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Protecting the President An Inside Account of the Troubled Secret Service in an Era of Evolving Threats

Dan Bongino

“There is no book more timely and important. Bongino’s “Big Six” should be mandatory training for all our law enforcement and intelligent agents as well as school principals and concerned citizens.” —Major General (Ret.) Patrick Henry Brady, Medal of Honor Recipient, Author of Being a Secret Servic...

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The Dan Bongino Show

Dan Bongino repeatedly referenced his own book, noting that it had covered the Secret Service problems he was discussing years earlier. He highlighted specific chapters and warned that the issues outlined in the book were still evident, urging listeners to read it for a detailed analysis. The overall tone was that the book was a valuable, quick read that explained the agency’s failures, even though it had not generated much profit.

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Episode: Is There A Mole Inside The Secret Service? Another...

The speaker mentioned writing about the Secret Service and its failures in this book, which he had written about 14 years prior to this podcast episode. He stated that many of the issues discussed in the podcast were already covered in this book.

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I've actually written books about this, entire books about this years ago.

I wrote about this, I think back in 2010 in a book called Protecting the President.

You can go look at the exact things that are happening now. I wrote about only like 14 years ago.

Episode: The Bongino Brief - What Is Going On With The Secr...

Dan Bongino mentioned this book multiple times, referencing specific chapters and page numbers. He used it to support his points about Secret Service failures and the need for improved security protocols for the President.

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By the way all this all this stuff is in this book.

Look at all the chapters in this book.

The special agent mess. The evolving threats from the big six. The threat of a tactical assault on the president. The threat of a medical emergency.

Oh look at this chapter seven. Chapter seven in protecting the president. Holy shit you know what it says Justin? Page 75. The growing threat to the president from the skies.

Explain to me also which I also go into in this treatise on how to fix this mess.

Episode: The Bongino Brief - What Is Going On With The Secr...

Dan Bongino discussed various aspects of presidential protection, referencing specific chapters and details from this book, such as the growing threat from the skies and the need for improved security measures. He mentioned using the book to support his arguments regarding security failures.

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all this all this stuff is in this book.

Look at all the chapters in this book. The special agent mess. The evolving threats from the big six. The threat of a tactical assault on the president. The threat of a medical emergency.

Oh look at this chapter seven. Chapter seven in protecting the president. Holy shit you know what it says Justin? Page 75. The growing threat to the president from the skies.

Again get it from the library. Steal it from your friend. Don't steal from your friend. Borrow it. I don't give a shit. I don't want anybody's money.

Episode: Troubling New Video Shows Why The Secret Service I...

The book, written years ago, details issues within the Secret Service, and was described as predicting many of the recent events surrounding President Trump's security.

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If you want to pick up this book, library, whatever you've borrowed from your friend, I don't really care. I'm not really. I wrote it years ago.

It's called Protecting the President. Diagnosis, pretty much everything you're going to see wrong with the Secret Service chapter by chapter.

It's a short book. It's only like 30,000 words. You probably read it easily in a three-hour plane ride.

But once you're done with it, you'll be like, you wrote this 10 years ago? Sounds like you wrote it 10 minutes ago.

Episode: Troubling New Video Shows Why The Secret Service I...

The book, written years ago, discusses issues within the Secret Service, and the events of the podcast episode seem to reflect the book's content.

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If you wanna pick up this book, library, whatever you've borrowed from your friend, I don't really care, I'm not really, I wrote it years ago, who the hell knows, even has the right to it anymore, but it's called Protecting the President.

It diagnoses pretty much everything you're gonna see wrong with the Secret Service chapter by chapter.

It's a short book, it's only like 30,000 words. You can probably read it easily in a three-hour plane ride, but once you're done with it, you'll be like, you wrote this 10 years ago?

Sounds like you wrote it 10 minutes ago.

Episode: This Was A Coup Directed At Biden (Ep. 2291)

The book details the author's experiences and insights regarding presidential protection, including criticisms of the Secret Service and predictions about potential threats. It was mentioned multiple times throughout the podcast.

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I wrote this book almost 10 years ago, protecting the president.

Every single chapter lines out what's wrong with the Secret Service.

Look at all the chapters in this book.

Chapter seven, chapter seven in protecting the president. Holy shit. You know what it says? Justin page 75, the growing threat to the president from the skies.

Episode: EMERGENCY BROADCAST: Bongino on Biden Dropping Out

This book, written six months after "The Fight", is about the problems the Secret Service had; it is a super quick read, with around 28,000 words.

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I wrote another book six months after it called Protecting the President.

Protecting the President's like 28,000 words, super quick.

Episode: Is Facebook Spying On You With The FBI? (Ep 1852)

The host mentioned he wrote a book about his experiences in the Secret Service, specifically detailing how headquarters-run cases led to inefficiency and political bias. It was said to have sold the least copies of his books.

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I wrote a whole book on this called protecting the president.

Episode: Are They About To Tell Us Something Major? (Ep 152...

Bongino discussed his own book, focusing on problems within the Secret Service and arguing that Rachel Maddow unfairly criticized the agency's performance. He highlighted the agency's successes and the challenges they face, emphasizing the dedication and courage of its agents.

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I wrote the book because I cared about the problems in the Secret Service and fixing them.

you want to see what's really wrong with the secret service and somebody actually lived there and worked it for over a decade of my life read that book protecting the president by me

it's not a book I wrote for money I don't even think I got an advance on it if I if I got anything if I did it was tiny

but protecting the president by me there's a very detailed analysis of what's actually wrong with the secret service

Episode: Mind Blowing Video Captured At The Border (Ep 1487...

Bongino discussed his book, "Protecting the President," mentioning that it did not make him much money but that he wrote it because he loves the Secret Service and wanted to help fix problems within the agency.

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I wrote a whole book on it called protecting the president where I and I did it I believe me folks I didn't do it for the dough okay a book of all the books ever written that one made almost nothing for me

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