President Donald Trump announced late Sunday that he was naming former Fox News personality Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director, the latest in a series of controversial picks for high-profile law enforcement positions.

The president picks the commentator and former Secret Service agent—after his choice to lead the FBI signaled that a career agent would become deputy.

Dan Bongino's selection places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency at a time when Democrats are concerned that the President could seek to target his adversaries.

President Donald Trump said in a post on social media Sunday that Dan Bongino, a conservative talk show host, will be deputy director of the FBI.

On the foreign policy front, Trump's press secretary said the White House believes it can reach a deal to end the war in Ukraine this week even as Trump attacks Ukraine's president and blames it for starting the war,

President Trump announced Dan Bongino, a talk show host, former police officer and member of the U.S. Secret Service will be FBI deputy director.

Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, has been criticized for spreading several conspiracy theories as a talk show host.

Bongino’s show is syndicated through Westwood One, and he does a podcast for Cumulus Podcast Network. He f ormerly was a contributor to Fox News and hosted a weekend show for the network. He also was a host for NRA TV, and made headlines in 2018 when he declared, “My entire life right now is about owning the libs.”