Kash Patel is the FBI's new director, sworn in on the Bhagavad Gita after the Senate's approval.
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00:00Kash Patel was sworn in as FBI director. He took oath on Bhagavad-Gita. Trump
00:05praises Kash Patel's appointment. Patel vows to restore trust in the FBI.
00:10This latest breaking that we're getting, Kash Patel was sworn in as FBI director.
00:14He took oath on the Bhagavad-Gita. Donald Trump, US President, has praised
00:18Kash Patel's appointment. Patel vows to restore trust in the FBI. Let's listen in
00:24to what the US President said.
00:27The agents are very happy about Kash. In fact, the agents led the charge for Kash.
00:32One of the reasons I loved Kash and wanted to put him in is because of the
00:36respect the agents had for him. I think he's going to be, I think he'll go down
00:39as the best ever at that position. And it turned out he was very easy to get
00:45approved. You know, I was not sure. He's a tough guy, strong guy. He has his opinions
00:50and I wasn't sure. He turned out to be very, he went very smoothly. I don't know
00:54if he's in the room now. He's going to be in the room very shortly. Where is he?
00:57Oh, good. I'm saying the right thing.
00:58I have to be careful. I can't speak too badly about him. I better be careful.
01:06I will say this about Kash, and Howard understands this. One of the reasons that
01:13I wanted him is because the agents love this guy and they respect this guy. And
01:18this is what they wanted. And even somebody like Trey Gowdy, who's a very
01:24good guy, but known as somewhat of a moderate person, he came out and he came
01:29out with a statement that was so incredible. He said, Kash is an
01:32incredible person. People don't realize it. When he said that, there was no doubt
01:36left. It was really a big statement made by somebody that's respected and on the
01:41moderate side. And I will tell you, I think Kash is going to go down as maybe
01:45the best.
01:49So that's the U.S. President Donald Trump praising Kash for his appointment,
01:52citing FBI support. Patel was confirmed by the U.S. Senate with 51 to 49 votes.
01:58Patel has vowed to restore trust in the FBI. He took oath as ninth director of the
02:02Federal Bureau of Investigation. Placing his hand on the Bhagavad Gita, the oath
02:07ceremony was administered by the U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian
02:11Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office building on the White House campus
02:15in Washington. The U.S. President Donald Trump has praised Patel's appointment,
02:19citing his support among FBI agents, saying one of the reasons he loves Kash is
02:23that he wanted to put him in because of the respect the agents had for him.