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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel as the next director of the FBI. It was another close party-line vote of 51-49 with Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) once again voting against Trump’s nominee.
KashPatel’sconfirmation,thelastofTrump’s“controversial”nominees,marksapivotalmomentintheongoingstruggleagainsttheentrenchedpoliticalestablishment.Previously,SecretaryofDefensePeteHegsethmadeitthroughwitharazor-thin51-50vote,thankstoVicePresidentJDVancebreakingthetie.Themomentumcontinuedwithotherkeyconfirmations,includingTulsiGabbardasdirectorofNationalIntelligence,RFKJr.assecretaryofHealthandHumanServices,andRussellVoughttakingthereinsasWhiteHousebudgetdirector.TheseappointmentssignifyamovetowardrestoringaccountabilityandAmericanvalueswithinthegovernment.Patel’snominationhadfacedrelentlessoppositionfromDemocrats,whofearedhiscommitmenttoreformcoulddismantletheirlong-standinginfluence.
Patelmadeitclearthathewouldfightagainsttheweaponizationofgovernmentthathasunjustlyt
