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Did Kash Patel just say ‘America needs to prioritise Israel’?

A clip of FBI director Kash Patel has gone viral, and it’s easy to see why:

Is this a genuine clip, though? And if it is, what’s the context?

Israel first

If you didn’t know, the American right has split into two camps over the past few months:

  • Make America Great Again (MAGA): The side which backs Trump no matter what (including his unlimited support of Israel).
  • America First: The side which wants to stop prioritising Israel over America’s own interests (as they perceive it).

When you see comments like Kash’s above, it’s easy to see why the latter side is growing. America is supposed to be the most powerful country in the world, and the right are all about wielding that power for their own benefit. Of course they’d eventually become sick of politicians who talk like this:

This was how Donald Trump spoke about his billionaire donor Miriam Adelson earlier this year when he visited the Israeli parliament:

Back to Patel, the clip at the top is reportedly from October 2024:

Here’s a transcript of what Patel said in the runup to the 2024 election which saw Trump restored to power (emphasis added):

Donald Trump rescued 50 hostages and detainees. That’s more than every president performed combined. And I hope he wins on November 5th. And Aaron’s right.

We need America to wake up and prioritize Israel.

And that is not what Kamala Harris is about. We need to bring home Americans and end this war, bring home Israelis, and make sure we stand by our number one ally in Israel.

And people need to wake up when it comes to November 5th.

Donald Trump’s the only choice.

While there’s more context, this would still rile up the ‘America First’ people. They’re serious when they say ‘America First’, and it’s going to be difficult for any politician to hold the American right together now there’s one side which defines itself by supporting Israel and another which defines itself by not supporting them:

Kash Patel’s bad week

Somewhat-misleading clips aside, it’s been a very bad week Patel in general, as the released Epstein Files seem to have proven he lied under oath:

Not one to wallow in accountability, Patel did find time for himself:

Here’s the podcast in question:

We’ve not watched it, but we suspect he balances his work/life dynamic by not working very hard. While Patel is out there vibing, however, the FBI agents under him are working over time shepherding tipsy women:

While we don’t particularly care for either side of the American right, it’s not hard to see why MAGA are losing. Donald Trump and his cronies are completely failing to make any impact at home, so of course their supporters would begin to question the endless support for Israel.

Maybe it’s time that Kash Patel wakes up and prioritises his actual job.

Featured image via APNews

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.