Friday, February 21, 2025

Kash Patel confirmed as F.B.I Director

 On Thursday, February 20th, Kash Patel was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the next FBI Director, passing in a very close vote of 51-49, in which two republicans defected and voted no to confirming him. Patel, which has been a very controversial pick from the beginning, for his undying and unwavering loyalty to President Donald J. Trump and threatening to “come after” those who oppose him once appointed, to unconventional beliefs in the “Deep State” and having strong concerns about national security, to overall having a lack of experience in leading and  running an organization, will now serve as the ninth FBI director, succeeding Christopher A. Wray, who served in Biden’s administration. 

During his confirmation meeting, he switched his position on wanting to seek retribution towards opposers and Democrats, denying having a list of enemies he wishes to target and saying that there would be “no politicization” in the FBI, and that he was simply misunderstood. However, there is no way to hold him to that promise, and with a strong track record of blindly following Trump (publishing not one, but TWO pro-Trump children’s books), he might be willing to cross those lines and abuse his power. 

Now, only a few days into his role, he has already ordered the relocation of 1,500 employees of the FBI from Washington to locations all across the country. This is all a part of his plan to “rebuild” the FBI, promising to bring it to local communities and simultaneously limit its power,  a trend that the Trump administration seems to be following with the introduction of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and the villainizing of the bureaucracy. 

Patel has been promising to “overhaul” the FBI, who are responsible for protecting the country against foreign threats, collecting information on them, and finding criminals found to be breaking federal laws. Which begs the question: what exactly needs to be overhauled? What is the FBI doing that is harming the American public? Protecting the country does not seem inherently political, yet it is slowly becoming a political topic with Kash Patel as Director. 

In the future, as he continues his role, important questions come to mind: How will the role of the FBI be changed with the introduction of Patel as director? Why is the bureaucracy being looked down upon and villainized? How will the government’s role in our lives change with the Trump administration's clear desire to limit its role?

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