse. He does. He doesn't need my advice on it. I'm just gonna throw a name out there I think would be fantastic for the job. I know her. I've watched her operate as a United States attorney. I've watched her ability to clearly get across a message. Alina Haba, I think, would be great. There are a ton of other people, too, but I think Alina Haba would be fantastic in this job. I mean, really an effective messenger to get the Trump message across. I bring up the Trump message because, again, I told you I was going to hit you with a lot in the first few minutes. We need someone like her who's clear, who's got a personal relationship with the president, can be comfortable telling him her thoughts on an issue without being, he's intimidating. It's not an attack, he's the president of the United States, any president is. They have a really good relationship. She would be, I think, fantastic. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the chat. I bring that up because I'm seeing this in a lot of the political, like trade papers, not a trade so much, but news articles, playbook, axios and elsewhere. This constant complaint, have you guys seen it too? Where a lot of Republicans running for office in the federal level, the Senate and the House in this cycle are complaining like, well, we don't have a message to run on. What are you talking about? Listen, I'm not here to throw fuel on the fire and cause like intra-party warfare like some of these other Folex Maga people. I'm just telling you, like, are you shitting me? Like, stop complaining. You don't have a message? I'm going to get to that in a second. I'm going to help you. I'm going to help you. As a guy who ran in a deep blue district, no Republican had come within 15 points of winning ever and barely lost. Listen, fair and square, you lost whatever. I'm just telling you, like, we closed the gap because we were very clear in our messaging. You have a message right now. I'm going to help you out, and it is super clean, it's fact-based, and it should, any one of these stories should rock anyone's boat on the left. Stop complaining. Get it done. Hey, you don't wait till your house is on fire to install a smoke detector, right? It's kind of late. You don't wait until after the wind and rain hammer your windows and the power to go out to prepare for a hurricane. You do it all in advance. You don't reach for your seatbelt after the impact, because after the crash, the hurricane or the house fire, it's just too late. Similarly, you don't wait till the dollar goes to zero before you buy gold. It's too late then. Diversify with precious metals now like I do, because you never know what will threaten your savings next. Persistent inflation, weakening dollar, unexpected financial disruptions. You don't know what's coming, but you can take a preventative step. Do that right now by requesting a free info kit on gold from my friends at Birch Gold Group, BIRCH. It's really simple. Just text my name, Dan, D-A-N to the number 989898 There's no cost. There's no obligation. Just straightforward information on how you can diversify your savings, even an IRA or 401K, with gold. I buy gold from Birch Gold. I've trusted them and bought them many times. You can trust them too. Text Dan to 989898 for information today. Message and data rates apply. Thank you, Birch Gold. We appreciate it. Let's go. Ding, ding, ding.

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