Kash Patel Faces Backlash For Flying To Winter Olympics, Partying It Up With Team USA
HuffPost • • sports
Key Points:
- FBI Director Kash Patel faced criticism for using an FBI jet to travel to Italy during the Winter Olympics, where he attended hockey games and celebrated Team USA’s gold medal win.
- Patel, a longtime hockey fan, was seen in the locker room with players and shared celebratory moments on social media, drawing backlash for perceived misuse of government resources amid ongoing controversies like the slow release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
- The FBI confirmed Patel’s trip was partly official, involving meetings on Olympic security, but critics questioned the $75,000 taxpayer cost and the appropriateness of his presence at sporting events.
- Patel has previously been scrutinized for using FBI resources for personal reasons, including a trip to see his girlfriend perform, which he defended by citing
