The Dan Bongino Show - The Bongino Brief - Trump Shocks The Left With This New Strategy

Episode Date: February 8, 2025

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Text DAN to 989898. Message and data rates apply. Dan Bongino. Welcome to the Bongino Brief. I'm Dan Bongino. So last night, like many of you, I'm sitting at my office. I'm watching Fox News. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, of course, is giving a press

conference with Donald Trump in the White House and Donald Trump rather matter-of-factly drops the biggest public policy, foreign policy announcement in modern US history about Israel. He says, you know, let me just listen what he said. I mean this happened. Play the cut if you would. We'll take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too. We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out.

Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area. Do a real job. Do something different. Just can't go back. If you go back, it's going to end up the same way it has for 100 years. Ladies and gentlemen, cue automatic media liberal progressive meltdown. People were losing their minds. Nobody knew what to do. Folks in the chat, how many of you were watching it live

and responded how I did? He said that so matter of factly. And there was, if you're gonna make a major foreign policy announcement, typically what they do in the past is they tee it up. You know, tune in at eight, whatever, big announcement. Nobody said anything. This thing was delayed for I think an hour and 37 minutes or something like that. And now I think you know why. Here's what I think happened. He's sitting there in the Oval Office with Netanyahu. He's obviously

telling Netanyahu he's going to say this and Netanyahu's got to be looking at him like, what? You're going to say that now? Are you right? He's like, he probably laughed the first time. I'm like, no. Really? Like, is this real? Q media meltdown immediately. Everyone lost their minds. Folks, Joy Reid didn't even know what to say. They were on MSNBC like, is this real? Do we react? Are we being played?

Listen to me, okay? I'm gonna help everyone out here. I can't say this enough to media people who constantly misinterpret and overreact this guy. This is the largest MAGA show out there, period. We're always ahead of it We always drop W's because we don't overreact and we know Donald Trump's debating and negotiating strategy. What is it? He does this all the time folks

He drops a bomb Maximalist position in other words one to a hundred he drops 99.6 He's actually thinking 55.7, but he understands that even though he's thinking 55.7, that if he drops freaking 99.6 and he gets 75.2, he's about 20 points ahead of where he was at 55.6. About. You get it? He does this all the time. 25% tariffs on Canada. Okay, we're going to shut the Fenil off. Okay, we'll delay it. He does it all the time. How many times are you guys going to get played? Holy shit, watching the media overreact is freaking hilarious. Every time. What do you think he's doing? You think he's going to drop the 101st Airborne into Gaza tomorrow?

I'm sorry, man. It's just comical watching these people after now, four years and two weeks of Trump, the 2016 term and two weeks so far that this, he does this over and over and you got any dry and he always drops w's to Abraham Accords and people think it, they just keep falling for it. I'm sorry. I didn't finish my thought before. I've been so excited about today's show because I just, I feel like if people would just watch this show, they would stop overreacting and have a better lick their finger

feel for politics where the wind is blowing. My gosh. Did you guys respond like I did last night? I was telling the boys this morning when I came in, I hear this thing and it was like, he said it so matter of factly, I had to like rewind the thing. And I'm like, did he just say what I think he said that the US going to take over Gaza? And I think the media was so surprised if you guys missed it.

The first question wasn't even about this major foreign policy statement prescription he put out, the first question was totally unrelated. And then Kelly O'Donnell from NBC, who's no friend of ours, by the way, but I think was the first one who got it, basically grabs the mic and is like, did you say we're gonna take over Gaza? Like she was the first one I think who caught it.

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and a copy of the ultimate guide for gold in the Trump era with a forward by Donald Trump Jr. There's no obligation, only information. I buy my gold from Birch Gold, you can trust them too. Text my name, Dan, to the number 98989 today, message and data rates apply. Folks, he stakes out a maximalist position. Here's what's going on in Donald Trump's head and I want you to think about this in context of the Abraham Accords. We don't cover a ton of foreign policy on this show. This is important because it's not just about foreign policy.

