Kristen Welker Asks Trump DOJ Head If President Still 'Has Confidence' In Kash Patel Amid Drinking Scandal
Source: MEDIAite
Apr 26th, 2026, 3:44 pm
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker spoke to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday about the investigation into how a gunman managed to storm security at the White House Correspondence Dinner the night before, with President Donald Trump in attendance.
Blanche spoke about the ongoing investigation and mentioned FBI Director Kash Patel’s role in the investigation multiple times.
“I do want to ask you, big picture, Mr. Acting Attorney General: the security breach does come amid reporting in The Atlantic that FBI Director Kash Patel has alarmed some of his colleagues with episodes of what The Atlantic describes as “excessive drinking, unexplained absences.” Does President Trump still have confidence in Kash Patel to lead the FBI at this critical moment?” Welker pressed.
Blanche replied, “That article was full of unnamed sources and should be completely discounted. I was with Director Patel last night. I was with him at the crime scene. I was with him in the Oval Office. I was with him afterwards. I was on the phone with him late into the evening. He was at the command center, leading the investigation along with our great U.S. Attorney from D.C., Jeanine Pirro, and that’s what he’s doing.”
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/kristen-welker-ask-trump-doj-head-if-president-still-has-confidence-in-kash-patel-amid-drinking-scandal/
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