(The Hill) — FBI Director Kash Patel is taking heat over his handling of the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin from key figures in the MAGA movement, in which he initially became a star.

Patel stumbled in the early hours after the shooting when he indicated on X that a suspected shooter was in custody, before it later turned out the killer was still at large.

Even after a suspect, Tyler Robinson, was apprehended, Patel continued to get heat over his leadership and his candor.

“I'm grateful that Utah authorities have captured the suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination, and think it is time for Republicans to assess whether Kash Patel is the right man to run the FBI,” anti-DEI crusader Chis Rufo posted on X on Friday morning. “He performed terribly in the last few days, and it's not

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