
Daily live shows return Monday, 12/02. Happy Thanksgiving Bongino Army! The team and I wanted to bring you some content on the break sparked by Geraldo's hilarious resurgence in the news earlier this week. So watch with me as we look back upon Geraldo and I's greatest on-air moments of all time.
Loading summary
Dan Bongino
Get ready to hear the truth about America on a show that's not immune to the facts with your host, Dan Bongino. I hope you're all enjoying a very happy Thanksgiving with family. I mean, they come first, right? God, family, country, that order. Get it right and everything falls in line. Folks, I thought to myself, what do we do for folks for Thanksgiving to put a little smile on their face. And given that Geraldo is back in the news, who bizarrely wants to fight me again or something like that. Geraldo wants to fight me again and. But he does end it off pretty nice. So it's all in good fun. Check this out.
Brianna Keilar
I'm going to ask you about Dan Bongino because I'm sure that you saw this. He's being floated as Secret Service director. The possibility of, I mean, there you go. And I just want to be clear for our viewers who aren't familiar, you two sparred a lot on Fox and man, am I being understated when I say that. How would you feel about him being Secret Service director?
Geraldo Rivera
I can't imagine anyone who I feel, I feel more fiercely combative with than Dan Bongino. If he were to walk into a bar and I was having a beer, you know, we probably square off. We disagree on everything. You know, we, you know, I think he has his own set of facts. I think he's, you know, provocateur. But I go back to what I said about Major Pete. I have no issue at all with his, with his honesty, his credibility, his character, his patriotism, his love of the Secret Service. I think all those things are positive for Bongino. And you know, I think that in some ways all of these people in the cabinet, and you could name others as well, Dr. Oz, are great on TV. They are bigger than life. They're great communicators. I see where the President Elect is going with this Cabinet. Can they do the job, you know, the day to day, the administrative stuff, running these businesses and they are giant businesses even though they're government agencies, you know, I guess we'll see. Some will, some won't. But with Bongino, you know, I would, let me put it this way, if I was a target and Bongino was on the job, I feel that Bongino would keep me safe. He would do the job.
Dan Bongino
Brianna, a very nice compliment at the end. It's all in good fun, folks. Like I said, we were never that again. I don't know why everybody wants to fight me all the time. It's this fascination with Me and fighting and we are not squaring.
Sean Hannity
Can you imagine, folks, I want to leave this here.
Dan Bongino
I know I'm beating this. I just can't take pun intended, can you?
Sean Hannity
I mean, listen, I'm 50 and I.
Dan Bongino
Feel every second of it.
Sean Hannity
The dude is 31 years older than me. Can you imagine squaring up with a.
Dan Bongino
Guy you outweigh by probably 40 plus pounds in a bar? My gosh, this is just insane. Hilarious. How many people sent that? I thought it would be really great to go over some of our greatest hits, pun intended and misses with Geraldo and a comment on him. Now years later, I kind of miss that stuff. I think you'll enjoy this. So I have not seen these in advance.
Sean Hannity
However, I was there because it was.
Dan Bongino
Me when it happened. But my team picked out a few of these. So I'm going to comment on them. I'm going to tell you what I was thinking when I was there and I think you're really going to enjoy this. But again, I have not seen these.
Sean Hannity
Since I was there and it happened. Beam Cyber sale is here.
Dan Bongino
Bungino listeners enjoy up to 50% off@shopbeam.com Bongino use code BONGINO. Get some sleep. Don't miss. Beam's biggest sale of the year, Beam's dream powder. Check it out. All right. This is a surprise to me. The bell has rung. Let's see what you guys got. Bring it on.
Unknown Speaker 1
How about people like you that don't credit the humanity of half the country. They are. They are running scared and they're scared of cops. And it doesn't matter that we love cops, why blue lives matter or that they're the thin line between civilization. Why are they scared of what matters?
Unknown Speaker 2
Why produce some actual data? You're a reporter, right?
