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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,335 posts)
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:26 AM 19 hrs ago

Kash Patel's meltdown over a jacket

The damaging new dossier, obtained by the New York Post's Miranda Devine, detailed an embarrassing tantrum Patel allegedly threw after the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

Patel reportedly flew into Provo, Utah, on September 11, the day after the assassination, and refused to 'disembark from the plane without an FBI raid jacket.'
He did not have his own, and was so concerned about the optics that he pulled Salt Lake City FBI field agents from the investigation and ordered them to find him a medium-sized jacket.

They eventually tracked down one he could wear but embarrassingly, it belonged to a female agent.

Patel was reportedly fuming when he received the jacket and erupted when he noticed 'two areas on the upper sleeves did not have Velcro patches attached', and still refused to step off the plane.

Ultimately, 'members of an FBI SWAT Team took patches off their uniforms and ran those patches over' to stop Patel's outburst.
Only then did he disembark the plane, the report claims. 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15340879/kash-patel-FBI-explosive-report-dan-bongino.html

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Kash Patel's meltdown over a jacket (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago OP
LOL 😂 Emile 19 hrs ago #1
It's all about the self-important optics. Costumes, and scripted speeches/talking points. Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #2
Exactly roscoeroscoe 14 hrs ago #44
that describes the entire Trump administration DBoon 11 hrs ago #51
Most likely, he gave popsdenver 8 hrs ago #62
Second airplane carries her costumes, hair extensions, botox injections, stylist, beautician, Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #64
She truly was getting to be popsdenver 6 hrs ago #68
I always wonder what these gals had to do to in their job interview with Trump. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #70
Like I've always said popsdenver 6 hrs ago #71
Like I always said Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #72
This is the LilElf70 18 hrs ago #3
Dems should do what Repubs do, and use their full names as a negative: Kashyap Pramod Patel TheBlackAdder 6 hrs ago #69
Did Der orange Fuhrer teach him the CRY BABY antics? KS Toronado 18 hrs ago #4
Who's Charlie Kirk? Gimpyknee 18 hrs ago #5
Just Days After He Was Killed... ProfessorGAC 16 hrs ago #29
Charlie Kirk? I think he was EriKKKa Vance's first husband... GopherGal 4 hrs ago #73
Still never heard of him... Smackdown2019 2 hrs ago #74
Interesting that this is being reported in a Rupert Murdoch paper. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #6
Feels like Kash, Pete, and Bondi won't make it to season 2 newdeal2 17 hrs ago #13
R.upert must have received the word, dirty Patel's image. dem4decades 16 hrs ago #28
boy, they sure like to play dress up. Javaman 18 hrs ago #7
Optics... 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #8
Such infantile behavior... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #9
For 'the clothes' to 'make the man', 70sEraVet 17 hrs ago #10
'Petty Kash' is almost as insecure as the Felon who gave him an important job to fail miserably at attempting Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #19
Well considering we first heard of him as vanlassie 11 hrs ago #55
What a total ass. Vinca 17 hrs ago #11
Waaaaaaah, I want my binkey. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #12
Miranda Devine is a MAGA propagandist. speak easy 17 hrs ago #14
Given J Edgar Hoover's "leanings" it is appropriate that yellowcanine 17 hrs ago #15
As much as I hate(d) Hoover, the cross-dressing thing was invented by Truman Capote. But Hoover was a closeted gay and Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #37
I guess he is scared of a rapid deportation IbogaProject 17 hrs ago #16
The Cosplay element of this entire administration is mind boggling. NoMoreRepugs 16 hrs ago #17
A ten dollar man in a hundred dollar coat is still a ten dollar man. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 16 hrs ago #18
Both Patel and Noem are cosplayers ... and they're trying to out do one another FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #20
Keystone Kash. Cosplaying as always. Queso Delicioso 16 hrs ago #21
He's a Larper Renew Deal 16 hrs ago #22
I still want to know mgardener 16 hrs ago #23
Stefanik is pissed that Danascot 14 hrs ago #45
My god, the boss from hell PatSeg 16 hrs ago #24
they don't think or say anything that they might set off the polygraph. rampartd 12 hrs ago #46
Good point PatSeg 8 hrs ago #65
Instead of running around, looking for a jacket and patches, they should have told him 3Hotdogs 16 hrs ago #25
We. Are. Doomed. czarjak 16 hrs ago #26
Just give Baby Kash one of these, pat him on his bony little ass, and send him out to play. NBachers 16 hrs ago #27
Our wonderful government Timewas 16 hrs ago #30
So kash literally wears an empty suit BOSSHOG 16 hrs ago #31
It's hilarious that Patel thinks anyone is looking at anything other than his crazy eyes. dem4decades 16 hrs ago #32
Did he remember to bring his tiny chair? Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #33
My guess is if the jacket kairos12 16 hrs ago #34
"I am not an illegal Indian immigrant. I AM DIRECTOR OF THE FBI!!!" dalton99a 16 hrs ago #35
Aww he just wanted to play dress up. How old is he? 10? Dave Bowman 16 hrs ago #36
Gotta love that ID badge. Norrrm 15 hrs ago #38
Patel is a baby LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #39
Oh my god MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #40
The fact that this story got out shows that at least one person in the FBI does not like him. John1956PA 14 hrs ago #41
Here it is... Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #42
When optics are more important than performance... Wounded Bear 14 hrs ago #43
That's a nice jacket Boo1 12 hrs ago #47
LOL! Bayard 9 hrs ago #60
LMAO! Every single one of the Felon's choices is so damaged. Buddyzbuddy 12 hrs ago #48
ITA. Felon47 has the highest turnover rate of Ilsa 1 hr ago #75
Kashyap Pramod Patel... have you heard of him? Blue Owl 11 hrs ago #49
Patal, just another Trump loving weirdo. BradBo 11 hrs ago #50
Would anyone here really expect Manson Eyes to behave normally? SheltieLover 11 hrs ago #52
Lol MustLoveBeagles 11 hrs ago #53
What the hell Traildogbob 11 hrs ago #54
One wardrobe malfunction and suddenly these cosplayers act as if Torchlight 11 hrs ago #56
Poor baby Cherokee100 9 hrs ago #57
I can't wait for his humiliation after being fired. Wipe that arrogant smug look right off his face. Marie Marie 9 hrs ago #58
That bug-eyed shithead is trying to outdo Kristi Noem in the cosplay department. LudwigPastorius 9 hrs ago #59
Pathetic JoseBalow 9 hrs ago #61
Remember when Gingrich threw a tantrum on AF One...? Grins 8 hrs ago #63
This effing child is in charge of the FBI? bluescribbler 7 hrs ago #66
So all of our major security agencies are being run by little divas. Crunchy Frog 7 hrs ago #67

