FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino blew up on Fox News after California Gov. Gavin Newsom torched President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops into San Francisco.
Bongino, appearing on Fox & Friends, was asked how his agency might respond if Newsom resists the deployment—something the governor vowed to do after Trump confirmed the move in an interview Sunday with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.
“We don’t answer to the governor of California,” Bongino snapped. “We answer to the president, the American people, the attorney general and deputy attorney general. That’s the chain of command.”
The Trump administration’s latest deployment—framed by the president as an effort to make San Francisco “great”—drew sharp pushback from Newsom, who said “nobody wants you here” and accused Trump