Patel responds to Olympics backlash, says he was invited to locker room after hockey game

The Hill · Feb 23, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed critics of his presence in the locker room during the U.S. men’s hockey team’s celebration of their gold medal game victory over Canada on Sunday. Patel, who was in attendance in Milan, Italy, was captured on camera in Team USA’s locker room on the final day of the Winter Olympics....

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