Unknown Speaker 1
Here is a 20 year old kid. A 20 year old kid has an expired registration. He ends up dead in the same town where George Floyd was asphyxiated with it by a brutal cop's knee on his neck.
Unknown Speaker 2
So by those incidents, don't you see? As a report you've. Wait, wait, hold on. By those two incidents you've extrapolated as a reporter data that every because they were child should be afraid of the police. And that's rational to you? That's rational.
Unknown Speaker 1
Explain that to the.
Dan Bongino
I.
Sean Hannity
That one vividly sticks out because he, Geraldo claims to be a journalist.
Dan Bongino
Right guys?
Sean Hannity
And here's the thing. If you actually look at the data, who is it?
Dan Bongino
Roland Fryer and others who've done actual.
Sean Hannity
Data Research analysis on police interactions between minorities and the police, you'll find out that not only are the data on use of force incidents against black men and minorities are grossly exaggerated by the media narrative that black men are being hunted, but they're exaggerated so badly, it's not even in the ballpark. It's not even in the ballpark. I think the number of unarmed black men who were shot by the police.
Dan Bongino
Was somewhere in the neighborhood of 11.
Sean Hannity
And yet when you ask people out there who, like Geraldo claim to be journalists and don't know the data, you know what's going on with police interactions with young black men, you would think there were hundreds of thousands of people being hunted in the street. What killed me about that clip is I remember he's not so much an opinion guy. He portrays himself as an investigative reporter, and he totally missed the ball on that. And when I asked him for the data, can you produce the data? I stopped him. Do you notice? He just kept filibustering. This was kind of like what went.
Dan Bongino
On with me and Geraldo over my entire time of doing this show, Hannity with him, over the course of five years.
Sean Hannity
He would never produce facts. He claimed to be a facts guy, but it was always some bizarre, crazy.
Dan Bongino
Opinion that he got from, like, Joy Reid or something. That's a good one.
Sean Hannity
What was that? Yeah.
Dan Bongino
All right, let me see the next one.
Unknown Speaker 2
We have a process for that. And just injecting race into this, Geraldo, which you do on these police issues constantly, when you have none of the data, you have no evidence whatsoever there's a race again, don't you have an.
Unknown Speaker 1
Argument to make that doesn't concern me?
Unknown Speaker 2
I'm not making you the issue. I'm responding to your dopey comments. You have no idea that there's a racial undertone to this at all. And you're saying, oh, black parents.
Unknown Speaker 1
Oh, really?
Unknown Speaker 2
Because they're no idea. You have no data to back that up at all.
Unknown Speaker 1
Black.
Unknown Speaker 2
You're just further inflaming in the situation. And the country will burn to the ground because of people like you who say dumb things like that with no evidence to back it up.
Sean Hannity
You see?
Dan Bongino
Any time you ask Geraldo, I'm guessing, guys, this is going to be a theme, right? That me asking Geraldo to actually back up his opinion and then watch.
Sean Hannity
Watch what he does every time instead of actually producing data. Show me, because I will go to.
Dan Bongino
The mat for anyone being abused by police officers anytime. I will. If your civil rights are violated, I'm A civil libertarian.
Sean Hannity
Call my show, email us.
Dan Bongino
You know, we'll do our best. Well, you know, if you can produce a viable case to us, we'll highlight it. Okay.
Sean Hannity
He never does that. Then he says, you're making about me. I'm debating you, you knucklehead. What the hell's the hannity of me and you on? Had me and you on the show so I can debate you. You're going to say something stupid. It's about you saying something stupid. Gosh, just give me some data. I mean, anything to chew on, like Pac man and maybe we can argue about some. His opinions are just based in stupid stuff all the time. It's so ridiculous. You make it out about me? Of course about you. You said something dumb.
Unknown Speaker 2
Arando's perfectly entitled to an opinion.
Dan Bongino
You know, just because you weren't a.
