Summary

New FBI Director Kash Patel, a Trump ally with no FBI experience, has made unusual security requests, showing distrust of his own agency.

He asked for a private security detail instead of FBI protection and sought a direct secure line to the Oval Office, bypassing the attorney general.

FBI directors since J. Edgar Hoover have maintained independence from the White House, but Patel is closely aligned with Trump.

Known for promoting conspiracy theories, he has also been accused of leading an FBI purge.

The FBI dismissed reports on his requests as “false leaks or distractions.”

  • TylerBourbon@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Was it really a children’s book or did he write a book for adults, but it was just so damn stupid everyone assumed it was a children’s book, and never bothered to clarify with him?

    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      I mean, the GOP has long aimed their rhetoric at a fifth-grade reading comprehension level, so in a real sense everything they put out is a children’s book. Trump’s “innovation” was targeting a third-grade reading level.

    • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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      12 hours ago

      If it’s the type of thing I think it is then it’s a blatant propaganda book aimed at children but ends up being consumed almost exclusively by adults, because the kids want nothing to do with it and would rather just play Fortnight.