FBI Director Kash Patel is facing mounting criticism from Democrats after reportedly refusing to disembark a plane after Charlie Kirk’s tragic assassination until he was given an FBI raid jacket.
However, after being unable to find his preferred size, the FBI director was forced to use a women’s medium, leading Democrats to mock him.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) belittled Patel on social media for wearing a woman’s jacket, stressing the need for the director to focus on doing his job instead of optics.
“I don’t mind that FBI Director Kash Patel had to wear a women’s (size medium) jacket to cosplay as someone in charge. I just wish he’d focus on stopping the rampant domestic terrorism happening on his watch,” the California Democrat wrote.
Patel responded to Swalwell’s post by pointing out that he was trying to find a jacket that was his size and slammed Swalwell over his domestic terrorism claims.
The FBI director noted that arrests dealing with such crimes have increased by 30% since President Donald Trump took office.
In his scathing rebuttal, Patel also blasted Swalwell over his previous relationship with a Chinese spy, referred to as “Fang fang.”
“I was looking for a Youth Large… Domestic terrorism arrests are UP 30% this year — impressive, considering I spent zero days dating a Chinese spy named Fang Fang, where should I send your women’s medium for date night?” Patel fired back.
The article that Swalwell cited in his post was released by current and retired FBI agents.
According to the piece, Patel arrived at Provo Airport on Sept. 11, just a day after the brutal killing of Kirk. “ALPHA 99” reported that when an FBI plane arrived at the airport, Patel refused to disembark unless he was given a raid jacket.
Given his refusal, FBI agents scrambled around the airport and elsewhere to try and find a medium-sized raid jacket for Patel, according to the report. Most jackets were either large or extra large.
However, a medium-sized jacket from a female FBI special agent was later said to fit Patel.
After being given the jacket on the plane, Patel noticed that it was missing velcro patches and refused to get off the aircraft until such items were provided to him, per the New York Post.
“According to ALPHA 99, members of an FBI SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) Team took patches off their uniforms and ran those patches over to FBI Director Kash Patel at the airport,” the report said.
“The patches were then attached to the loaner FBI raid jacket. ALPHA 99 said, and, FBI Director Kash Patel disembarked from the plane,” it added.
