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Secret Service blindsided by Patel’s release of thwarted UFC plot information

Jun 16, 2026Far Right

Details about protecting one fight may have sparked another, according to a report on “furious” sentiments directed toward FBI Director Kash Patel from the U.S. Secret Service.…

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