In what must be the plot twist of the decade, Dan Bongino — former podcaster turned FBI deputy director — has exited his government post and is now reminding everyone that the deep state he spent years railing against might actually be none other than his own career arc.
Bongino’s meteoric rise from Rumble mic to federal bureaucracy was hailed by fans as the ultimate takedown of the shadowy cabal. Instead, critics now call it the greatest irony tour since pineapple pizza. One disgruntled supporter posted on X, “He didn’t expose the deep state, he became its chief event planner.”
During his tenure in the Bureau, Bongino apparently adopted the officially sanctioned FBI line on high-profile mysteries — including the controversial death of Jeffrey Epstein — which marked a sudden transition from “government cover-up!” to “reports confirm suicide.” Conservatives who once cheered for his arrival now whisper phrases like “plot twist” in hushed tones.
Critics on the right are gleeful. One commentator joked, “Bongino spent years reading the hidden messages in cereal boxes, only to discover that the secret ingredient was… paperwork.” Another quipped, “Turns out the deep state was just HR and budget approvals. Very spooky.”
Notable conservative voices have speculated that Bongino’s real mission was to humanize the FBI for grassroots radicals, proving once and for all that the only thing scarier than a conspiracy is being part of the thing you named the conspiracy after. One meme captioned: “Become the FBI they said. It’ll be fun they said.”
Bongino himself, preparing to relaunch his podcast, promised to “clear things up” — which may or may not include explaining how supporting federal bureaucracy was the best strategy for dismantling federal bureaucracy. A fan replied, “So it’s like fighting fire with… more fire trucks?”
Punchline: In a stunning twist, Bongino’s next book will be titled The Deep State Within: How I Accidentally Joined It and Lived to Blog About It.