It's about you are this is going to happen for four years. The Trump people I know have assured me and other people that the pace of change is not slowing down. This isn't a two week thing. This is a two week thing. This is a two week thing. This is a two week thing. This is a two week thing. This is a two week thing. This is a two week thing. to happen for four years. The Trump people I know have assured me and other people that the pace of change is not slowing down. This isn't a two-week thing, this is a four-year thing. So you better

get used to it and if you're not watching this show and you're going to overreact to every single thing, your freaking blood pressure is going to be through the roof and your pulse rate is gonna be 122 at rest. Everybody chill. Not you out there, you guys are awesome, you get it. To the crazies. I saw Jonah Goldberg on Twitter, things are getting dumber. No, you're getting dumber, because you keep getting played. Here's what's going on. Think about it in context to the Abraham Accords.

You know what, can you guys pull this? I'm sorry, I don't know. Michael, look this up. John Kerry, there's a clip of him saying that there will be no solution to the peace in the Arab world without fixing the Palestinian problem. You have to understand with the Abraham Accords, Donald Trump, who does listen to me everyone clearly

Everyone put the horse blankers on right now Donald Trump does not give a shit about how you did things in the past. Let me say that again He doesn't give a shit All he cares about is fixing problems. When the Abraham Accords came around, where we had the Bahrain deal and the other deals over there, you know, flyo, the air traffic and everything, they were great deals. Everyone told him, do not bother, you will never get any kind of a peace or cooperation deal, however you want to frame it, with Middle Eastern countries until you solve the Palestinian problem. Everybody said that.

If we can find the John Kerry thing, I'll play, but folks, it wasn't just Lurch, John Kerry. Everybody said that. Guy, did everybody not say that? You don't fix the Palestinian problem, don't bother. Donald Trump's like, why? I'm just gonna cut a deal and I'm not, I don't buy any of that shit. And you know what? He did and everybody thought he was crazy. So keep, hold that thought. You can't do that. You're never gonna cut a deal. Abraham Accords ain't gonna happen. Fix the Palestinian problem. No, that's gonna, we'll fix that later. I'm doing this first What did else what else did they tell him remember when he moved the embassy to Jerusalem?

What did they say World War three? It's gonna be over The Arab world will never accept it The whole place will get nuked Did that happen no It didn't. Did it? Send me the World War III articles you have that happened in the middle. Oh, they didn't happen. It didn't happen. World War III didn't break out until Trump left office and October 7th happened when he wasn't in office. Everything these foreign policy experts, this is important man, listen to this, you dumbass media morons.

Everything the foreign policy intelligentsia has told Donald Trump about the Middle East has turned out to be bullshit. How does this apply to yesterday, to everybody freaking out? about the Middle East has turned out to be bullshit. How does this apply to yesterday? And everybody freaking out. Gonna occupy Gaza, the Middle East. Donald Trump is looking at Gaza, this little strip of land, tiny little strip of land.

And Donald Trump, this waterfront, beautiful property that was, by the way, only handed over not that long ago to the Palestinians. So anyone telling you, oh my gosh, the Palestinians have been here forever, is full of shit. What was it, 2005 they handed it over? 2005, not 1905. So let's not pretend this is some generational thing. Okay, that's just the hard facts You don't have to believe it. I don't care. It's reality

Donald Trump's been told hey man the foreign policy Intelligentsia said you got to let the Palestinians and the Israelis work this thing out Eventually, they'll figure it out and And Donald Trump's like, but they haven't. But they haven't. The Israelis gave the land back to the Palestinians, who then used the land to bomb Israel. Whatever side you're on, you know where I stand on this. I've been very clear about my position,

about who the good guy and bad guy is in this fight. Wherever you stand, can we both agree that's true? Did it happen or did it not? End the story in the chat. I don't care how you feel, just can we agree on the facts? Israel, whatever. They gave them back the land. Did it happen? Okay, yes, thank you. What happened? Attacks were then launched into Israel. Whatever position you have, that happened. Trump's like, clearly no one's fixing it. So here's what he said. He probably walked into Netanyahu, probably totally blindsided him and said, hey, I'm gonna, language alert, I'm sorry, but it's important here.

