Kash Patel called to White House on heels of continued questions over his behavior

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https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-called-to-white-house-on-heels-of-continued-questions-over-his-behavior

FBI Director Kash Patel abruptly cancelled a planned flight Friday to see his girlfriend in Chicago this weekend, after top administration officials frustrated with Patel summoned him to the White House, according to two people with knowledge of the change.

The precise reasons that Patel’s political bosses demanded he cancel his trip and report to the West Wing are unclear, but several people said top Trump deputies were disturbed by a range of actions by Patel. Some found it confounding that the FBI director was leaving town amid the recent revival of the war with Iran and alleged threats against the president’s life, according to a person familiar with efforts to help Patel rebuild trust with the White House. For this article, people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive internal matter.

Others cited two unforced errors by Patel that created bad optics for the Trump administration, the first being his early morning tweet bashing MS NOW for its coverage of his high-flying lifestyle, they said, in which Patel boasted: “my jet ski is gold plated…dumbass.”

The second misstep, the people said, was that extensive reports by MS NOW and other news outlets about taxpayers footing the bill for Patel’s globe-trotting ultimately spurred formal questions from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, a critical ally of President Trump’s...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. Cash, err, I mean Kash

is by far, the worse FBI director ever confirmed bar none.

[mr715]

2. Wait until the next one, Rudy.

[underpants]

3. 5 reporters ✅. July concerts in a parking lot sounds like big beer sales.

[kentuck]

4. Since Trump's life has been threatened....

...maybe he figures it might be a good idea to have a competent FBI Director?

[Skittles]

5. that thought occurred to me, too

maybe Trump bootlicker shouldn't be the ONLY factor for someone running the FBI

[skypilot]

6. But, you have to ask yourself...

...what does competent even mean with an administration like this. Having Trump's back is one thing but being competent is something else entirely.

On edit: I just noticed that I've said pretty much what Skittles just said but differently worded.