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Shocking Reveal By A Dem Insider

October 19, 2026

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Democrats are openly promising to use the federal government to jail their political opponents, and one of their "moderate" Senate candidates, Elissa Slotkin, said it on camera. On The Dan Bongino Show, Bongino argues that this is not hyperbole or a fringe position—it is the central strategy of a Democratic Party that has aligned with self-described "socialists" and "communists" to destroy the Republic. The episode is a sustained warning that the choice in the upcoming election is between continued liberty and a permanent, weaponized state that will come for gun owners, union workers, churchgoers, and anyone who has ever supported Donald Trump.

The Slotkin Doctrine and the Weaponization of Government

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  • 1 (00:48) **Opening: A Great Weekend and the State of Play** - Bongino opens by celebrating Auburn’s upset win over Georgia, framing it as a rare victory against long odds and using it as a metaphor for the political fight ahead.
  • 2 (02:44) **Barack Obama’s “Self-Own” on the Ilhan Omar Case** - Bongino dissects a tweet from Barack Obama criticizing the federal investigation into Ilhan Omar, calling it a hypocritical attack on American democracy from the architect of the weaponized state.
  • 3 (09:05) **The “French Model” and the Folex MAGA Alliance** - Bongino warns that the “French model” of political anarchy and chaos is the blueprint for the left, and that a group of “Folex MAGA” people are unwittingly helping them by sowing doubt and division.
  • 4 (10:50) **Alyssa Slotkin’s Threat: The “Deterrence Message”** - Bongino plays a clip of Michigan Democrat Alyssa Slotkin openly stating her goal is to deter young people from working for the Trump administration by threatening them with legal trouble.
  • 5 (14:52) **“People Are Policy”: The Limits of Institutional Reform** - Bongino argues that you cannot simply reform institutions like the FBI because bad people will just use the new structure for the same purposes; the only solution is for the people to revoke their consent from those who would weaponize the government.
  • 6 (18:50) **Reason Inversion: The “Reverse Funnel” Tactic** - Bongino introduces the concept of “reason inversion,” a tactic where the left starts with a conclusion and then pollutes the pool of facts to make you doubt reality, as opposed to the normal process of using facts to reach a conclusion.
  • 7 (24:40) **“61 Minutes” and the Voter Fraud Debate** - Bongino reacts to a “60 Minutes” segment that used a clip from his show, criticizing the segment’s host for claiming the President has no role in elections.

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In this episode, I'll expose a familiar name an how they just admitted the quiet part out loud.


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Obama's Comments on the Ilhan Omar Situation Are Absolutely Insane

https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/10/18/obamas-comments-on-the-ilhan-omar-situation-are-absolutely-insane-n2684877


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