Because this is probably the language used. So I don't mean this for effect. I'm gonna really, language alert, I'm sorry, I'm really, but it's important here. Because this is probably the language used. So I don't mean this for effect. I can almost guarantee you he walked in there and said something to this effect and probably used the language here. He said, guys, you guys fuck this place up, I'm gonna unfuck this right now.

I'm coming in there with the big stick and I'm gonna fix this place if I gotta develop the damn thing myself if you guys don't unscrew it I'm telling you that's what happened believe you can believe it or you can laugh. I've been right about everything You media people are always wrong Here you doubt me here's political playbook, I mean these are like outright communists over at Politico this morning They talked to some off- record guy. The official argued it's in the interest of other Arab powers like Saudi Arabia to find a solution to the conflict. Bongino's right again! Thank you!

And that Trump throwing his ideas out there might inspire others to counter. As the source said himself, we'll see. Somebody gets it. Whoever Politico spoke to, shockingly even a blind squirrel gets a nut, is 100% correct. He's telling the Saudis, he's telling UAE, he's telling the Kuwaitis, the Jordanians, he's telling everyone in the region, you guys have not on this problem in a hundred years. Fix it. Or I'm coming in there to do it. A couple other thoughts here. Trump is tired of the Permawar, okay? The permanent war status of the Middle East. Israel, Palestinians, Israel, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Israel, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Israel, the Golan.

He's tired of it. Israel, Lebanon, Israel, the Golan, he's tired of it. He is the commander in chief of the most powerful military force in the cosmos. He's tired of it. He's telling them, un-eff this situation, or I'm telling you, we're going to go and take it. He doesn't want the perma war anymore. So for those of you out there saying, and by the way, I don't blindly defend anyone, and I hope you understand that.

President Trump and I have a lot of agreements on a lot of issues, that's why I support him. We don't agree on everything, but don't tell me this guy's a warmonger. He's doing the exact opposite. He's tired of this situation. Permawars over. He's saying number two, fix it or I will.

Third, he is trying to refocus the Hamas demon savages who just continuously go to the table and renegotiate on terror. We'll release the hostage. We change our mind, it'll be tomorrow. It'll be the next day. We're going to hold a few more. Now he's like, okay, I'll tell you what, you guys attacked on October 7th and you thought you were going to establish some new Hamas-level caliphate in the area

and Israel was going to be wiped out and abandoned. Trump's like, he's telling both sides You guys better work this out because Hamas now you will have nothing. You will have absolutely nothing. I will take everything from you He is telling these Hamas clowns you better get out we We gave you a shot, you F'd it up, it's time to go, or you will have nothing. We will take everything from you. He is also trying to refocus the Arab world. He has repeatedly asked the Arab world, who claim to be for the Palestinians, why won't you take the Palestinians

in? Remember from what is it 48 to 67 who controlled the West Bank, that area, Judea and Samaria, the Jordanians. Why didn't they create a Palestinian state? Has anybody asked that question? Anyone? Jordan, no, we don't want to take in Palestinians. You're the ones advocating for them to go take them in. Egypt's the same way. Egypt, closing Philadelphia. No, no, no, don't come here. We got to really take care of the Palestinians.

So take them in. You got a whole shit ton of land. Oh, we don't want to. Trump says, you don't want to? I'm emptying the place out. We're going to clean it out, clean up the ordinance. We're going to get, by the way, he didn't, there's no, I don't want any taxpayer dollars paying for this.

There's got, this has to be a regional thing. All you people say you want to help the Palestinians, here's my opening offer. I'm clearing everybody out of there. You're all going to put in billions of dollars. You're going to rebuild the place and then you can move the Palestinians and others back in. There you go. Here's what your counter offer.