Dan Bongino argued that socialism remains popular because many Americans misunderstand its definition, contending that political commentators and elected officials on the left often avoid defining the ideology while promoting policies they associate with it.

Bongino made the remarks during an exchange with Fox News host Jesse Watters, who asked him to explain what he viewed as the broader communist threat facing the country.

“Bongino, how would you define this communist threat?” Watters asked.

Bongino responded by saying that discussions about socialism are often hindered because, in his view, many liberals avoid confronting basic facts.

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“Well, it's tough because you know liberals are kind of allergic to facts,” Bongino said.

He encouraged people to research socialism using artificial intelligence tools or other resources.

“Whenever I ask him to, like, go on Grok or like Chat GPT and actually look up socialism, what it is,” Bongino said.

As an example, Bongino referenced an interview involving a Democratic senator from Delaware.

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“You know, you get someone like, you know, the senator, the junior senator from Delaware was on CNBC, and Joe Kernan asked her the question, like, 'Hey, you're going to define socialism? She said, 'I'll get back to you another time,” Bongino said.

He also criticized television personality Donny Deutsch, saying the commentator acknowledged concerns about anti-Semitism but deferred discussing the issue.

“And then you got Donny Deutsch on MSNOW over there. I don't know if you caught the key part of that clip, where he's like, 'Yeah, there's an anti-Semitism problem on the left, we'll get to that another day. Donny is probably a good idea to get to that now. I'm just saying this kind of sounds like a big problem,” Bongino said.

Bongino argued that many supporters of socialism have failed to educate themselves about what the ideology actually entails.

“Because socialism - the reason socialism remains popular with a class of generally stupid people, I don't know any other way to say it - is because they just refuse to learn what it is,” Bongino said.

He then offered his definition of socialism.

“Socialism is the government control of the means of production,” Bongino said.

Bongino criticized arguments that equate public infrastructure or emergency services with socialism.

“So when you get a dunce cap, where like Joy Behar goes, like, you know, we built a road, and there's like an ambulance, so we all love socialism,” Bongino said.

He argued that the proper question is whether the government actually owns and controls those industries.

“You should ask a question. Well, does the government control the asphalt business? Does the government control the construction of ambulances? Because if they don't, then that's not socialism,” Bongino said.

Bongino urged viewers to study the subject rather than relying on political rhetoric.

“Read a freaking book sometime, it doesn't hurt, you know,” Bongino said.

He again referenced artificial intelligence tools as educational resources.

“They have Elon's got the Grok thing, you can ask it a question, it will actually give you intelligence, like a surrogate brain, it does the work for you,” Bongino said.

Turning back to Joy Behar, Bongino argued that socialism continues to attract support because many people fail to examine its historical record.

“Joy, socialism is popular because it appeals to imbeciles who just don't want to do their homework,” Bongino said.

He also maintained that socialism has never produced a successful governing model.

“There's no successful example of it, because nobody wants to work to give their money to the government,” Bongino said.

Bongino concluded by referencing activist Daria Cheburkina, criticizing her political views and alleging that her organization supports the destruction of Western civilization.

“Even including Daria DAC Daria Chevalier, who supports through her group, as you accurately noted, the eradication of Western civilization, that's your socialism,” Bongino said.

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