Unknown Speaker 2
Police officer doesn't mean you can't comment on policing issues.
Dan Bongino
I always hate when liberals say that about us. But you know, whatever.
Unknown Speaker 2
Going to dinner with a police captain doesn't. I'm not suggesting you are. I'm just saying that, you know, don't.
Unknown Speaker 1
Start minimizing my experience.
Sean Hannity
Listen.
Unknown Speaker 1
The foundation of.
Dan Bongino
This is actually right here.
Unknown Speaker 2
Talk, then we'll let you guys go back and forth.
Dan Bongino
I'm tired of this guy.
Unknown Speaker 2
He never shuts up.
Dan Bongino
Dan.
Unknown Speaker 2
He's always got something. Now statement. Now he's entitled to an opinion. He's not entitled to a certain set of facts. You don't know anything about actual policing if you haven't done it. Saying or suggesting, you know, you can relate to the experience of police officers. You can. I'm not suggesting what happened yesterday wasn't a tragedy. It was. Obviously there's a dead young man who's never going to take another breath of oxygen again in his life. We don't have all the facts on this. We know she said taser. It appears. Appears to be a mis.
Dan Bongino
You know, listen, me commented on my own commentary. Kind of silly. However, on Thanksgiving, I think it's kind of funny.
Sean Hannity
Do I? It is, right? I mean, I'm listening to that, trying.
Dan Bongino
To pretend it's not me who sounds irrational there. Is it me or Geraldo?
Sean Hannity
I'm not talking over him. He keeps yelling and screaming and all I'm asking him is produce a fact set or a data set to show that he has evidence that this man in that incident where the woman thought.
Dan Bongino
She was grabbing her taser and grabbed.
Sean Hannity
Her gun, targeted because he was black. Notice I repeat over and over. I am not denying the tragic nature.
Dan Bongino
Of what happened at all. The young man will never be with us again. Okay?
Sean Hannity
Period. I never denied that. I'm simply asking, Geraldo, show me your evidence this was race based. Because you keep making a race argument. Who's the crazy one? And he's screaming over me now.
Dan Bongino
I've known Hannity a long time. We're really good friends. He's a good man.
Sean Hannity
He could tell I'm getting pissed off.
Dan Bongino
And I got to tell you, of all the times I've debated for all that. So one thing. And again, this is not personal. We were always friendly off the air. That used to bother me the most.
Sean Hannity
He could never. You notice how I sit there and listen to him and then the minute you open your mouth, it's like he couldn't control himself. And it was so hard to make a point because he just couldn't stop talking.
Dan Bongino
This is better than I thought. I realized you guys dug all this stuff up. All right, let me see the next one here.
Unknown Speaker 2
Keep using the beer analogy, Geraldo. You're a lawyer. I have not seen Amendment 2.5. The right to buy a Coors light shall not be infringed. These are legal adults in the country. Now, having said that, if you're going to infringe on a constitutional right according to the to the court system, you have to do it. It has to be a compelling government interest. We all agree. Preventing mass murders, a compelling government interest. Government interest. Point taken.
Geraldo Rivera
But not that we agree on that, Dan. Thank God.
Sean Hannity
But.
Unknown Speaker 2
But it has to.
Dan Bongino
Wait.
Unknown Speaker 2
I'm not done. There's a second part to that. You're a lawyer. I think you know this. It's through the least restrictive means. The least restrictive means is not to tell every single 18 year old in the entire country who's done nothing wrong you can no longer purchase a rifle because of some nut.
Unknown Speaker 1
Then why are you telling them they can't drink beer? Why do you tell them they can't drive a semi?
Unknown Speaker 2
That's.
Unknown Speaker 1
Restricted our brains.
Sean Hannity
He don't.
Dan Bongino
Okay, Even these guys are laughing. This is like a totally unplanned show. We just thought of this the other day. We thought it said that we gotta do this for Thanksgiving.
Sean Hannity
This is another thing that used to.
