Desperate Dan Bongino BECLOWNS Himself While Attacking Thomas Massie!
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Takeaways
- ❖Dan Bongino publicly attacked Rep. Thomas Massie on Twitter, calling him a 'fraud' and accusing him of ignoring briefings on investigations.
- ❖Bongino's evidence, primarily old phone logs, was 'community noted' on Twitter for not refuting Massie's specific claims.
- ❖Thomas Massie responded with a detailed account of their phone call, alleging Bongino threatened his staff over FBI whistleblower information and appeared less informed.
- ❖Massie's reply garnered significantly more engagement than Bongino's original tweet, leading to Bongino's silence on the thread.
- ❖The hosts interpret Bongino's actions as a failed attempt to discredit Massie, highlighting the backfire of his 'hyperbole.'
Insights
1Dan Bongino's Public Attack on Thomas Massie Backfires
Dan Bongino initiated a public Twitter attack on Representative Thomas Massie, accusing him of being a 'fraud' and ignoring crucial briefings related to investigations. Bongino presented screenshots of phone logs as 'receipts' to support his claims.
Bongino's tweet: 'I'm frequently disappointed in politicians, but Tom Massie defied the odds... he surpassed my lowest expectations. This zero pretends to be a principal defender of liberty, but in the real world, he supports third world tyranny. Here are the receipts from a phone call I had with this zero offering him a briefing...' ()
2Community Notes Expose Weakness in Bongino's Claims
Bongino's initial claims and 'receipts' were flagged by Twitter's Community Notes, indicating that his evidence (recycled November 2025 phone logs) did not refute Massie's serious allegations regarding January 6 pipe bomb whistleblower letters and staff threats.
Reading a Community Note: 'The screenshots recycle the same November 2025 phone logs. a 10-minute call plus a missed follow-up. They show contact occurred but do not refute the January 6 pipe bomb whistleblower letter on mishandling retaliation of Massiey's staff threat claims.' ()
3Thomas Massie's Detailed Rebuttal and Allegations Against Bongino
Thomas Massie responded publicly, detailing the content of their single phone call. He alleged Bongino was upset about Massie releasing FBI whistleblower information, threatened Massie's staff with criminal investigation, threatened to finance defamation suits against reporters, and appeared less informed on the issues. Massie also mentioned late-night calls from FBI staff pressuring him to drop the Epstein case.
Massie's reply: 'Dan, in your first call... you seemed upset that I had received and had released FBI whistleblower information about the pipe bomb investigation. I informed you that your staff had threatened to criminally investigate my staff... You threatened to personally finance a defamation suit against reporters... I asked you a few questions on the call and your answers indicated to me that you were perhaps less informed than me... my staff also had the unfortunate pleasure of receiving numerous late night calls on Signal from FBI staff telling them there were absolutely nothing in the Epstein case and I should back off.' (, )
4Bongino's Silence and Massie's Victory in Engagement
Following Massie's detailed response, Bongino went silent on the Twitter thread. The hosts highlight that Massie's reply garnered significantly more engagement (18,000 likes) than Bongino's original post (9,000 likes) on Bongino's own thread, indicating a public defeat for Bongino.
'And then Dan Bonino goes silent.' () 'So Bino got like 9,000 likes when when uh here's Massie 18,000. So he doubled it. That's Bjouro's own thread.' ()
Lessons
- When engaging in public disputes, ensure your evidence is current, verifiable, and directly refutes the claims of the opposing party to avoid community fact-checking backfires.
- Be prepared for detailed counter-arguments, especially when attacking public figures with access to specific records or whistleblower information.
- Recognize that public engagement metrics on social media can quickly indicate who is winning or losing a narrative battle.
Quotes
"I'm frequently disappointed in politicians, but Tom Massie defied the odds in my unfortunate experiences with him as he surpassed my lowest expectations. This zero pretends to be a principal defender of liberty, but in the real world, he supports third world tyranny."
"The screenshots recycle the same November 2025 phone logs. a 10-minute call plus a missed follow-up. They show contact occurred but do not refute the January 6 pipe bomb whistleblower letter on mishandling retaliation of Massiey's staff threat claims."
"Dan, in your first call... you seemed upset that I had received and had released FBI whistleblower information about the pipe bomb investigation. I informed you that your staff had threatened to criminally investigate my staff as retribution against me for pipe bomb or Epstein activity."
"Of course, none of what you just vomited out is even remotely close to what happened, but you know that you were offered an update on the case and you waved it off to continue BSing people on X. You were clear about that on the phone. You're a grifter and a fraud and you know it."
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