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Dan Bongino, a former host on Fox News, claimed that Kellyanne Conway and other Republicans were secretly working against Donald Trump and his campaign. Bongino alleged that they were conspiring to thwart Trump’s choice of JD Vance as his running mate.
Bongino dismissed media reports suggesting that Trump regretted picking Vance as “absolute bullshit” during Wednesday’s Dan Bongino Show. He suggested that leaks from Trump’s camp may have contributed to these reports. Bongino referenced a report from the Daily Mail claiming that Trump is “melting down” over Vance, according to his sources.
“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.”
“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,” he said.
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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‼️
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Get this OUT, Bongino Army‼️
Let’s GO‼️👇 pic.twitter.com/AXC2JTOmAw— MAGA Kitty (@SaveUSAKitty) August 14, 2024
Trump has retaken a lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in a broad new national survey, a potential indicator that her “honeymoon” period with voters saw her close the gap with her GOP opponent after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July could be waning.
According to a newly released Fox News poll, Trump bested Harris by a slim 1-point margin, 50-49 percent, which is well within the poll’s margin of error. Last month, the results were identical in terms of margins: Harris was behind Trump by one point, 48-49%—as was President Joe Biden, with the same 48-49% result.
Since the last poll, several high-profile events have occurred. Trump has survived an assassination attempt, chosen Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, and formally received the Republican nomination at the party’s convention. Meanwhile, the Democrats have seen significant changes, removing Biden from the ticket and nominating Harris, who did not receive any primary votes.
By a slim margin, more Democrats support Harris (94%) compared to the percentage of Republicans backing Trump (93%), with Independents favoring Trump by 8 points.
Trump maintains 95% of his 2020 supporters, while Harris retains 93% of Biden’s 2020 voters. New voters, who haven’t participated in the last four general elections, are evenly split at 49% for each candidate, a shift from last month when they preferred Trump over Biden by 7 points, Fox noted.
There is a 22-point gender gap, as men favor Trump by 12 points and women favor Harris by 10, the outlet reported.
In the expanded presidential ballot, both Harris and Trump each receive 45% of the vote, while support for Kennedy is at 6%. The remaining candidates garner 1% each. Kennedy’s support has decreased from 10% in July and a high of 15% in November 2023. Among those backing Harris in the head-to-head matchup, 7% shift their support to third-party candidates, compared to 9% of Trump supporters who do the same, the poll found.
Harris has a slight edge in personal likability, with a 3-point negative net rating—48% of voters view her favorably, while 51% have an unfavorable opinion.
In comparison, Trump is 6 points underwater, with 47% viewing him favorably and 53% unfavorably, although these are his best ratings in over four years. Both candidates had seen improvements since last month when Harris had a 10-point negative net rating, and Trump was at negative 12.
In contrast, Biden’s favorable rating is significantly lower at 38%, compared to 61% unfavorable—his worst rating before his selection as Barack Obama’s running mate in 2008.