Dan Bongino
Bother me about these debates with Geraldo.
Sean Hannity
You make a point, he never addresses the point. And he brings up the same point you just countered without ever addressing what you said. So just to be clear, this segment's about gun control and legislation that would.
Dan Bongino
Prevent 18 year olds who did nothing wrong from exercising their constitutional right.
Sean Hannity
To protect themselves.
Dan Bongino
Right.
Sean Hannity
Geraldo is obviously a gun grabber.
Dan Bongino
Okay?
Sean Hannity
So Geraldo compares that to other things.
Dan Bongino
Like buying a beer.
Sean Hannity
But when I bring up the point that buying a beer is not a constitutional right, it is. No, it's not addressed in the Constitution at all. However, the right to bear arms which shall not be infringed. Is he just. Hazel, as a lawyer, he bypasses the point. Notice how I put an accent on that point. Because there are constitutional rights that are infringed on.
Dan Bongino
No, there aren't. Yes, there are.
Sean Hannity
If you ever say you have the right to freedom of religion, if your religion says, I get to go over.
Dan Bongino
And slash my neighbor's back with a razor blade because my religion told you.
Sean Hannity
To, the government's going to infringe on it.
Dan Bongino
Correct.
Sean Hannity
Constitutional rights are infringed on all the time. But for the government to do that.
Dan Bongino
Legally, it has to have a compelling government interest preventing you from getting slashed in the back, which is a compelling government.
Sean Hannity
Interesting. And it has to do with the least restrictive means. So we can't ban all religions to stop you from slashing your neighbor in the back.
Dan Bongino
Does that make sense?
Sean Hannity
Guys? You can infringe on a constitutional right, but you have to defend it. You have to defend it. That is not the least restrictive means to ban every 18 year old for the acts of one person. It's not even close. And you notice how he doesn't address it at all. And he brings up the exact same point. He brings up the exact. Driving a car, that's not a constitutional right. There is no constitutional right to driving a car on a public road with no license. There isn't.
Dan Bongino
Oh, man. This guy's an attorney, too. I should have went to law school. Sheesh. They don't give these things out like Hershey bars. What else? Wait, hold on. Let me take a quick break and we'll get to the next one.
Sean Hannity
Hey.
Dan Bongino
When the doctors at Brick House Nutrition announce a Black Friday sale, it's a big event. Now's the time to save a bundle while you reboot and optimize your health. This is the biggest sale of the year on everything. Includes field of greens. It's a life changing super fruit and vegetable drink that promises your doctor will notice your improved health from good nutrition or your money back. Hold on, I'm going to read something. Don't go. This is real. There's not a joke, folks. So I just want for blood work. This is from. This is from my doctor. I'm not kidding. Dr. Neil B. Is his name, he's in Stewart if you want to look him up.
Sean Hannity
Man.
Dan Bongino
Your cholesterol values are a thing of beauty. Your HDL of 82 is the best male good cholesterol I've ever seen. Exercise, diet, all help. Very rare to see a male this healthy. Field of greens antioxidants might help as well. That's an actual text from my doctor. I swear I just put that. I just thought of that, folks.
Sean Hannity
Check it out.
Dan Bongino
Check out their collagen accelerator two Radiance with four times more health and anti aging power than the influencer collagen. That's on sale too. From weight loss to sleep aids, from creatine to whole food bars that are all on sale. Try field of greens today. Go get your blood work done. Let your doctor check out how you are before and after. Go to fieldofgreens.com use code sale. That's promo code saleagreens.com last time, don't forget promo code sale@fieldagreens.com check it out. And maybe Dr. Neal, check out your blood too. I had mine was really, really good. So thank you, Field of greens. We really appreciate it. All right, let's see what you guys next from our good buddy wants to fight me all the time. Geraldo. Geraldo doesn't route Ron DeSantis. He doesn't know the numbers.
