Kash Patel Gives Wild Answer To Explain His Most Controversial Moment In Office | EUROtoday

FBI Director Kash Patel once more tried to justify attending the Winter Olympics’ gold medal hockey sport in February, the place leaked footage confirmed him celebrating with Team USA.

Calling in to “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” on Wednesday, Patel tried to border his go to to Italy as a visit inside the scope of his official duties as FBI director.

“We (FBI) were there for the Milan Olympics. The FBI was leading the security for 250,000 Americans that went to Milan for the Winter Olympics,” Patel stated.

“…And I was fortunate enough to be there with the men’s hockey team and my friends on the team and celebrating something that hadn’t been done in what, 50 ― my math is terrible ― 50 some years,” he continued. “So, I was glad to be celebrating for America at a historic time, and I was glad that we were able to provide the security necessary to make sure our athletes and our American citizens that attended the Olympics could go there safely, and return safely and that’s our focus and that’s always gonna be our focus. I’ll always ignore the noise.”

Regardless of the unique function for Patel’s go to, the backlash was swift when footage emerged displaying Patel chugging beer with Team USA of their locker room.

Prior to turning into FBI director, Patel had criticized his predecessor, Christopher Wray, for utilizing authorities planes for private issues. In February, FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson responded to CBS News reporting that Patel had used a authorities jet for the journey.

“No, it’s not a personal trip. Director Patel is on a trip that was planned months ago. It includes: partner meetings with Italian law enforcement and security officials (they invited the Director last July), meeting with Ambassador Fertitta (as a follow-up to our law enforcement roundtable he hosted in January), meetings with Legat staff, and more,” Williamson wrote on X on the time.

“The FBI also has a major role in Olympic security – as we do with the World Cup, F1, and more – so we have a U.S. consulate briefing on Olympic security and current FBI posture, as well as thanking FBI personnel on the ground,” the assertion continued.

Listen to Patel’s full interview on “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” right here: