Democrat Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) lost his composure during a Senate hearing, upset over a meme shared by Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI. In a somewhat heated back-and-forth, Whitehouse accused Patel of pushing the idea that FBI agents were responsible for violence on January 6th, a claim Patel denied.
Patel has been a staunch Trump ally and a critic of the FBI’s handling of the Russia collusion hoax and January 6th. The FBI nominee had shared a provocative video on Truth Social where he humorously chainsawed those critical of Trump, such as CNN and other liberal media outlets, and politicians.
The meme caught the attention of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who criticized it as evidence of his being “dangerous and unqualified” for the role of FBI Director. “Is that you, Kash Patel, re-truthed, re-posting that at the top of that page?” Whitehouse asked.
“Senator, I had nothing to do with the creation of that meme,” Patel responded.
“Is that you re-posting it was my question,” Whitehouse asked again.
“That’s me at the top,” Patel calmly responded.
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During their discussion, Sheldon Whitehouse challenged Patel on his previous assertion that FBI agents were