Where this was said
Intro: 'The Evil Is Here' — Opening Monologue
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Dan Bongino wastes no time. Within seconds of the intro jingle, he declares this will not be a comforting show — no warm oatmeal, no Sunday morning coffee. 'The evil is not coming. The evil is here.' He frames the episode around the June 23, 2026 New York City Democratic primaries, which he describes as a watershed moment comparable to the late 1930s. His tone is urgent, almost apocalyptic, but he insists it is neither melodrama nor hyperbole. He explicitly calls out 'fake astroturf MAGA' infiltrators who he believes are facilitating the radical left's advance from inside the conservative movement, reserving the word 'traitor' — deployed 'carefully and deliberately' — for those who accommodate open calls for violence against Western civilization. The chapter closes as he transitions to the first sponsor read.
