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Kash went snorkeling around the USS Arizona

Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:30 pm
Posted by Wildcat1996
Lexington, KY
Member since Jul 2020
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:30 pm
AP News

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WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau’s Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement.

Left out of FBI’s news releases was an exclusive excursion that Patel took days later when he participated in what government officials described as a “VIP snorkel” around the USS Arizona in an outing coordinated by the military. The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.

The swim, revealed in government emails obtained by The Associated Press, comes to light amid criticism over Patel’s use of the FBI plane and his global travel that has blended professional responsibilities with leisure activities. The FBI did not disclose the snorkeling session or that Patel had returned to Hawaii for two days after his initial stopover on the island.

“It fits a pattern of Director Patel getting tangled up in unseemly distractions — this time at a site commemorating the second deadliest attack in U.S. history — instead of staying laser-focused on keeping Americans safe,” said Stacey Young, who founded Justice Connection, a network of former federal prosecutors and agents who advocate for the Department of Justice’s independence.


There's more to read at the link. I just can't be concerned about this. Of all the shite DC bureaucrats blow money, people are upset about a snorkeling outing in a Federal Park?
Posted by roadGator
DeBoar’s dome
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:32 pm to
Rs aren’t supposed to take time away from work apparently.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
44821 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:32 pm to
Ok and?

Biden literally died halfway through his term.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
68340 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:33 pm to
It's not a big deal, but it does bolster the claim of the rank and file people who say he is acting like a make-a-wish kid.
Posted by _Hurricane_
Somewhere
Member since Feb 2016
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:33 pm to
Snorkeling around the USS Arizona seems pretty weird idk.
Posted by phaz
Waddell, AZ
Member since Jan 2009
6847 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:34 pm to
It's over now, lock him up
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
26052 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:34 pm to
If it's official business, I have no problem with it. Who goes to Hawaii on business and does not partake in leisure activities as well? It probably saves him time later by killing two birds with the same stone.
Posted by Neutral Underground
Member since Mar 2024
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:35 pm to
Biden was on vacation every other week.
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
26052 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:36 pm to
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Snorkeling around the USS Arizona seems pretty weird idk.


The bodies of the men are forever entombed inside. He isn't viewing skeletons. If it was possible, I'd like to snorkel around the Titanic.
Posted by SoFlaGuy
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Apr 2020
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:36 pm to
I’m sure the person who wrote that never fricks around while on the clock. I’m ok with paying for Kash to honor those who sacrificed during Pearl Harbor.
Posted by medium_okra
City of Central
Member since Oct 2019
268 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:37 pm to
Pete stayed home to pretend breast-feed for months !
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
26052 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

Pete stayed home to pretend breast-feed for months !


Who would wonder if the baby had died of starvation?
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 2:53 pm
Posted by LsuNav
Sacramento
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:39 pm to
Snorkeling around a gravesite is tacky.
Posted by Gusoline
Jacksonville, NC
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:43 pm to
Mayor pete took maternity leave to adopt a child to groom with his husband, and not a single lib complained.
Posted by Zgeo
Baja Oklahoma
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:44 pm to
WGAS
Posted by Mushroom1968
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:45 pm to
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Patel’s use of the FBI plane


It’s the only plane an FBI director is allowed to use.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:46 pm to
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Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

There's more to read at the link. I just can't be concerned about this. Of all the shite DC bureaucrats blow money, people are upset about a snorkeling outing in a Federal Park?
I'm surprised he could snorkel, drinking as much as he does.
Posted by hsfolk
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 2:59 pm to
Lloyd Austin was having surgery and never told anybody
Posted by BeepBopBoop
Northshore
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Posted on 5/14/26 at 3:03 pm to
Wray walked out of a committee hearing early while being actively questioned so he could use the FBI plane for a vacay
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 3:07 pm
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