Trump singles out loyalist Kash Patel to lead FBI

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator and 'America First' fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
48% : "Kash did an incredible job during my first term," Trump said, adding that the nominee would work to "end the growing crime epidemic in America, dismantle the migrant criminal gangs, and stop the evil scourge of human and drug trafficking across the border.
40% : The FBI under Mr Wray -- who Trump appointed -- has investigated the incoming president, sparking Trump's ire.
24% : Trump announced the former advisor and Pentagon official, who has been critical of the bureau and is known for his controversial views on a so-called government "deep state," as his choice for the post on his Truth Social network on Saturday.
23% : A fierce defender of the incoming president, Mr Patel supports the Republican hardliner notion of an anti-Trump "deep state" of allegedly biased government bureaucrats working to stifle Trump from behind the scenes, even having written a book on the subject.

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