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1 Dec, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Here in the UK most people aren't familiar with Trump-fanatic 'Dan Bongini', but he regularly features in lists of top-performing link posts on @Facebook. Which given FB's reach, is terrifying.

In 2018, he said "My entire life right now is about owning the libs. That's it."
Bongino has called the investigation of the Russian interference in the 2016 US elections a "total scam," and is a proponent of the Spygate conspiracy theory.

motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
According to Mother Jones, Bongino is a member of Groundswell, a group of conservative activists working to advance conservative causes.

motherjones.com/politics/2013/…
In 2019, Bongino published 'Exonerated: The Failed Takedown of President Donald Trump by the Swamp'. It was on The NYT Best Seller list with an asterisk indicating the book benefited from bulk sales - of course he denied any bulk sales.
Bongino is a strong critic of face mask mandates during the #COVID19 pandemic, claiming they're "largely ineffective."

During the 2020 election, he promoted claims of voter fraud. After the media called 2020 presidential election, Bongino backed Trump's claims of election fraud.
Dan Bongino leads the MAGA field in stolen-election messaging.

As far-right media entrepreneurs seize on Trump’s fraud claims to build new audiences, a former Secret Service agent rises to the front of the pack.

politico.com/news/2020/11/1…

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We need to wake the fuck up.

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