January 20 can’t get here fast enough, can it? And I must admit, the left's outrage over Donald Trump's nominees only serves to heighten my enthusiasm. Whether it's the appointment of former ICE Director Tom Homan as border czar, Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as co-chairs of a new Department of Government Efficiency, Tulsi Gabbard as director of National Intelligence, or Pam Bondi as attorney general, the left’s outrage over these selections only strengthens their appeal.
The hysteria from the left over Trump’s potential second term is enough to make any conservative cheer. The latest meltdown centers on Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Kash Patel as FBI director. We knew the meltdown would come last week when it was first leaked that Patel was likely to be tapped.
Naturally, the left is trashing him. He’s been dismissed as a loyalist and a children’s book author—anything to push the narrative he’s not qualified for the role. They spin apocalyptic yarns about how he’ll destroy the bureau’s “independence.”
Take MSNBC political analyst Tim Miller, for instance. He declared Patel “the most dangerous nominee that we’ve seen yet to our democracy.” Tom Nichols went even further, calling the pick “preposterous and yet extraordinarily dangerous.”
NEW: Staff writer for The Atlantic Tom Nichols is freaking out on MSNBC over the nomination of Kash Patel as Director of the FBI and claims he is “as dangerous as it gets” because “he believes in nothing except serving Donald Trump.”
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) December 1, 2024
“Patel is about as dangerous as it gets.”… pic.twitter.com/3xeI96BqoS
Their reaction tells you everything you need to know.
Frank Figliuzzi, a former FBI assistant director, slammed Patel’s plan to downsize the FBI headquarters by 7,000 employees, calling the proposal “ignorant.” He warned on MSNBC that such a shift would “make America less safe, not more safe,” painting a grim picture of diminished global capabilities and field office mismanagement. He also predicted a “total hijacking of the federal law enforcement system,” claiming Trump would use the FBI to target his political enemies.
Frank Figliuzzi on Kash Patel: "This so-called axe he has to grind is really Donald Trump's axe, and he seems quite willing to wield it in whatever direction." pic.twitter.com/OhIYPQQOrY
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December 1, 2024
Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe chimed in with his own brand of hyperbole, comparing Patel’s potential leadership to the FBI’s “pre-Watergate” days. McCabe warned that this was a “terrible development” for both the agency and the nation, predicting Trump would turn the FBI into a tool for his “political agenda.”
JUST IN: Former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe rushes to CNN to whine about how "dangerous" Trump's nomination of Kash Patel is, says it's "terrible" for the "men and women" of the FBI.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 1, 2024
Amazing.
"It's a terrible development for the men and women of the FBI and also for… pic.twitter.com/QbArxg3rd3
But here’s the part the media conveniently ignores: Kash Patel is no lightweight. He played a major role in exposing the Democrats’ fake Russian collusion narrative. During the first Trump administration, Patel served in several key roles, including chief of staff at the Department of Defense, deputy director of National Intelligence, and senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council.
In announcing Patel’s nomination, Trump said that the FBI on Patel’s watch will “end the growing crime epidemic in America, dismantle the migrant criminal gangs, and stop the evil scourge of human and drug trafficking across the Border." He added, "Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI.”
That's exactly what the left is worried about.
