FBI Director Kash Patel tells media 'bring it on' in stern message after being sworn into office

[Michie]

Patel accused news outlets of 'slanderous,' 'defamatory' coverage of him before being sworn in​

FBI Director Kash Patel offered a stern message to the media moments after being sworn in as the ninth leader of the nation's top law enforcement agency.


"Look, I know the media's in here, and if you have a target, the target's right here," Patel said Friday as he pointed to himself. "It is not the men and women at the FBI."

"You have written everything you possibly can about me that's fake, malicious, slanderous and defamatory. Keep it coming. Bring it on, but leave the men and women of the FBI out of it. They deserve better," Patel told news outlets, sparking applause from his supporters in the room.

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FBI Director Kash Patel tells media 'bring it on' in stern message after being sworn into office

President Donald Trump's new FBI Director Kash Patel had a stern message for news organizations moments after being sworn into office, welcoming them to "target" him.

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[Fantine]

There were clips and articles with his own words. He said those things. Let him grow up and take responsibility.
The hearings needed to be public. If he has things in his past that are embarrassing that's on him.

 

[ozso]

It's a shame that so much media has become about doing hatchet jobs.

 

[Michie]

It's a shame that so much media has become about doing hatchet jobs.

Been going on forever now.

 

[Michie]

New FBI leader Kash Patel tapped to run ATF as acting director​

New FBI leader Kash Patel tapped to run ATF as acting director

Newly-sworn in FBI Director Kash Patel will be tapped to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as acting director, according to sources.

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[RileyG]

God bless him!