Taxpayer Jet to Milan: Kash Patel's Olympic Locker Room Celebration Draws Fire
TL;DR
FBI Director Kash Patel faced backlash after using a government jet to fly to Italy for the Winter Olympics and celebrate Team USA’s hockey victory in the locker room, posting about the trip as work-related while videos of the celebration prompted criticism over taxpayer-funded travel and resource use.
- Keystone Kash Gives Bizarre Excuse for Boozy Olympic Partying The Daily Beast
- F.B.I. Director Celebrates Olympic Hockey Victory on Day of Mar-a-Lago Shooting The New York Times
- Patel responds to Olympics backlash, says he was invited to locker room after hockey game The Hill
- FBI Director Kash Patel takes agency jet to Italy, plans to attend Olympic hockey games, sources say CBS News
- FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated Team USA’s win despite denying use of agency jet for personal use Yahoo
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