Kash Patel's 'From Russia, With Love' Joke Called 'Absolutely Disgraceful' As Critics Cite Ukrainian Deaths
The post drew backlash after the FBI and a Virginia outlet said Patel was in Lynchburg, not Moscow, during the disputed trip report.
- On Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel posted "From Russia, with Love" on X, mocking a retracted MS NOW report claiming he traveled to Russia when he was actually attending an event in Lynchburg, Virginia.
- Citing two unnamed sources, MS NOW reported Wednesday that Patel landed in Russia for a two-day meeting, prompting him to use the social media post to reference the 1963 James Bond film.
- Critics, including Chef Jos, called the response tone-deaf and shameful while raising questions about Patel's past $25,000 payment from a Kremlin-linked firm; other users compared it to "From Germany, with love" during the Nazis era.
- Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, responded to the post stating that US-Russia law enforcement dialogue could benefit the world, as the FBI director remains mired in controversy amid the ongoing Ukraine war.
- Patel's post comes as relations between Kyiv and Washington are tense following reports that Ukraine did not receive advanced warnings about Russian ballistic missiles; CBS News reported the US may have intentionally withheld early warnings of strikes.
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Kash Patel's 'From Russia, With Love' Joke Called 'Absolutely Disgraceful' As Critics Cite Ukrainian Deaths
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The Independent
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People thought this shocking Kash Patel post was from a parody account – it was not
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel, shared a post on social media so shocking that people actually thought it was from a parody account.Following erroneous reports that the FBI director had landed in Russia, MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian was forced to retract the claim after it ...
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