FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly been summoned to the White House following outcry over his behavior, MS NOW reported Friday, though the White House is denying core parts of the reporting.
According to the report, Patel “was set to travel to Chicago in the Bureau’s jet to see his girlfriend perform at a music festival when he was called in” and had plans to spend the entire day at the White House. Patel, who in recent months has grown paranoid and constantly fearful of losing his job according to prior sources, was reportedly panicked over the order.
Patel has become notorious for using government jets to travel to see his girlfriend, as well as a number of other questionable uses of government resources like the purchase of a BMW to get around in secret.
“Several people said top Trump deputies were disturbed by a range of actions by Patel. Some found it confounding that the FBI director was leaving town amid the recent revival of the war with Iran and alleged threats against the president’s life,” said the report. Other sources alleged the White House was frustrated over “two unforced errors by Patel that created bad optics for the Trump administration, the first being his early morning tweet bashing MS NOW for its coverage of his high-flying lifestyle, they said, in which Patel boasted: ‘my jet ski is gold plated … (expletive).’”
In response to the story, Trump administration communications director Steven Cheung denied the story with his typical bombast.
“Completely false. There has been no frustration over his tweet this morning,” wrote Cheung. “I reposted his tweet. Other White House officials reposted his tweet. Him calling MSNOW (expletive) is an accurate description of their (expletive) reporting.”
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