Kash Patel Clashes with Hirono over FBI Fitness Standards for Women
- FBI Director Kash Patel stated that all applicants must meet physical requirements, including a pull-up, to pursue a role as a special agent.
- Senator Mazie Hirono criticized the requirement, claiming it disproportionately affects women due to physiological differences.
- Patel disagreed with Hirono, asserting that requiring a single pull-up is not harsh and that medical exemptions are available.
- Under Patel's leadership, the FBI has adjusted recruitment standards, including dropping the college degree requirement and shortening training time.
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Kash Patel clashes with Hirono over FBI fitness standards for women
A heated exchange erupted Tuesday during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing when FBI Director Kash Patel defended physical fitness standards for incoming special agents, including a pullup requirement that Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) criticized as disproportionately affecting female applicants. The dispute began when Hirono questioned Patel on recent changes to FBI recruitment standards, specifically the newly implemented requirement that all app…
Democrat Lawmaker Raises Concerns Over FBI’s Physical Fitness Test
A Democrat lawmaker is expressing concern over the FBI’s new physical fitness standards, specifically calling attention to the physical differences between men and women. During a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D- Hawaii, questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on the FBI’s pullups requirements for special agents. “You are now requiring applicants to be able to do a certain kind of pullups, which a lot of women cannot because …
Sen. Hirono Acknowledges Biological Reality While Grilling FBI Director About Training Standards › American Greatness
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) questioned FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday about whether certain physical fitness standards required by his […] Source


Kash Patel Shuts Down Dem Senator's Complaint About Female FBI Applicants Failing 'Harsh Pull-Up' Test
FBI Director Kash Patel shut down Sen. Mazie Hirono when she questioned the fairness of the FBI requiring women to do "harsh pull-ups."
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