{"id":4570,"date":"2026-07-12T23:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4570"},"modified":"2026-07-12T23:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:35:45","slug":"kash-patel-called-out-for-post-on-lindsey-grahams-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4570","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel Called Out for Post on Lindsey Graham&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5719918\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5719918\" src=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kash.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5719918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kash.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kash-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kash-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5719918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacquelyn Martin\/AP Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>FBI Director <strong>Kash Patel<\/strong> is being called out for stoking conspiracy theories about the death of <strong>Lindsey Graham<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>In a post to X early Sunday, the FBI director paid homage to the late South Carolina Senator \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/lindsey-graham-dead-at-71\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">died suddenly at the age of 71<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Lindsey Graham was a devoted public servant, a fierce defender of our nation, and a true patriot who dedicated his life to the people of South Carolina and the United States,\u201d Patel wrote. \u201cOur prayers are with his family, loved ones, colleagues, and all those who knew him during this devastating time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it was the last line of Patel\u2019s post which raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FBI is assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available,\u201d Patel wrote. <\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"44bc1c8aca130f123ecbf9277c363e78\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senator Lindsey Graham was a devoted public servant, a fierce defender of our nation, and a true patriot who dedicated his life to the people of South Carolina and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Our prayers are with his family, loved ones, colleagues, and all those who knew him during this\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2076307271873691671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The comment was immediately called out by critics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA genuinely reckless end of this tweet,\u201d The Bulwark\u2019s <strong>Sam Stein<\/strong> wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Others called out the FBI director as well:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"bb8553d0a8a397ef097a9b0d4b4defa5\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jesus Kash, this is so damn reckless. There&#8217;s absolutely no good reason for you to say this. But you desperately need attention and you can&#8217;t seem to get it through your head that it takes more than social media likes to be good at your job.<\/p>\n<p>You need to resign immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoguePOTUSStaff\/status\/2076318011816878459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"3b4d9cbed7b97b25670ae8d269084ccb\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A very odd tweet from the FBI director apparently posted in order to stoke conspiracy theories for Twitter likes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4vonNiEbId\">https:\/\/t.co\/4vonNiEbId<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/2076325531725730252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"4d1908a9c568fbebb1aeaf8ee0f0fd68\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kash Patel is such an attention whore, and he just can\u2019t help himself. The end of this tweet is just going to make people speculate even more about what happened to Lindsey Graham last night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1mJNNx98Fr\">https:\/\/t.co\/1mJNNx98Fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeNellis\/status\/2076346186944962802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some on the far-right have already spread conspiracy theories about Graham, who died from \u201ca brief and sudden illness,\u201d according to his office. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/12\/lindsey-graham-cause-of-death\/90893456007\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emergency personnel reportedly responded<\/a> to a person at Graham\u2019s home suffering from cardiac arrest.  <\/p>\n<p>But the official reports have done little to dampen speculation among the conspiracy theory crowd. Indeed, <strong>Laura Loomer<\/strong> \u2014 one of those who has been pushing the theories most vociferously \u2014 promptly shared Patel\u2019s post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe @FBI is now investigating Senator Lindsey Graham\u2019s sudden death and is \u2018assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available,&#8221;\u201d Loomer wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s imperative that the FBI conducts their own toxicology report on Senator Graham. The DC crime lab is incompetent.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"c15be57c19a60b9eb9f4c4d70b6e67f6\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FBI<\/a> is now investigating Senator Lindsey Graham\u2019s sudden death and is \u201cassisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s imperative that the FBI conducts their own toxicology report on Senator Graham. The DC crime lab is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PmSHQV7xV2\">https:\/\/t.co\/PmSHQV7xV2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wZVWBTIh76\">pic.twitter.com\/wZVWBTIh76<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/2076328858609971670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacquelyn Martin\/AP Photo FBI Director Kash Patel is being called out for stoking conspiracy theories about the death of Lindsey Graham. 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