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Posted on 07/05/2025 9:21:01 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Saturday, the New York Times editorial board published an article claiming that Trump’s “politicized FBI” has “made Americans less safe.”
That’s rich. I’m old enough to remember when the Obama administration and the Biden administration actually did weaponize the FBI against Donald Trump. And I’m pretty sure everyone on the NYT editorial board is, too.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino wrote a scathing response to the article, calling it “precisely why hard-working Americans simply do not trust the media.” Bongino’s tweet, which quickly gained traction online, took direct aim at what he described as a “poorly thought out hit piece” that misrepresented the sweeping reforms he and Director Patel have implemented at the Bureau.
Bongino’s frustration was palpable as he laid out his case point by point, lambasting the Times for what he saw as a glaring lack of evidence to support their central claim. “The conclusion of the piece is so ridiculous that a child could debunk it,” Bongino wrote. He noted that the article’s authors “comically assert that you are ‘less safe’ because Kash and I have aggressively reformed the FBI. Yet, they produce NO evidence whatsoever to backup that claim. And the reason they don’t produced any evidence, is because the numbers tell the opposite story.”
Backing up his rebuttal with a barrage of statistics, Bongino offered a “small snippet of data points” that he says prove the effectiveness of the FBI’s new direction. Among the highlights, he touted the Bureau’s violent crime initiative, “Summer Heat,” which he notes has the murder rate “trending to be the lowest in U.S. history by a longshot.” He promised that “Summer Heat is coming to a city or town near you soon as we assist your community in removing criminal predators from the streets.”
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Bongino didn’t stop there. He detailed that the FBI’s renewed focus on violent crime has led to the arrest of 14,000 violent criminals—a 62% increase from the same period last year. “We rescued over one hundred children from being preyed on, while arresting over 825 violent child predators, and 140 human traffickers,” he added.
Bongino reported that agents had “locked up 51 foreign intelligence operatives for spying and smuggling dangerous substances into our country.” He also highlighted the Bureau’s work with federal partners, stating, “we apprehended, imprisoned, and deported over 18,000 illegal aliens. Many of these illegal aliens had violent criminal histories. As a result, last month, again, ZERO illegals were admitted into our country. The same partners arrested nearly 800 rioters for attempting to stop enforcement operations.”
Drug seizures were another point of pride: “We seized 44,000 kilos of cocaine, 3,500 kilos of meth, and 1,210 kilos of fentanyl in just the last few months. This is a 22% increase from the same time period last year. In addition, we locked up one of the most dangerous gang leaders in the county, and we dismantled gang operations in nearly every corner of the country, including the largest TDA gang takedown ever.”
BONGINO’s LATEST POST ON X:
https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1941497994668396715
This NY Times article is precisely why hard-working Americans simply do not trust the media.
The article is a poorly thought out hit piece which attempts to address the dramatic personnel changes we’ve made, along with the enterprise-wide reorganization Director Patel and I have undertaken.
But the conclusion of the piece is so ridiculous that a child could debunk it. The authors comically assert that you are “less safe” because Kash and I have aggressively reformed the FBI. Yet, they produce NO evidence whatsoever to backup that claim. And the reason they don’t produced any evidence, is because the numbers tell the opposite story.
Here is just a small snippet of data points proving that the decision Director Patel and I made to refocus manpower towards fighting violent crime, and combatting terrorism, is working:
-Our violent crime initiative, dubbed “Summer Heat,” and other initiatives around the country have the murder rate trending to be the lowest in U.S. history by a longshot. Summer Heat is coming to a city or town near you soon as we assist your community in removing criminal predators from the streets.
-Our emphasis on violent crime has led to the arrests of 14,000 violent criminals. This is a 62% increase from the same time period last year.
-We rescued over one hundred children from being preyed on, while arresting over 825 violent child predators, and 140 human traffickers.
-Our agents locked up 51 foreign intelligence operatives for spying and smuggling dangerous substances into our country.
-In conjunction with our federal partners, we apprehended, imprisoned, and deported over 18,000 illegal aliens. Many of these illegal aliens had violent criminal histories. As a result, last month, again, ZERO illegals were admitted into our country. The same partners arrested nearly 800 rioters for attempting to stop enforcement operations.
-We seized 44,000 kilos of cocaine, 3,500 kilos of meth, and 1,210 kilos of fentanyl in just the last few months. This is a 22% increase from the same time period last year. In addition, we locked up one of the most dangerous gang leaders in the county, and we dismantled gang operations in nearly every corner of the country, including the largest TDA gang takedown ever.
-We locked up 3 of the “Top-Ten” most wanted FBI targets, and we’re closing in on another.
-I’d like to talk more about some of the incredible work being done by our counter-terror teams, but the information, as you would imagine, is classified. But I promise you, it’s happening.
-And, finally, we are closing in on more disclosures and fixing past wrongs to personnel. We’re making sure this is done correctly. But it’s absolutely getting done.
Notice how The NY Times omitted these data points to tell you “a story,” not the story. And, even though it’s an opinion piece, they should at least attempt to insert reality into it.
God bless America, and all those who defend Her.
Explanation is easy.
The NYT’s definition of “Americans” is “anyone who has gotten into the United States, by any means whatsoever.”
At this point Biden was in the process of jailing 200 innocent political enemies.
Yes but arresting criminals makes America less safe. That’s how liberals think.
New York is garbage.
There was/is the danger to Americans in their anti-Trump lawfare and every other activity designed to destroy him and the MAGA movement. They too know how much is at stake but we’re in the enviable position to be rising with the tide.
What’s rich is the weaponized media accusing the Trump administration of weaponizing the FBI.
It’s the old pot - kettle thing.
Keep your truth bombs, how about some arrests?
Where are the accompanying arrests?
Were these drugs found on the street abandoned?
How did they get to where they were found?
Please, start asking the right questions of these guys. We have a country to save and this is our last shot.
The modern media is not used to quantifying their conclusions. They just spin up narratives out of thin air.
The MSM has become a bunch of losers.
Epstein killed himself.
No arrests for the Russian Collusion Hoax attempted overthrow of the United States government.
I care about nothing else at this point.
The MSM “REMAINS” a bunch of losers.
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That’s rich. I’m old enough to remember when the Obama administration and the Biden administration actually did weaponize the FBI against Donald Trump. And I’m pretty sure everyone on the NYT editorial board is, too.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino wrote a scathing response to the article, calling it “precisely why hard-working Americans simply do not trust the media.” Bongino’s tweet, which quickly gained traction online, took direct aim at what he described as a “poorly thought out hit piece” that misrepresented the sweeping reforms he and Director Patel have implemented at the Bureau.
The NYTimes editors felt they had to do something to counter the backlash they got from their readers over their disclosure of the fact that Mamdani had listed himself as “African-American” on a college application.
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Yup.
Reminiscent of the Supreme Court and the “ living breathing “ evolving Constitution ( a piece of paper with no lungs or body ) dodge that “ emanated” from its anal “ penumbra”. !
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