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5 min read"If You See It, Will It Change Your Mind?"
Dan Bongino opens his first radio show back with a warning he's been delivering since leaving the Trump administration: be careful where you get your information online. He frames the episode around a single question that he argues Democrats and their allies don't want voters to ask—"If you see it, will it change your mind?" The show connects foreign influence operations, domestic political strategy, and psychological manipulation into one central argument.
The Paid Influence Problem
Bongino cites a Politico Playbook piece about Representative Anna Paulina Luna's proposed Foreign Propaganda Registration Act, which would require influencers to disclose when they're being paid by foreign governments to push political positions. "I've seen contracts into the millions," Luna told Playbook. Bongino argues that much of the anti-Trump, anti-administration content flooding social media—particularly on Iran policy—is not organic grassroots sentiment but paid-for propaganda from foreign adversaries who want the United States to lose.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:17) **Show Launch & Radio Return** - Dan Bongino celebrates returning to radio and thanks the audience, reflecting on his love for the medium.
- 2 (03:04) **Warning: The Foreign Influence Operation on Social Media** - Dan introduces his core thesis, warning that many online influencers are secretly paid by foreign governments to push anti-American positions.
- 3 (10:00) **The "New Trump Resistance" is a Grift** - Dan argues that the new wave of anti-Trump Republicans are simply following the money, just like the failed old guard.
- 4 (14:59) **Radio Expansion Announcement & "Don't Chase Calm"** - Dan shares a major radio network expansion and pivots to a motivational segment about embracing chaos.
- 5 (20:28) **The Critical Political Question: "If You See It, Will It Change Your Mind?"** - Dan introduces his main political framework for the episode, arguing Democrats hide their true policies because they would lose support if exposed.
- 6 (25:10) **Case Study: Abdul El-Sayed's Fox News Meltdown** - Dan plays audio of the Michigan Senate candidate getting destroyed by Jesse Watters, using it as a perfect example of his "see it" thesis.
- 7 (35:42) **The Charlie Manson Connection to Modern Democrats** - Dan deepens the analogy, explaining that Democrats, like cult leaders, isolate followers from reality to maintain control.
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