Irish_Dem

(78,428 posts)
2. It's all about the self-important optics. Costumes, and scripted speeches/talking points.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:41 AM
18 hrs ago

Nothing of substance.
No attempt to be a public servant and work for the people.

roscoeroscoe

(1,796 posts)
44. Exactly
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:51 AM
14 hrs ago

It's all hat, no cattle... image, not substance... pantomime not reality.

"Where's my costume!"

popsdenver

(1,223 posts)
62. Most likely, he gave
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 04:37 PM
8 hrs ago

Krusty Noem his for her notoriously famous cosplay wardrobe......and that is why she has two brand new multi million dollar personal jets!
One jet is to carry her adulteress boy toy around with her, ......and the other to follow close, with her Barbie Style "dress up" uniforms............
Some reporter should ask Noem's legal husband if he enjoys being her cuckhold for the last year or two.....or maybe longer with other boy toys even before that......

Irish_Dem

(78,428 posts)
64. Second airplane carries her costumes, hair extensions, botox injections, stylist, beautician,
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 04:51 PM
8 hrs ago

massage therapist, speech writer, PR team, etc etc.

Oh and the drugs and booze.

popsdenver

(1,223 posts)
68. She truly was getting to be
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:39 PM
6 hrs ago

a middle-aged worn out hag, like all of Trump's close held tramps. They all went out, got a ton of plastic surgery, long hair like Melania's, Lipo, and most importantly the pre-requist...... "Republican Rack" demanded by Trump........
All of them.....Kari Lake, Pam Bondi, Bang-Bang Boebert, Kristi Noem, Karoline Leavitt, etc, etc, etc......if you google their college photos, they are all flat chested. The sad thing is, that when they went into the surgeon, he gave them all the choice of BOOBS or BRAINS, and their choice was: BOOBS...........Brains would have turned off Trump.....

