Dan Bongino: ‘Mitch McConnell Is the Ultimate Swamp Rat’

SMITH You said something ░░░░░░░░ interesting before the show ░░░░░░░░ I said Where are ░░░░░░░░ from Where were you ░░░░░░░░ You said Queens That ░░░░░░░░ why I get this ░░░░░░░░ and the way he ░░░░░░░░ What did you mean ░░░░░░░░ that BONGINO Queens guys ░░░░░░░░ have really sharp knuckles ░░░░░░░░ here s why You ░░░░░░░░ born in Queens you ░░░░░░░░ have the money or ░░░░░░░░ influence of the Manhattanites ░░░░░░░░ just don t people ░░░░░░░░ move to Manhattan if ░░░░░░░░ were all billionaires but ░░░░░░░░ re never as perceived ░░░░░░░░ least as tough as ░░░░░░░░ Brooklyn or the Bronx ░░░░░░░░ Everybody in Queens has ░░░░░░░░ complex They re are ░░░░░░░░ and they re all ░░░░░░░░ overcoming this image where ░░░░░░░░ want to be tougher ░░░░░░░░ they want to be ░░░░░░░░ too SMITH That being ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ this supposed rift between ░░░░░░░░ and McConnell BONGINO Maybe ░░░░░░░░ need the rift Mitch ░░░░░░░░ is the ultimate swamp ░░░░░░░░ This guy has been ░░░░░░░░ charge forever Ask this ░░░░░░░░ to anyone in your ░░░░░░░░ audience and prove me ░░░░░░░░ What lasting political victory ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party been ░░░░░░░░ to legislatively push forward ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell in charge ░░░░░░░░ t tell me about ░░░░░░░░ exports I get it ░░░░░░░░ s nice don t ░░░░░░░░ me about the sequester ░░░░░░░░ broke Lasting what have ░░░░░░░░ won We lost on ░░░░░░░░ we lost on government ░░░░░░░░ we lost on ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ m tired of giving ░░░░░░░░ to these clowns They ░░░░░░░░ to D C they ░░░░░░░░ our money they make ░░░░░░░░ knock on the doors ░░░░░░░░ them they get elected ░░░░░░░░ they smack us in ░░░░░░░░ face SMITH But then ░░░░░░░░ only know what the ░░░░░░░░ tells us and a ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ tells us is on ░░░░░░░░ They both insist there ░░░░░░░░ no actual falling out ░░░░░░░░ the two of them ░░░░░░░░ is no actual fight ░░░░░░░░ then you get a ░░░░░░░░ like you got this ░░░░░░░░ from the President KENNEDY ░░░░░░░░ s as frustrating for ░░░░░░░░ voters is there is ░░░░░░░░ mixed messages from the ░░░░░░░░ House To clarify your ░░░░░░░░ if you hate Mitch ░░░░░░░░ and you want him ░░░░░░░░ then stage a coup ░░░░░░░░ you guys are friendly ░░░░░░░░ you have a shared ░░░░░░░░ then do that and ░░░░░░░░ attacking him BONGINO He ░░░░░░░░ stage a coup the ░░░░░░░░ KENNEDY I understand that ░░░░░░░░ that s one thing ░░░░░░░░ are not campaigning constantly ░░░░░░░░ need tax reform we ░░░░░░░░ to get stuff done ░░░░░░░░ President needs Mitch McConnell ░░░░░░░░ McConnell meets the President ░░░░░░░░ means they have to ░░░░░░░░ out a way to ░░░░░░░░ together I don t ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell I don ░░░░░░░░ think he s that ░░░░░░░░ but for practical reasons ░░░░░░░░ getting the economy going ░░░░░░░░ bad SMITH You had ░░░░░░░░ very choice words for ░░░░░░░░ McConnell to which you ░░░░░░░░ a very strong reaction ░░░░░░░░ I won t repeat ░░░░░░░░ word.”