Dan Bongino, a conservative TV host and supporter of Donald Trump, has parted ways with Fox News following the network’s stunning move and failed contract negotiations with the Conservative firebrand host.
On his podcast Thursday, Bongino announced that he is leaving the popular news network, where he hosted the Saturday night show Unfiltered with Dan Bongino and the Fox Nation show Cancelled in the USA.
“Folks, regretfully, last week was my last show on Fox News on the Fox News Channel,” said Bongino. “It’s tough. It’s tough to say that. You know, I’ve been there doing hits and working there for ten years… so the show ending was tough. And I want you to know it’s not some big conspiracy. I promise you. There’s no acrimony. This wasn’t some WWE brawl that happened. We just couldn’t come to terms on an extension.”
“You’re going to read a thousand left-wing articles about some nonsense, and I’m guaranteeing you on my reputation, it is all made up. It’s a simple contract thing, and that’s it. It is no more complicated than that.”
BONGINO: "Regretfully, last week was my last show on @FoxNews." pic.twitter.com/NOGwTL6A92
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 20, 2023
“It’s a sad day,” he added. “The most important events in my life I learned about on Fox News.”
“We were the number one show 90% of the time,” Bongino said of the popular Unfiltered show. “We had a great team.”
Fox News issued a statement addressing the host’s departure, saying, “We thank Dan for his contributions and wish him success in his future endeavors.”
Fox News issued a statement addressing the host’s departure, saying, “We thank Dan for his contributions and wish him success in his future endeavors.”
It doesn’t come at a good time for Fox News, which just settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.
When Dominion filed the lawsuit in 2021, they alleged that Fox knowingly aired false claims linking its machines with a conspiracy to undermine the 2020 US presidential election. Fox agreed to pay just half the $1.6 billion Dominion initially sought.
In a complaint filed by Dominion, the company claimed that Fox’s broadcasts about the company’s voting technology had hurt its reputation.
Despite this, Fox News insisted that it was not making false allegations against Dominion and was simply repeating what politicians, such as President Trump, had said about the company.
By settling the case, the conservative channel was able to avoid what most experts suggested would be an expensive, damaging, and publicly visible trial which would have involved Rupert Murdoch, the channel’s owner, being forced to give testimony in front of a jury.
