Nationally syndicated radio host Dan Bongino returned to the airwaves with a bang Wednesday.
The former Secret Service agent-turned political commentator has been missing from his daily radio show on Cumulus-owned Westwood One since he issued an ultimatum for the company to drop its vaccine mandates.
Bongino said he wants to create some type of fund to help former Cumulus employees who fell victim to the company’s mandates. He also launched into a verbal assault on unnamed radio hosts who may be going behind his back and speaking out against his anti-mandate sentiment.
“Behind the scenes in this business, there are a lot of jealous, envious people, and that’s putting it mildly because I’m trying to be nice,” said Bongino. “A lot of them are largely concerned about where they’re going to get their next million bucks or their next radio contract, and not really concerned about conservative stuff.”
Earlier in the day, Bongino recorded a Facebook Live video titled “emergency press conference” in which he lambasted conservative hosts, some who hold the same time slot as he does.
Cumulus Media has not issued a public statement about Bongino’s statements on the company’s vaccine mandates. Several radio companies have mandates in place that require employees to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.
