Kash Patel made incredibly bold statements from 2020-2024 while he was essentially campaigning for the role of FBI Director in the even President Trump got back into office.
And I think even Kash would admit if he were being honest that he let his rhetoric go a bit too far, creating unrealistic expectations that could never be met.
Many claims of all the things he would do “on day one” like shutting down the Hoover Building and reopening it the next day as a museum:
THIS is what WINNING looks like:
“I’d shut down the Hoover FBI Building on DAY ONE and reopen it as a Deep State Museum…” -Kash Patel pic.twitter.com/28ttutWCLB
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) January 30, 2025
People (rightfully) latched onto those comments, especially the ones about walking in on day one and starting a 24/7 declass, and starting with the Epstein Files.
I was willing to cut him some slack and assume some of this rhetoric was just exaggeration, but when nothing happened after the first 100 days, I became critical as well.
And I’m still critical, but credit where credit is due, it looks like he’s finally fulfilling the big promise to shut down the Hoover Building:
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