Dan Bongino

 Bongino was criticized by former colleagues at the Secret Service for using his Secret Service background as part of his bid for political office and his claims of having confidential information based on conversations that he observed in the Obama White House.A former colleague of his criticized him for trying to use his proximity to Obama as a way to benefit Barack Obama in his political career: "He's trying to draw attention to himself and he's taking over the Secret Service brand. It's over with his Secret Service history. Bongino claimed that he was able to access "high-level discussions" in the White House. A colleague of Bongino's who has not been identified said that he "tends overstate the importance of the presidential specifics" and "exaggerates his proximity". He also stated that he did not attend White House meetings. We don't participate in high-level meetings." Bongino replied to criticisms by an ex-colleague anonymously, saying "There's no secret information in the book" as well as, "It's certainly not a tell all." It's a story I told about the Secret Service." Birtherism The claim that Obama was born in the United States, and that President Obama was born in the United States, was rejected by Obama.