Former Fox host Dan Bongino has claimed his wife was dragged out of a glitzy Italian restaurant in Palm Beach on Friday night for waiting in the wrong line for the bathroom.
The pro-Trump podcast host, 48, said his wife Paula was “UFC style” removed from Cucina Palm Beach by an employee after enjoying a party for his friend’s birthday.
policy first reported that Bongino had been forcibly deported – but he used his The Dan Bongino Show podcast to slam the story, and said he was actually defending his wife Paula.
Bongino said he took the band’s check and left a cash tip for the waitress when he suddenly saw a ruckus erupt out of the corner of his eye. He said a man was “a bear hugging” a woman and carrying her.
He later realized it was his own wife, after seeing her bracelet.
Bongino said he thought they were going to slam Paula to the ground outside as he shouted, “Get your fucking hands off my wife.”
Politico first reported that Bongino had been forcibly removed – but he used his The Dan Bongino Show podcast to criticize the account and said he was actually defending his wife Paula.
Bongino said he took the band’s check and left a cash tip for the waitress when he suddenly saw a ruckus erupt out of the corner of his eye. He said a man ‘bear hugged’ a woman and carried her
The political commentator told his show: ‘I haven’t been thrown anywhere. I want to be clear about this.
Bongino said the group of couples had a great evening and even released a clip he took minutes before the explosion, showing himself and his wife smiling and nodding to the upbeat music inside of the restaurant.
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Bongino, who ran for Congress three times unsuccessfully, reportedly ordered bottle service from Cucina before being fired by staff.
In March 2021, Fox News announced that Bongino had been signed to host a weekend show, titled Unfiltered with Dan Bongino.
But he announced he parted ways with the company in April 2023, citing “failure of contract negotiations”.
Announcing his departure earlier this year, he said: “Unfortunately last week was my last show on Fox News Channel.
“The show that ended last week was tough. It’s not a big conspiracy theory, I promise you. There is no acrimony… We just couldn’t agree on an extension. That’s really it, he said.
An interior image of the Cucina Palm Beach Restaurant
Dan Bongino had his own show on Fox News until April this year, when he announced his departure after he and the company failed to negotiate a contract extension.
‘I really had fun there. They’ve been good to me for ten years… It’s a sad day. They gave me the opportunity to do one last show, I don’t want you to think they showed me the door. It’s on me, not them, but I thought it best to go that route for now.
Bongino’s show, which airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. EST, was a hit for the network. The final episode drew 1.18 million viewers and ranked as the highest-rated primetime show of the day.
Unfiltered was the most aired primetime show on Saturday with 1.3 million viewers and 134,000 viewers in the key demographic.
During his stint with Fox Nation, he also hosted Canceled in the US – where he interviewed people who had been canceled for their beliefs.
In a statement, Fox News wished its former host well: “We thank Dan for his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavours.”
Bongino’s show, which airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. EST, was a hit for the network. The final episode drew 1.18 million viewers and ranked as the highest-rated primetime show of the day.
In March 2021, Fox News announced that Bongino had been signed to host a weekend program, called Unfiltered with Dan Bongino.
Before becoming a political commentator, Bongino worked at the NYPD and then the US Secret Service as a special agent.
He lives in Palm City, Florida with his wife Paula and their two daughters.
Bongino’s split with Fox News came shortly after the network agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems a $787 million settlement in a defamation lawsuit.
Referring to the split’s timing optics, Bongino said, “the timing isn’t great.”
Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million in an eleventh-hour settlement, avoiding a libel lawsuit over the network’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
Dominion had accused Fox News of repeating conspiracy theories regarding Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden and filed a $1.6 billion lawsuit against the network.
Dominion attorney Justin Nelson told a news conference Fox was paying $787,500,000 to settle the libel case, a figure he said “represents vindication and accountability.”
“Lies have consequences,” he said.
