Kash Patel Admits Charlie Kirk ‘Subject in Custody’ Tweet Could Have Been ‘Worded’ a ‘Little Better’

David Gilmour Sep 15th, 2025, 8:49 am

FBI director Kash Patel admitted that a tweet sent hours after the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, stating that the “subject” of the shooting which “took the life” of the conservative activist was “in custody,” could have “been worded a little better.”

Patel’s tweets and actions during the operation reportedly “gave pause” to some in law enforcement as the investigation into the shooting unfolded, according to NBC News.

Central to that was a tweet, which the director sent at 6:21 p.m. on Sept. 10, that claimed “the subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody.”

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