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Kash Patel Responds to Criticism of His
Celebration With Team USA Men's Hockey:
'Yes, I Love America'

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 2/23/2026 2:53:06 AM

FBI Director Kash Patel responded to criticism after video footage surfaced of him celebrating with the Team USA Men’s Hockey team after their win against Canada. In a post on X, Patel expressed that he “was extremely humbled” when Team USA’s Men’s Hockey team invited him “into the locker room” to celebrate their Gold Medal win. “For the very concerned media – yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys,” Patel wrote. “Greatest country on earth and greatest sport on earth.”

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Venturer 2/23/2026 3:57:22 AM (No. 2072032)
Why would anyone hae a% problem with an American celebrating with Americans.. Anyone who criticizes this is in my mind a total ass whole.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: MissGrits 2/23/2026 5:01:19 AM (No. 2072047)
# 1 ... who would complain about that? Democrats, guaranteed! They hate America. And they can't have fun, they just "make fun" of everything that is wholesome and decent!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: 5 handicap 2/23/2026 6:14:55 AM (No. 2072066)
All the America-hating scum who wrote disparaging comments
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Reply 4 - Posted by: 5 handicap 2/23/2026 6:18:50 AM (No. 2072070)
All the America-hating scum who wrote disparaging comments about the FBI Director are appalled that he took a little time to watch the Olympics, They even took time away from their 24 hour a day work schedule to do so. There is absolutely nothing other than Hypocrisy, that describes Democraps so well!
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Reply 5 - Posted by: mobyclik 2/23/2026 6:42:15 AM (No. 2072082)
I would be disappointed if the lefties DIDN'T complain about anything that was pro-American. If they were to say something good about America, my first thought would be, ''Hmm, what do they want and how much will it cost me?''
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Rumblehog 2/23/2026 6:43:54 AM (No. 2072083)
In the meantime, Kamala Harris is busy coming up with a new, “GenZ approved,” handle for her blog post… Kamala: “Hey, I know, let’s call it,‘GenBeam HQ,’ get it? GenBeam, it’s like a combination of ‘GenZ’ and ‘Jim Beam,’ get it? Hahaha, makes me thirsty, wherever did I put my drink anyway?”
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Reply 7 - Posted by: FunOne 2/23/2026 7:02:52 AM (No. 2072093)
It's hard to beat the pure excitement of a great hockey game--a collision type sport that is fast with the strategy changing with the situation. “Greatest country on earth and greatest sport on earth.” Hard to disagree with Mr. Patel 's assessment of this sport. The gold medals are worn by both the USA Men and USA Women hockey teams. When they win, they drape Old Glory around their shoulders.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: philsner 2/23/2026 7:30:35 AM (No. 2072099)
Cry more, jealous leftists.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: downnout 2/23/2026 8:26:19 AM (No. 2072115)
Did any of these idiot lefties carp about Michelle and her daughters vacationing around the world on taxpayer funds? How about Miz Hillary and Chelsea riding camels in the desert?
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Reply 10 - Posted by: hershey 2/23/2026 8:46:17 AM (No. 2072123)
Celebrating anything that is good for the U.S. is considered bad by the democraps..a pox on them all...this would be a better country without demcraps messing everything up..
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Reply 11 - Posted by: janjan 2/23/2026 9:03:18 AM (No. 2072132)
They just have the sniffles because the team invited Kash in instead of some nancy boy politician who could pretend to be excited.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: 3XALADY 2/23/2026 9:30:23 AM (No. 2072154)
#9 Or sitting on a bench in front of the Taj Mahal. Or riding elephants somewhere. Or Hillary visiting the Great Wall of China, baggage included her traveling potty. Democrats want us all dead. Our memories are too good.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: bighambone 2/23/2026 12:17:25 PM (No. 2072252)
Who is to say that Kash Patel was not on official leave (days off) from his FBI position and went to Italy on his own time to watch the USA hockey teams?
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Rumblehog 2/23/2026 1:56:56 PM (No. 2072302)
The Party of Hate responds predictably with their much anticipated, "Greta Thunberg response" of, "How dare you!"
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Reply 15 - Posted by: danu 2/23/2026 5:16:40 PM (No. 2072366)
the return of the miracle on ice 2.0
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Reply 16 - Posted by: 504pc 2/23/2026 10:15:20 PM (No. 2072426)
NBC had him “ partying” with the players and it was titled “FBI director Kash Patel partying and drinking alcohol on the taxpayers dime” I guess 5 cases of beer is a bigger deal then daycare centers in Minnesota.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: YorkieMom 2/23/2026 11:12:29 PM (No. 2072435)
Don't you posters know that only Democrats can cheer sports and show up when they win? Republicans aren't allowed to do that. I can't wait to see if the Dems walk out if our hockey players show up at the speech tomorrow night.
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