FBI director defends Winter Olympics celebration with USA hockey team
Patel's trip came the same day as an armed intruder was shot at the president's Florida resort.
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Notable Quotes
"Yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys- Greatest country on earth and greatest sport on earth."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"Your taxpayer dollars funding the FBI director's Italian vacation."
— Jason Crow , Politician
"Our FBI Director thinks he's a frat bro."
— Xochitl Hinojosa , Activist
"The grift & corruption is unreal."
— Jason Crow , Politician
"yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"Kash was also in Italy meeting with regional partners and security teams."
— Steven Cheung , Politician
"There was a threat at the president’s residence at MAL, Americans in Mexico are facing major threats by cartel members, Nancy Guthrie is still missing, and our FBI Director thinks he’s a frat bro?!"
— Xochitl Hinojosa , Activist
"I was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"There was a threat at the president’s residence at MAL, Americans in Mexico are facing major threats by cartel members, Nancy Guthrie is still missing, and our FBI Director thinks he’s a frat bro?!"
— Xochitl Hinojosa , Activist
"I was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"There was a threat at the president's residence at MAL, Americans in Mexico are facing major threats by cartel members, Nancy Guthrie is still missing, and our FBI Director thinks he's a frat bro?!"
— Xochitl Hinojosa , Activist
"I was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"For the very concerned media - yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"Let me be clear: we will not be distracted by baseless rumors or the noise from uninformed internet anarchists and the fake news."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"There was a threat at the president’s residence at MAL, Americans in Mexico are facing major threats by cartel members, Nancy Guthrie is still missing, and our FBI Director thinks he’s a frat bro?!"
— Xochitl Hinojosa , Activist
"I was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"The grift & corruption is unreal."
— Jason Crow , Politician
"3 million pages of evidence of a massive child sex trafficking ring and this is what the FBI director is doing right now."
— Sean Casten , Politician
"There was a threat at the president’s residence at MAL, Americans in Mexico are facing major threats by cartel members..."
— Xochitl Hinojosa , Activist
"Yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"For the very concerned media - yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"Let me be clear: we will not be distracted by baseless rumors or the noise from uninformed internet anarchists and the fake news."
— Kash Patel , Politician
"There was a threat at the president’s residence at MAL, Americans in Mexico are facing major threats by cartel members, Nancy Guthrie is still missing, and our FBI Director thinks he’s a frat bro?!"
— Xochitl Hinojosa , Activist
"I was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."
— Kash Patel , Politician
Key People
A country singer and the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel.
Brady Tkachuk is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL.
Charlie Kirk is a conservative activist whose assassination raised political violence concerns.
Chuck Grassley is the Republican chair of the US Senate judiciary committee.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
U.S. Representative from Maryland.
Jason Crow is a Democratic Congressman from Colorado.
The former Chief of Staff for the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Kristi Noem is the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.
Matthew Tkachuk is an American ice hockey player who plays for the Florida Panthers in the NHL.
Former U.S. Attorney General who appointed Jack Smith.
Nancy Guthrie is an 84-year-old woman who was recently abducted from her home in Arizona.
Savannah Guthrie is an American news anchor and journalist.
Sean Casten is a U.S. Representative from Illinois who raised concerns about the FBI Director's priorities.
White House communications director.
Xochitl Hinojosa is a former spokeswoman for the Justice Department under President Biden.
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Patel's trip came the same day as an armed intruder was shot at the president's Florida resort.
FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated with the U.S. men's hockey team after their Olympic gold medal win in Milan, despite an armed intruder being shot at Mar-a-Lago during his visit.
FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated with the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan after their Olympic gold medal win, despite an armed intruder being shot at Mar-a-Lago during his visit.
FBI Director Kash Patel joined the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan to celebrate their Olympic gold medal, amid an armed intrusion at Mar-a-Lago.
FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated with the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan after their Olympic gold medal win, despite an armed intruder being shot at Mar-a-Lago during his visit.
FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated with the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan after their Olympic gold medal win, despite an armed intruder being shot at Mar-a-Lago during his visit.
FBI Director Kash Patel joined the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan to celebrate their Olympic gold medal, amid an armed intrusion at Mar-a-Lago.
FBI Director Kash Patel defended his celebration with the U.S. men's hockey team after their Olympic gold medal win, amid an armed intrusion at Mar-a-Lago during his visit.
FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated with the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan after their Olympic gold medal win, despite an armed intruder being shot at Mar-a-Lago during his visit.
FBI Director Kash Patel joined the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan to celebrate their Olympic gold medal, amid an armed intrusion at Mar-a-Lago.
FBI Director Kash Patel defended his celebration with the U.S. men's hockey team after their Olympic gold medal win, amid an armed intrusion at Mar-a-Lago during his visit.
FBI Director Kash Patel joined the U.S. men's hockey team in Milan to celebrate their Olympic gold medal, amid an armed intrusion at Mar-a-Lago.
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