Trump secretly broiling about his bumbling FBI director: report
The Daily Beast reports President Donald Trump is still grousing months after his FBI director was filmed chugging alcohol in a winter Olympics game locker room at“President Donald Trump has been privately venting his anger over FBI Director Kash Patel’s embarrassing boozy Olympics antics, according to a new report,” said DB. “The president, 79, is said to be fuming about the parade of bad headlines triggered by viral footage of his hockey-mad FBI chief celebrating Team USA’s gold medal win over Canada in Milan by slamming beers in the men’s locker room.While publicly supporting the former MAGA podcaster and ardent Trump supporter, CNN reports Trump is privately irritated about Patel’s record and his public embarrassments.“Patel had skipped the official U.S. delegation in Milan — which included Vice President JD Vance, 41 — and flew out on his own, only landing after Vance and his entourage had left town,” reports DB. “After the gold medal triumph, Team USA general manager Bill Guerin — who also runs the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and is reportedly friendly with the FBI director — waved Patel into the locker room celebrations.And that’s where cameras were apparently waiting.Patel called Trump on speakerphone, and Trump joked he would “have” to invite the women’s hockey gold medalists to the White House, too, or he would face impeachment, but the image of Patel’s celebration has continued to dog him considering the Olympic snafu is just one chapter in an expansive series of controversy following Patel. Most recently, Patel made news when informants told reporters that Patel has a drinking problem and regularly misses meetings and engagements.Now Patel appears to be in Trump’s sights, and he may not appreciate the attention.“We’re all just waiting for the word” that Patel is officially out of the top job, one FBI official told Atlantic writer Sarah Fitzpatrick. Meanwhile, another former official told reporter Jonathan Lemire that Patel was “rightly paranoid.”Patel's tenure at the FBI has been marked by controversy since his confirmation. Beyond the drinking allegations, sources close to the bureau describe an agency in turmoil under his leadership. Multiple investigations into his conduct have been launched, and morale among career agents has plummeted. Trump's private complaints about Patel reflect a broader pattern: the president frequently turns on appointees once they become public liabilities. Patel's allies argue the stories are exaggerated, but the damage to his reputation may already be irreversible. Whether Trump ultimately moves to replace him remains unclear, but insiders suggest it's not a matter of if, but when.