Irish_Dem

(78,428 posts)
70. I always wonder what these gals had to do to in their job interview with Trump.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:47 PM
6 hrs ago

After they mutilate themselves and turn into ugly barbie dolls, I guess they do
whatever Trump wants.

popsdenver

(1,223 posts)
71. Like I've always said
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:54 PM
6 hrs ago

at least with crack whores, you know there are things THEY definitely WILL NOT DO, for ANY amount of money....

Irish_Dem

(78,428 posts)
72. Like I always said
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:17 PM
5 hrs ago

Sex workers have more honesty and integrity than any of the Trump ho bags.

TheBlackAdder

(29,906 posts)
69. Dems should do what Repubs do, and use their full names as a negative: Kashyap Pramod Patel
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:42 PM
6 hrs ago

Time for payback for all of those Barack Hussein Obama mentions used in a negative way.

ProfessorGAC

(75,464 posts)
29. Just Days After He Was Killed...
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:05 AM
16 hrs ago

...I posted a very similar sentiment and suggested that in a month he would be "Charlie Who?"
Now, I'm reading articles stating the the Rs did not the mileage from his assassination they thought they'd get.
This leads me back to a conclusion that all of this is a cult of personality for which there is no heir.

GopherGal

(2,750 posts)
73. Charlie Kirk? I think he was EriKKKa Vance's first husband...
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:34 PM
4 hrs ago

Gotta keep that in mind for future bar trivia games, though.

Smackdown2019

(1,326 posts)
74. Still never heard of him...
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:36 PM
2 hrs ago

Only hear how he is a martyr to the MAGA party... and his widow wife showing affection to the VICE-PRESIDENT. Wonder what the history books would print about this decade.... probably a chapter labeled "Bizarre"

As for that Kirk Fellow.... still never heard of him... but sounds to be a douchebag.

Which....is basically any MAGA Magot is.

Scrivener7

(57,977 posts)
6. Interesting that this is being reported in a Rupert Murdoch paper.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:23 AM
18 hrs ago

Behold your Frankenstein, Rupert.

newdeal2

(4,566 posts)
13. Feels like Kash, Pete, and Bondi won't make it to season 2
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:13 AM
17 hrs ago

Although I’m sure they’ll find someone even worse to replace them.

2naSalit

(99,233 posts)
8. Optics...
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:45 AM
17 hrs ago

A lot of their alleged importance has to do with optics.

And yeah, they sure do like to play dress up.

GiqueCee

(3,111 posts)
9. Such infantile behavior...
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:46 AM
17 hrs ago

... is certainly in line with this regime's modus operandi. It is poisonous, and infects those who kneel in abject obeisance before the Orange Hellbeast and worship his malice and mendacity.
Gee, I hope the infection's not fatal. Heh, heh, heh.


(For the terminally obtuse)

70sEraVet

(5,169 posts)
10. For 'the clothes' to 'make the man',
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 07:55 AM
17 hrs ago

there has to be at least the germ of 'the man' to begin with.
It sounds like the jacket didn't really help --

Attilatheblond

(7,938 posts)
19. 'Petty Kash' is almost as insecure as the Felon who gave him an important job to fail miserably at attempting
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:42 AM
16 hrs ago

It is a huge insult to the men and women of the FBI and professional law enforcement in general to put such incompetence at the helm of the nations premier investigative service.

edited for typo

vanlassie

(6,206 posts)
55. Well considering we first heard of him as
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:54 PM
11 hrs ago

“An aide to Devin Nunes…” he rose fast and is gonna fall harder.

Dave Bowman

(6,375 posts)
37. As much as I hate(d) Hoover, the cross-dressing thing was invented by Truman Capote. But Hoover was a closeted gay and
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:37 AM
15 hrs ago

a hypocrite. Going after gay people while being a closeted gay man is repulsive. Roy Cohn is another fine example.

IbogaProject

(5,478 posts)
16. I guess he is scared of a rapid deportation
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:24 AM
17 hrs ago

So lets cut our law enforcement chief some slack as due process is being ignored and he could very well be grabbed, dragged cross country and even deported to Africa within days.

