FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino noted that the “threat picture now for the United States is dramatic,” warning that drone, artificial intelligence, and Chinese entities are persistent issues in the United States.
Fox News’ Sean Hannity asked Bongino, “If the average American knew how bad it was, they’d be shocked to their inner core. Is that true?”
“You ask me what is the biggest threat right now, people say, ‘What keeps you up at night?’ Well, the answer is, I would never sleep if I thought about the stuff all the time. But it all keeps me up at night,” he said. “It all keeps me up at night. The drone threat, this is a perilous, acute threat; it is not here tomorrow, it is here today. Everybody saw what happened in Russia. It’s only a matter of time.”
“You’ve got the threat of AI, alignment there, the threat of China, infiltration into our systems, it’s been publicly reported, you’ve seen it,” Bongino added.
Bongino emphasized that he and FBI Director Kash Patel seek to reform the bureau. “Without reform, we’re not going to have anything, because the American people won’t trust us,” he said.
The remarks come as two Chinese citizens are facing charges for allegedly smuggling a pathogen into the United States. The pathogen was considered a “potential agroterrorism weapon.”
Patel confirmed the arrests, stating that the case is a “sobering reminder that the CCP is working around the clock to deploy operatives and researchers to infiltrate American institutions and target our food supply, which would have grave consequences… putting American lives and our economy at serious risk.”
