The Bongino Brief - March 18, 2023

Trump warned you to buy stocks... Now the China deal has arrived. In this episode, I cover this stunning move, one of Trump's "most consequential" executive orders to date, and an in-depth interview with the DOJ's new "Weaponization Czar" Ed Martin about what's coming next in accountability. Markets Soar Following U.S.-China Trade Deal https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/12/us-china-trade-deal-markets-expect-tariffs-relief-new-highs-in-2025.html Why Voters Are Done Compromising with the America Last Elite https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/why-voters-are-done-compromising-with-the-america-last-elite What is the "Big, Beautiful Budget Bill" and How Does This Whole Thing Work (Or Not)? https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis-post/what-is-the-big-beautiful-budget-bill-and-how-does-this-whole-thing-work-or-not/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, I cover Joe Biden's first media appearance since leaving the presidency, Trump's stunning U.S. attorney pick, and my take on the new pope. The Details of the Trump Trade Deal With the UK Have Been Released ⁠https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2025/05/08/here-are-the-details-of-the-trump-trade-deal-with-the-uk-n2656759⁠ FBI Opens Criminal Fraud Probe Into NY Attorney General Letitia James ⁠https://www.newsmax.com/us/fbi-criminal-fraud-probe-letitia-james/2025/05/08/id/1210101/⁠ CBS Wants a Pope Even More “Progressive” Than Francis ⁠https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2025/05/07/let-priests-lust-cbs-pushes-pope-more-progressive-francis⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump teased a major trade talks meeting the other day and this morning it all went down with the first international “comprehensive” trade agreement for the Trump admin. Also in this episode: the Ed Martin controversy  heats up when the president gets involved and a new surgeon general is appointed. Trump Administration to Announce Trade Deal With Britain ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/business/economy/trump-trade-britain.html⁠ Republicans fall further apart on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ ⁠https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5288995-trump-trump-medicare-medicaid-cuts/⁠ Trump on Truth - I am pleased to announce that Dr. Casey Means, will be nominated as our next Surgeon General of the United States of America. ⁠https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114468502752133916⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

China may have indicated they're ready to make a deal with President Trump. Will they go through with it? Also in this episode: more lies from the Dems about parents and children being deported and the Trump admin bombs the Houthis into submission. Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin To Enforce Transgender Military Ban⁠https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/06/supreme-court-allows-trump-admin-to-enforce-transgender-military-ban/⁠ US Attorney’s Nomination In Jeopardy After Key GOP Senator Comes Out Against Him⁠https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/06/us-attorneys-nomination-in-jeopardy-after-key-gop-senator-comes-out-against-him/⁠ As Trump Threatened a Primary, a G.O.P. Holdout on Hegseth Flipped⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/politics/hegseth-trump-tillis-senate.html⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, I lay out how we can help push President Trump’s agenda through the massive backlash it’s facing from “the Swamp”. Plus, a major revelation about what went down with COVID. Trump admin set to pay illegal migrants $1,000 to self-deport, and DHS says it will save taxpayers a ton ⁠https://nypost.com/2025/05/05/us-news/trump-admin-set-pay-illegal-migrants-1000-to-self-deport-dhs-says-it-will-save-taxpayers-a-ton/⁠ Trump’s Gain-Of-Function Research Crackdown Turns Out To Be Narrower Than Expected ⁠https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/05/trump-gain-of-function-executive-order/⁠ Donald J. Trump on Truth Social - Ed Martin is going through the approval process to be U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia ⁠https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114457993936599790\⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kristen Welker interviewed President Trump this weekend and it was more like a full disinfo campaign. Although, in classic Trump style he dodged the punches and threw his own jabs, coming out seemingly victorious. Also in this episode: Trump discusses the reopening of Alcatraz and Sovereignty triumphs over Journalism in a major way this weekend. Trump’s Tariffs Are Lifting Some U.S. Manufacturers⁠https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trumps-tariffs-are-lifting-some-u-s-manufacturers-06b4c6e1⁠ ICE Nabs Rapists, Child Predators, Gang Members In Deportation Blitz ⁠https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/02/ice-arrests-migrants-donald-trump-border-ero-department-homeland-security/⁠ ‘Historic Recruiting Numbers’: DOD Recaps First 100 Days Under Hegseth And Collaboration With DOGE ⁠https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/03/historic-recruiting-numbers-dod-recaps-first-100-days-hegseth-collaboration-doge/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, I decipher the latest comments by the Trump administration about the next steps in the historic campaign against illegal immigration, unfair trade, and woke propaganda. Trump to Revoke Harvard's Tax Exempt Status ⁠https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-he-will-revoke-harvard-tax-exempt-status⁠ Marco Rubio Tapped as Acting National Security Adviser ⁠https://nypost.com/2025/05/01/us-news/trump-taps-mike-waltz-as-new-un-ambassador-rubio-acting-national-security-adviser/⁠ Trump Warns Purchasers of Iranian Oil They Will Be Sanctioned ⁠https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-warns-purchasers-of-iranian-oil-they-will-be-sanctioned-5850938?src_src=partner&src_cmp=BonginoReport⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the cabinet meeting yesterday, Kash Patel announced a bust of child sex traffickers and RFK claimed that there were major problems in that field through HHS. The fight against child trafficking is on. Also in this episode: the Biden admin kept a dossier on a sitting cabinet member and we're not sure which one. Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S. ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/us/unaccompanied-migrant-child-workers-exploitation.html⁠ US, Ukraine sign long-awaited mineral deal two months after Trump, Zelensky White House fight ⁠https://nypost.com/2025/04/30/us-news/us-ukraine-sign-long-awaited-mineral-deal/⁠ Bipartisan Effort To Terminate Trump’s Global Tariffs Ends In Defeat ⁠https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/30/bipartisan-effort-to-terminate-trumps-global-tariffs-ends-in-defeat/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump's 100th day in office marked the beginning of a monumental presidency. The media wants you to think the opposite. In this episode: The accomplishments of the first 100 days are too many to list, but I'll cover the best ones as well as the Dems rabid attempts to dismiss all of them. DOGE's greatest hits: Look back at the department's most high-profile cuts during Trump's first 100 days ⁠https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doges-greatest-hits-look-back-departments-most-high-profile-cuts-trumps-first-100-days⁠ EXCLUSIVE: Democrats Enjoyed Luxury Resort’s Comforts While Protesting Deportation Of Alleged MS-13 Gangbanger ⁠https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/29/dems-luxury-resort-el-salvador-protesting-deportation-abrego-garcia/⁠ Harvard Will Not Fund Affinity Group Graduation Celebrations Following Ed Department Warning ⁠https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/29/affinity-funding-cut/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois has come out with a new effort to impeach Donald Trump while simultaneously pulling the good 'ol Hitler comparison. Also in this episode: all of the other democrats are also losing it, how surprising.  JB Pritzker’s fiery speech calling for mass protests sparks talk of 2028 run ⁠⁠https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/28/jb-pritzker-speech⁠⁠ Slotkin is testing a ‘war plan’ to beat Trump. She wants Dems to ditch wokeness and muscle up ⁠⁠https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/24/slotkin-has-a-war-plan-to-beat-trump-dont-be-weak-and-woke-00308176⁠⁠ LOFTUS: Democrat Leaders ‘Protest’ For Hours With One Of America’s Greatest Villains, And Nobody Even Noticed ⁠⁠https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/28/democrats-hakeem-jeffries-cory-booker-sit-in-capitol-hill-anti-trump-randi-weingarten/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices