On Friday, Kash Patel was sworn in as the ninth Director of the FBI by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Patel was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday in a close vote after RINO Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joined the Democrats in opposing his nomination.
The final vote tally was 51-49.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Patel spoke out after the confirmation vote, vowing to end the weaponization and politicization of justice and “rebuild an FBI the American people can be proud of.” He further put “those who seek to harm Americans” on notice, warning that “We will hunt you down in every corner of this planet.”
Patel spoke out again during his swearing-in ceremony, vowing that “There will be accountability within the FBI and outside of the FBI, and we will do it through rigorous constitutional oversight starting this weekend.”
He then highlighted the warned the staggering crime statistics, including “100,000 people last year raped, 100,000 people died of CCP fentanyl overdose and heroine, 17,000 homicides.” He added, ” That cannot be allowed to continue, and it will not be allowed to continue.”
He further put enemies on notice again, stating, “If you seek to hide in any corner of this country or any corner of this planet, we will put on the world’s largest manhunt, and we will find you, and we will decide your end state, not you.” He also subtly warned corrupt politicians and deep state bureaucrats, saying, “There’s a singular system of justice for all Americans, and there will be accountability.”
Patel also taunted the media, daring them to “bring it on” with their fake news smears and attacks on him, ” but leave the men and women at the FBI out of it. They deserve better,” he said.
WATCH:
Patel: To the Senators and the men and women of the United States House of Representatives, you placed an enormous trust in me, an enormous leap of faith, one that I didn’t know that I could possibly earn back, but I’m going to spend every single day on this job doing so. The fact that you placed the confidence you did in me has inspired me to reach new heights at this job. I promise you the following: There will be accountability within the FBI and outside of the FBI, and we will do it through rigorous constitutional oversight starting this weekend.
I know the media’s in here, and if you have a target, that target’s right here. It’s not the men and women at the FBI. You’ve written everything you possibly can about me that’s fake, malicious, slanderous, and defamatory. Keep it coming, bring it on, but leave the men and women at the FBI out of it. They deserve better.
And for those of you who think that there’s going to be a two-tiered system of justice, not with Attorney General Bondi. There’s a singular system of justice for all Americans, and there will be accountability. And the reason that this mission is so important is simply the following: 100,000 people last year raped, 100,000 people died of CCP fentanyl overdose and heroine, 17,000 homicides. Violent crime is out of control. We cannot have a United States of America where that is acceptable, where someone dies every 30 minutes or someone OD’s every seven, or someone’s raped every six. That cannot be allowed to continue, and it will not be allowed to continue.
Our national security mission is equally as important. Anyone that wishes to do harm to our way of life and our citizens here or abroad will face the full wrath of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. And if you seek to hide in any corner of this country or any corner of this planet, we will put on the world’s largest manhunt, and we will find you, and we will decide your end state, not you. We will uphold the Constitution. We will uphold ourselves to the Constitution. The men and women at the FBI, I have your back because you have the backs of the American people. You will be held to the same high standard. Any deviation from that standard will not be tolerated at this Federal Bureau of Investigation. The men and women at the FBI who make us safe deserve better, and they are going to get it with our leadership and your support. God bless America, and God bless every single one of you. I love this country.
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