Dan Bongino, a former Fox News host, said that Kellyanne Conway and other Republicans were working against Donald Trump and his campaign from behind the scenes. Bongino said the plot was against Trump’s choice of JD Vance as his running mate.
Media reports that Trump is regretting picking Vance were called “absolute bullshit” on Wednesday’s Dan Bongino Show. Bongino said leaks from Trump’s side may have driven these reports. According to sources, Bongino pointed to a report in the Daily Mail that said Trump is “melting down” over Vance.
“There’s a lot of internal sabotage going on right now that I honestly did not want to highlight because I like to stay focused on the Democrats and I was hoping it would go away. It’s not,” Bongino said.
The right-leaning pundit asserted that he has spoken with numerous individuals who think that Vance’s stance on Ukraine is causing dissatisfaction among certain Republicans.
“I suspect strongly this was a leak from people who wanted another candidate for vice president,” Bongino said, pointing his finger at the “Kellyanne Conway camp.”
Conway previously served in Trump’s administration.
“Some of the other candidates were very interested in a more muscular posture in Ukraine where there was a lot of money to be made for a lot of people. JD Vance is interested in a more cautious approach to Ukraine,” Bongino argued.
Bongino called Trump and Vance a “great ticket,” but blasted those he believes are “sabotaging” it.
“Instead of just shutting up and trying to win now with this great ticket, there are people out there sabotaging the ticket right now,” he said.
In a direct address to Conway and others, Bongino simply said, “You’ve been warned. I’m going to say to Kellyanne and others: it’s time to pipe down. You’ve been warned. I’ve had about enough.”
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Dan Bongino @dbongino with a warning to the insiders in the Trump Team who are leaking FAKE STORIES to the media…he’s looking specifically at Kellyanne Conway @KellyannePolls and her aligned people‼️
— MAGA Kitty (@SaveUSAKitty) August 14, 2024
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Get this OUT, Bongino Army‼️
Let’s GO‼️👇 pic.twitter.com/AXC2JTOmAw
A series of new polls indicate that the ‘surge’ Vice President Kamala Harris received after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid last month is ending.
According to a recent poll by the Napolitan Institute, released on Friday, Trump is once again leading, similar to the lead he held over Biden before the Democrats redirected their support to Harris.
“In the race for the White House, Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris 46% to 45%. When leaners are included, the Napolitan News survey of 3,000 Likely Voters shows Trump ahead 49% to 47%. A week ago, the candidates were tied at 49% among Likely Voters,” the polling organization noted in a report on its findings.
“These numbers suggest that the initial Harris bounce is over. However, the core dynamics of the race remain unchanged. Love him or hate him, voters know what they think of Donald Trump. At this point in time, Kamala Harris remains largely unknown. That means events like the upcoming Democratic convention and presidential debates could have a bigger impact than usual.”
The organization stated that the presidential race remains too close to call at this stage. However, analysts have noted that in the past two elections, Trump has performed significantly better than his polling numbers suggested.
“Trump voters are slightly more likely to vote than Harris supporters. So, the former president does a bit better with a lower turnout. What’s especially amazing about this close race is that it’s quite plausible to envision either party winning a trifecta: control of the Presidency, the Senate, and the House. The most important race to determine Senate control is in Montana. The latest Napolitan News survey there shows Democrat Jon Tester with a narrow lead but the state’s political gravity is likely to boost Republican Tim Sheehy.
A report by Just the News cited the new polling data to explain that voters are “catapulting Trump to lead and ending Harris surge.” The report noted Harris was leading Trump 44% to 43% in the same survey just a week ago, and held a five-point lead at the beginning of the month.
“These numbers suggest that the initial Harris bounce is over,” pollster Scott Rasmussen of the Napolitan Institute told Just the News.
Meanwhile, Trump is adding some familiar faces to his 2024 campaign, according to reports on Thursday.
They’re familiar because they helped him win in 2016. One of them is one-time campaign manager-turned-top adviser Corey Lewandowski, CNN noted. Sources emphasized that Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles will continue to co-manage the campaign team.
Instead, Lewandowski will be brought on to help navigate the evolving political landscape now that President Joe Biden is out and Vice President Kamala Harris has become the Democratic nominee.
In a bid to strengthen Trump’s political operation, the campaign has recently added another trusted ally, Taylor Budowich, as a senior adviser. Budowich, who has led the Trump-aligned super PAC MAGA, Inc. for the past two years, brings valuable experience to the team as well.
“As we head into the home stretch of this election, we are continuing to add to our impressive campaign team,” Wiles and LaCivita said in a statement to CNN. “Corey Lewandowski, Taylor Budowich, Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz, and Tim Murtaugh are all veterans of prior Trump campaigns and their unmatched experience will help President Trump prosecute the case against Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the most radical ticket in American history.”
Wiles and LaCivita have been co-chiefs for most of the past two years, wielding significant influence to shape the campaign and the Republican Party’s strategy for Trump’s re-election.
Wiles, daughter of NFL broadcast legend Pat Summerall, is a longtime Trump adviser who played a pivotal role in his 2016 victory in Florida. She later revived Ron DeSantis’s struggling gubernatorial campaign in Florida, leading him to a narrow win, CNN noted.