Unknown Speaker 2
I live here. Florida's 26. Dan, it's. It's not my fault. You never know what you're talking about. It's not my. Never research anything before you come on full of it.
Unknown Speaker 1
You know.
Unknown Speaker 2
Let Dan talk. Dan. He doesn't like to do that, Sean, because he always gets caught.
Dan Bongino
He can't.
Unknown Speaker 2
Never knowing what he's talking about. And he's inspired the story and his.
Dan Bongino
Position to the facts while he has none.
Unknown Speaker 2
I did stick to the facts to.
Unknown Speaker 1
Be on this air with you.
Unknown Speaker 2
That's why I never know them and.
Dan Bongino
But he kept coming back.
Sean Hannity
It's unbelievable.
Dan Bongino
Chasing my class.
Unknown Speaker 1
You want to put your money where your mouth is. You want to put your money where your mouth is. 16,000 infections.
Sean Hannity
Again.
Dan Bongino
Talk.
Sean Hannity
So he cannot stop talking ever. And whenever he had this bad habit.
Dan Bongino
Geraldo, of coming on the air and.
Sean Hannity
He would fall for every media narrative. You just saw a couple the guns.
Dan Bongino
Guns randomly kill people at the. It doesn't matter about the person. It's the guns. We got to control the guns, not the people. Right? Black men are being hunted by cops everywhere. That segment I do remember that was during the COVID hysteria where Ron DeSantis very smartly opened up the state and the schools early, earlier than a lot of these other Covid lockdowners. And Geraldo was going nuts because he fell for the media narrative, of course, because he always does that because he just doesn't do his homework that COVID.
Sean Hannity
Deaths were the highest in Florida or something like that. And my data was accurate.
Dan Bongino
Of course they were not.
Sean Hannity
And he just made it up.
Dan Bongino
And what happens is when he get.
Sean Hannity
Called, when he gets called out on the facts, he tells you you don't know the facts while he presents facts that are wrong. And then he says stick to the facts when you correct the facts that were wrong. Every single time as he talks over you.
Dan Bongino
I remember that one. That one really pissed me off because I went back and looked later. I'm like, this guy will fall for anything.
Sean Hannity
My damn. At least one time.
Dan Bongino
Can we agree on anything? All right, let's see what you got next. Coup de gras.
Unknown Speaker 1
There's dozens of tallest.
Unknown Speaker 2
And whose fault is that?
Unknown Speaker 1
With whose fault is that ammunition provided to Israel by the United States without even for cease fire. I demand a cease fire.
Unknown Speaker 2
I demand, I demand that Israel win the war. Israel needs to win the war against.
Unknown Speaker 1
Terrorism and terrorists that their people, all these children.
Dan Bongino
I'm going to bet he interrupt.
Unknown Speaker 2
Geraldo, you do this every time. This is such garbage and I'm really, I'm really getting sick of it. You play this emotional game with the audience and use your position of response, responsibility to put out misinformation, police things. Address the issue.
Unknown Speaker 1
And not address. This is not about me. You didn't come on the show. You came on the show to talk.
Unknown Speaker 2
About the issue because do you have.
Unknown Speaker 1
A point about the issue?
Unknown Speaker 2
Your position of authority.
Unknown Speaker 1
I'm sick of you, Bongino.
Unknown Speaker 2
I'm sick of you because you can't.
Sean Hannity
Go on the air.
Unknown Speaker 1
I'm an out of control down.
Unknown Speaker 2
Yeah, you really.
Unknown Speaker 1
I'm a ten time Emmy winner. Have you ever even been there?
Dan Bongino
That is that, that I that one. Folks, just so you know, I'm sitting here and a little background on that clip.
Sean Hannity
I did not know.
Dan Bongino
Do you guys know why I didn't know. I did not know he threw the paper at the screen. You know why I think you may have been doing.
Sean Hannity
We didn't have return so I'm not seeing him. All I see is a black screen.
Dan Bongino
In front of me.
