Former National Security Advisor John Bolton compared Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's nomination for head of FBI, to one of the USSR's most feared secret police chiefs, Lavrentiy Beria. "Trump has nominated Kash Patel to be his Lavrenty Beria," Bolton said during an appearance on NBC News' "Meet The Press" on Sunday. "Fortunately, the FBI is...
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) said he encouraged President-elect Trump to bring Kash Patel "to the table" after the incoming president nominated him to serve as head of the FBI. During an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press," Hagerty said Patel "represents the type of change that we need to see in the FBI." "This entire...
President-elect Trump on Sunday said he would appoint Massad Boulos, a billionaire from Lebanon whose son Michael is married to Tiffany Trump, to serve as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. "Massad is an accomplished lawyer and a highly respected leader in the business world, with extensive experience on the International scene,"...
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Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) took a cautious approach to Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's nominee to serve as head of the FBI, highlighting his support for current FBI director Chris Wray. “I think the president picked a very good man to be the director of the FBI when he did that in his first term,” Rounds...
Actress Cheryl Hines, the wife of former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., posted a video promoting her beauty products featuring her husband showering half-naked in the background. In a video posted to social media, the 59-year old "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star showed off her product sales for Black Friday from her company Hines+Young,...
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that he couldn’t be concerned with what happens after President-elect Trump takes office in January when pressed about the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as head of the FBI. ABC’s Jonathan Karl noted that Patel has talked about retribution, questioning if that rhetoric concerns...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Sunday said Kash Patel will need to prove to Congress he will reform and restore public trust in the FBI if he is to win confirmation to the role. President-elect Trump on Saturday night said he would nominate Patel, a Trump loyalist who has vowed to go after the media...
Instead of monitoring newcomers for ideas the government might not like, the new Trump administration should continue the current system’s focus on vetting for actual national security threats.