Geraldo Rivera: I Feel that Dan

Conservative host Dan Bongino would be such a suitable pick to lead the United States Secret Service that he’s even getting praise from one top liberal.

During an interview on CNN with host Brianna Keilar, former Fox News host Geraldo Rivera said Bongino “would do the job” as the Secret Service director amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump is considering him for the top post.

“And it is interesting to get your perspective as someone who spent a lot of time with him. But I also want to ask you about Dan Bongino because I’m sure that you saw this. He’s being floated as Secret Service director. The possibility of — I mean, there you go. And I just want to be clear for our viewers who aren’t familiar, you two sparred a lot on Fox. And man, am I being understated when I say that. How would you feel about him being Secret Service director?” Keilar asked.

“I can’t imagine anyone who I feel — I feel more fiercely combative with than Dan Bongino. If he were to walk into a bar and I was having a beer, you know, we’d probably square off. We disagree on everything. You know, we — you know, I think he has his own set of facts. I think he’s, you know, a provocateur. But I go back, I go back to what I said about Major Pete,” Rivera began.

“I have no issue at all with his — with his honesty, his credibility, his character, his patriotism, his love of the Secret Service. I think all those things are positive for Bongino. And, you know, I think that in some ways all of these people in the cabinet, and you could name others as well, Dr. Oz, are great on TV. They are bigger than life. They’re great communicators,” he added.

Rivera continued, I see where the president-elect was going with this cabinet. Can they do the job? You know, the day-to-day, the administrative stuff, running these businesses, and they are giant businesses, even though they’re government agencies, you know, I guess we’ll — we’ll see. Some will, some won’t. But I — with Bongino, you know, I would — let me put it this way, if I was a target and Bongino was on the job, I feel that Bongino would keep me safe. He would do the job, Brianna.”

Lutnick is also overseeing a team making recommendations for personnel picks and vetting potential candidates, and Miller is expected to play a key role in making the final decisions.