Indian-American Kashyap “Kash” Patel, who has been nominated because the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director by US President-elect Donald Trump, on Sunday joined social media platform X, which was beforehand generally known as Twitter.
“Good day X,” he stated in his first submit, which has thus far acquired greater than seven million views and 24,000 feedback.
Good day @X
— Kash Patel (@Kash_Patel) December 1, 2024
Billionaire and X proprietor Elon Musk, who has been named Trump’s authorities effectivity chief within the incoming US administration, additionally congratulated Patel on being nominated to run the FBI.
Congratulations on being nominated to run the @FBI!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 1, 2024
Kash Patel, a former Republican Home staffer and a fierce critic of the FBI, was adopted by greater than three lakh folks inside hours of becoming a member of the social media platform.
He was born in New York in 1980 to folks of Gujarati descent who emigrated from East Africa. Patel accomplished his undergraduate research on the College of Richmond earlier than returning to New York to earn his legislation diploma and a certificates in Worldwide Legislation from the College School London School of Legal guidelines in the UK.
After incomes his legislation diploma, the 44-year-old labored as a public defender in Florida, representing purchasers in state and federal courts. He later joined the Division of Justice as a prosecutor, dealing with high-profile worldwide terrorism instances throughout East Africa and the US.
He continuously appeared on the marketing campaign path to rally assist for Donald Trump in his presidential bid towards Democrat Kamala Harris.
Throughout Trump’s first time period, he suggested each the director of nationwide intelligence and the protection secretary.