Sean Hannity
I didn't find out the next day, the next day I'm watching the clip. Like did he throw a piece of paper? I'm in Stewart, Florida. He said 800. Not miles away. And throwing paper to scream.
Dan Bongino
That was Geraldo, man. That's how he would do it all the time.
Sean Hannity
This thing on the Israel, Palestinian issue, too. He falls for every single media narrative. He never did his homework. And you notice his impulse control is so bad, he simply can't stop talking. When given the opportunity for me to.
Dan Bongino
Make a counterargument, all he does is start screaming every single time. But I didn't see that when it happened.
Sean Hannity
Now I take the back.
Dan Bongino
I think someone texted me about two hours later.
Sean Hannity
I was like, did he throw a piece of paper at you?
Dan Bongino
And I went and looked on Twitter. I'm like, holy Moses. He did. He's throwing paper at the screen.
Sean Hannity
I throw a paper at the screen. What a lunatic, folks.
Dan Bongino
Is that.
Sean Hannity
Is that the last one?
Dan Bongino
Oh, man, those are good ones. We got to do this again sometime.
Sean Hannity
We may do a. Listen, I got to get a thing going.
Dan Bongino
Geraldo.
Sean Hannity
Sean, if you want to set it.
Dan Bongino
Up, I will do another round with Geraldo, but it's got to be, like, multiple segments. All right, if you want to do it, I'll do it. The ratings would be killer. We'll do it. We can do a round two of this. Hey, folks, thanks for tuning in. Hope you're enjoying your Thanksgiving. I thought you'd enjoy that. We really appreciate it. I'll see you guys back here on Monday. You just heard the Dan Bongino Show.
**Summary of "The Dan Bongino Show"
Episode: Thanksgiving SPECIAL: Fireworks With Geraldo
Release Date: November 28, 2024
Host: Dan Bongino
Guest: Geraldo Rivera
Network: Cumulus Podcast Network
In the Thanksgiving Special episode of "The Dan Bongino Show," host Dan Bongino welcomes former Secret Service Agent and NYPD officer, Geraldo Rivera, leading to a heated and spirited debate. Joined by Sean Hannity, the discussion delves into pressing political and social issues, challenging Geraldo's perspectives while highlighting Bongino's staunch defense of law enforcement and constitutional rights. The episode is marked by intense exchanges, critical analyses, and notable moments of contention between the hosts and Geraldo.
The episode commences with a surprising discussion about the possibility of Dan Bongino being appointed as the Secret Service director. Geraldo Rivera shares his candid thoughts on Bongino's suitability for the role.
Brianna Keilar (Guest Host):
[00:36] “I'm going to ask you about Dan Bongino because I'm sure that you saw this. He's being floated as Secret Service director... How would you feel about him being Secret Service director?”
Geraldo Rivera:
[00:56] “I can't imagine anyone who I feel, I feel more fiercely combative with than Dan Bongino... But with Bongino, you know, I think he would keep me safe. He would do the job.”
Dan Bongino appreciates Rivera's acknowledgment, stating it was "a very nice compliment at the end" and emphasizes that their sparring has always been in good fun.
The core of the episode revolves around Bongino and Hannity challenging Geraldo's credibility as a journalist, particularly regarding his views on policing and racial issues.
Unknown Speaker 1 (Geraldo Rivera):
[03:48] “Why produce some actual data? You're a reporter, right?...”
Sean Hannity:
[04:25] “Data Research analysis on police interactions between minorities and the police... the number of unarmed black men who were shot by the police was somewhere in the neighborhood of 11.”
Hannity criticizes Geraldo for lacking factual support in his narratives, especially concerning police interactions with black men. Bongino echoes this sentiment, highlighting the absence of concrete evidence backing Rivera's claims.
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to debating gun control measures and constitutional rights, where Bongino and Hannity argue against Geraldo's stance on gun legislation.
Unknown Speaker 2 (Geraldo Rivera):
[06:18] “You're a lawyer. I think you know this. It's through the least restrictive means...”