FakeNoose

(39,725 posts)
20. Both Patel and Noem are cosplayers ... and they're trying to out do one another
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:43 AM
16 hrs ago

.. and .of course the American media plays along.

mgardener

(2,251 posts)
23. I still want to know
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:51 AM
16 hrs ago

What Patel, Stefanik & Kevin McCarthy discussed with Trump in the Oval office on Jan 4th.

Patel and Stefanik were rewarded while McCarthy went home to California.


Danascot

(5,150 posts)
45. Stefanik is pissed that
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 11:06 AM
14 hrs ago

trump pulled her nomination to be ambassador to the UN. After ass-kissing for years that's what she gets.

PatSeg

(51,614 posts)
24. My god, the boss from hell
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:52 AM
16 hrs ago

Just imagine what the FBI agents he commands think and say about him behind closed doors.

PatSeg

(51,614 posts)
65. Good point
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 05:00 PM
8 hrs ago

Though I don't think they can help but think it. It must be hell having him in charge.

3Hotdogs

(14,861 posts)
25. Instead of running around, looking for a jacket and patches, they should have told him
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:55 AM
16 hrs ago

they are flying one in from his office in D.C. --- see if he sits on the plane for 4 hours or whines and gets off the plane.

dalton99a

(91,417 posts)
35. "I am not an illegal Indian immigrant. I AM DIRECTOR OF THE FBI!!!"
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:19 AM
16 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Dec 1, 2025, 11:03 AM - Edit history (1)



Prairie Gates

(6,939 posts)
42. Here it is...
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:40 AM
14 hrs ago
?

This is the dipshit upon his arrival in Utah. A medium? I think it's time for Mr. Patel to be more honest with himself!



The patch on his right shoulder indeed is "FBI SWAT Salt Lake City Division * Idaho Montana Utah," so that tracks.

The other patch is also FBI SWAT, Salt Lake City Division (different than the right arm, though):

Wounded Bear

(63,616 posts)
43. When optics are more important than performance...
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:43 AM
14 hrs ago

that's what you get, a bunch of pampered brats.

Kinda defines the trump era.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,960 posts)
48. LMAO! Every single one of the Felon's choices is so damaged.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:31 PM
12 hrs ago

The Felon has put together a collection of misfits damaged beyond repair. I can't wait for the hearings.

The criminality of their actions won't be the only thing exposed but I'm sure we'll be somewhat befuddled and amused by their stupidity on display. Unfortunately at the expense of America. I'm surprised the Felon with his fragile ego doesn't realize how much of a reflection these choices are about him and his inability to "pick the best people".

Ilsa

(63,663 posts)
75. ITA. Felon47 has the highest turnover rate of
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 11:59 PM
1 hr ago

any administration, ever. He fires people. People get run out from embarrassment of being huge fuckups. Others leave because they don't want to lose their license or end up in prison.

He's afraid to hire genuinely qualified people because he thinks they'll make him look dumb. (Actually, they don't play a part in that.)

Traildogbob

(12,275 posts)
54. What the hell
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:52 PM
11 hrs ago

Is the Budget for his and Noems outfit needs? Somewhere around the defense budgets levels?
Yet kids are not eating, and sick need to die.
As Jebus demanded. Look it up, in the Trump auto penned BuyBull.
Merry Christmas to the Jewish refugee family.
Wait, if Mary was Jewish and Joseph as well, but did not partake, what exactly is God’s ethnicity?
The cult needs to know. White American?????
If God is supreme AND white, well, there ya go.
Megan has an argument.

Torchlight

(6,181 posts)
56. One wardrobe malfunction and suddenly these cosplayers act as if
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:55 PM
11 hrs ago

the entire universe just personally insulted them .I wish I were naive enough to believe a jacket could hide my own glaring flaws and colossal failures.

Marie Marie

(10,789 posts)
58. I can't wait for his humiliation after being fired. Wipe that arrogant smug look right off his face.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 03:49 PM
9 hrs ago

Grins

(9,164 posts)
63. Remember when Gingrich threw a tantrum on AF One...?
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 04:47 PM
8 hrs ago

Made all the papers. This is just as bad.

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