Patel was ready.
During this week’s Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel came prepared to knock down criticisms of the Trump Admin’s FBI, even holding up a list of wins when confronted by Washington Senator Patty Murray during a tense exchange.
“This is what real leadership looks like at the FBI,” Patel said, holding up a printed list. “20-point drop in the homicide rate. 45,000 violent offenders arrested last year, twice as many as in 2024. 2,450 criminal gangs disrupted — that’s a 322% increase from 2024. 6,900 child victims have been located since I’ve been in the seat — that’s 144% increase. 2,900 child predators and human traffickers arrested — that’s a 70% increase. And we’ve arrested 8 of the top 10 most wanted fugitives in the world in 14 months.”
“The mission has never been better.”
Watch the clip below:
The lies are always the loudest when it’s the Trump Administration and this FBI delivering record results in crime fighting… the fake news breathlessly gags on the lies, so here are the facts: pic.twitter.com/Yvc3h5z3Yv
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) May 13, 2026
