Conservative radio show host Dan Bongino went scorched Earth on some Republicans and the media this Thursday for focusing on a phony CIA raid story instead of the existential crisis America is currently in.
The drama began on Wednesday when Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said during an interview that she was “just notified” that the CIA had taken multiple boxes of documents related to JFK’s assassination and MKUltra out of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
Tulsi Gabbard has the authority to suspend the security clearance of other federal employees. She needs to go after the CIA.
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna just reported that the CIA seized boxes of documents from the JFK and MKUltra files held by DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s office. pic.twitter.com/HnJ2LpbD4k
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) May 14, 2026
She followed up after the NewsNation interview by posting a tweet giving the CIA a 24-hour ultimatum to return the documents:
The CIA has 24 hours to return the documents to Tulsi Gabbard’s office or else I will make a motion to issue a subpoena. These documents have been requested by Congress. @DNIGabbard @CIADirector https://t.co/Y5lMw8AYK5
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) May 13, 2026
Her claim quickly went viral, with Fox News host Jesse Watters describing the CIA’s actions as a “raid” against the ODNI.
However, the ODNI has refuted everything.
“This is false — the CIA did not raid the DNI’s office,” ODNI spokesperson Olivia Coleman wrote on social media.
Luna has also denied ever saying anything about a “raid.”
I am noticing a few large accounts stating falsely that I claimed there was a raid on Tulsi Gabbard’s office by the CIA. This is completely false. There is no clip or statement that exists. Why is there an orchestrated push for this narrative? Not one account can post a clip of… pic.twitter.com/jBM3fMhFmS
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) May 14, 2026
Addressing all this on his radio show Thursday, Bongino compared the furor over this non-story to the lack of attention being paid to China’s attempts to obtain global dominance.
“China out there with nuclear weapons and AI capability that could probably shut down at some point in the very near future, and is certainly a threat now to all kinds of systems in the United States,” he began. “The president’s overseas on the most important foreign trip he’s ever going to take. And these leaks are going out in the media.”
“Why is this even in the f–king media? … Are you sh–ting me, man? President Trump right now has got the entire globe’s future in its hands.
If we screw this thing up with China and it results in thermonuclear war or the shutdown of our entire freaking electrical grid due to a cyber attack, we’re all effing dead, folks,” he added.
His point appeared to be that America has way bigger fish to fry than a bogus story about one U.S. government agency allegedly raiding another U.S. government agency.
**Warning for language**
Dan Bongino is 100% correct.
It’s a fucking embarrassment how every leak and scandal all have ONE place in common…pic.twitter.com/I173Ff3ubH
— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) May 14, 2026
“We’ve got bullsh-t leaks from a bunch of kids pissed off inside the administration that what their agenda is not being [pursued],” Bongino continued. “You didn’t get elected. It’s not about your f–king agenda. It’s not about you, man. You didn’t get elected to sh-t.”
“We’ve only got international trade to deal with, cyber threats, the straits, nuclear weapons in Iran, Hamas terrorists, you know, China’s building next generation stealth fighters — like, kind of important stuff. And this f–king kiddie bullsh-t’s going on. Get the f–k out of here with that sh-t,” he angrily added.
He concluded by pointing out that this sort of “Republican on Republican” nonsense started by Luna helps nobody.
Luna, for her part, has walked back some of her claim, though she still maintains the CIA took documents from ODNI.
The “CIA raid” of Tulsi’s office was a story derived from an interview with Anna Paulina Luna. Luna has since issued corrections and changed the claims. The government denies the story as well. pic.twitter.com/p1j5s37mJK
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) May 14, 2026
However, the documents were reportedly taken “last year” in the middle of the night during a government shutdown. In addition, the documents allegedly have not been returned, meaning ODNI can’t declassify them and scan them for public release.
Investigative journalist and commentator Laura Loomer has alleged the raid story was a “disinformation op” fed to Luna by the Russians.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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