Sean Hannity:
[12:48] “No, there aren't. Yes, there are... Constitutional rights are infringed on all the time.”
The discussion highlights the debate over the Second Amendment, with Rivera advocating for stricter gun control and comparing it to other regulated activities like purchasing alcohol. Bongino and Hannity counter by asserting the fundamental constitutional right to bear arms, emphasizing the necessity of defending these rights against government overreach.
Dan Bongino:
[13:00] “Legally, it has to have a compelling government interest preventing you from getting slashed in the back...”
Sean Hannity:
[13:18] “I am not denying the tragic nature... I'm simply asking, Geraldo, show me your evidence this was race-based.”
This segment underscores the tension between maintaining constitutional liberties and addressing public safety concerns, with Bongino and Hannity firmly supporting gun rights and criticizing Rivera's proposals for legislative restrictions.
The conversation shifts to Geraldo's criticism of former Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's COVID-19 policies, particularly DeSantis's approach to reopening the state and schools.
Dan Bongino:
[16:43] “Guns randomly kill people... It's this media narrative where Ron DeSantis very smartly opened up the state...”
Sean Hannity:
[17:12] “Deaths were the highest in Florida or something like that...”
Bongino and Hannity argue that Geraldo succumbed to prevailing media narratives without thorough research, painting DeSantis's actions during the pandemic in a negative light despite data suggesting otherwise.
Geraldo briefly touches upon the Israel-Palestinian conflict, criticizing U.S. support for Israel amidst calls for a ceasefire.
Unknown Speaker 1 (Geraldo Rivera):
[17:42] “Ammunition provided to Israel by the United States without even for cease fire. I demand a cease fire.”
Unknown Speaker 2:
[17:55] “I demand that Israel win the war against terrorism...”
Bongino and Hannity seize this moment to highlight Geraldo's perceived inconsistency and emotional rhetoric, further questioning his ability to present balanced viewpoints.
As the debate intensifies, personal jabs and frustrations surface, showcasing the strained relationship between the hosts and Geraldo.
Sean Hannity:
[19:35] “This thing on the Israel, Palestinian issue, too. He falls for every single media narrative...”
Dan Bongino:
[19:56] “Now I take the back.”
Sean Hannity:
[20:11] “What a lunatic, folks.”
The episode concludes with Bongino and Hannity contemplating future debates with Geraldo, suggesting that their "Fireworks" interaction could garner significant attention and ratings.
The Thanksgiving Special episode of "The Dan Bongino Show" serves as a platform for a fiery exchange between Dan Bongino, Sean Hannity, and Geraldo Rivera. Central themes revolve around the legitimacy of media narratives, the defense of constitutional rights, and the critique of governmental policies. Through robust debate and pointed critiques, Bongino and Hannity aim to dismantle Geraldo's arguments, advocating for law enforcement respect and the preservation of individual liberties. The episode underscores the deep-seated divisions in contemporary political discourse, encapsulating the clash between differing ideologies and the quest for factual integrity in journalism.
Geraldo Rivera on Bongino's Potential Appointment:
[00:56] “...if I was a target and Bongino was on the job, I feel that Bongino would keep me safe. He would do the job.”
Sean Hannity on Police Data:
[04:59] “...the number of unarmed black men who were shot by the police was somewhere in the neighborhood of 11.”
Dan Bongino on Constitutional Rights:
[13:00] “Legally, it has to have a compelling government interest preventing you from getting slashed in the back...”
Sean Hannity on Geraldo's Reporting:
[17:19] “And he just says stick to the facts when you correct the facts that were wrong.”
Closing Banter Between Hosts:
[20:12] Dan Bongino: “Oh, man, those are good ones. We got to do this again sometime.”
This comprehensive summary captures the essence of the episode, highlighting the key debates, critical insights, and concluding thoughts, providing a clear overview for those who have not listened to the podcast.