MS NOW- Kash Patel heads to Milan for the Olympics -- on the FBI jet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

The FBI director has plans to watch the U.S. men’s hockey team vie for gold, sources tell MS NOW.

Kash Patel heads to Milan for the Olympics — on the FBI jet and you, the taxpayer is paying the ,000 for this www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...

— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) 2026-02-19T22:50:35.545Z

https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-headed-to-milan-for-the-olympics-on-the-fbi-jet

FBI Director Kash Patel flew today on the FBI’s Gulfstream jet bound for a trip to the winter Olympics in Italy to watch one of his favorite sports: men’s ice hockey, according to three people familiar with his plans.

Patel, an avid hockey player and fan, will be at the Olympic festivities and plans to attend the bronze medal competition in men’s ice hockey on Saturday and the competition for the gold medal on Sunday, the people said.

An FBI official confirmed Patel’s travel plans, but said he has several official government purposes for attending, including a meeting with an ambassador, briefings on Olympics security and other government meetings.

Patel’s travel to Italy was reported Thursday afternoon by CBS.

Government accounts estimate it costs U.S. taxpayers at least $5,000 per flight hour for the FBI Gulfstream to fly, meaning Patel’s trip to Milan is likely to cost as much as $75,000.

What are the odds of Patel being booed?

[wcmagumba]

1. Such BS what these "entitled" criminals get away with, costing the taxpayers millions...

If "crazy eyes" wants to go to the Olympics let him pay his own way...another t-rump douche bag...

[Shellback Squid]

2. They are creating distractions, I'm sure we'll hear more soon

[Blue Owl]

3. WTF?

[FakeNoose]

4. Of course! He couldn't possibly be expected to fly commercial, could he?

Neither can his girlfriend, if he still has one. He's such an entitled prick, but he fits right in with the rest of them.
I wonder how many limos will be in HIS motorcade. He can't outdo Vance but he can come close.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. FBI Denies That Kash Patel's Olympics Trip Using Agency Jet Is For Personal Reasons

Breaking Business

FBI Denies That Kash Patel’s Olympics Trip Using Agency Jet Is For Personal Reasons

By Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.

Feb 19, 2026, 08:01pm EST Feb 19, 2026, 08:03pm EST

The FBI on Thursday denied that Director Kash Patel is using an agency plane for personal use in visiting the Olympics in Milan, following a report from CBS News that noted Patel plans to support the U.S. men’s hockey team while he’s in Milan along with meeting law enforcement there.


FBI Director Kash Patel delivers remarks on an arrest connected to the 2012 U.S. Embassy attack in Benghazi, Libya, at the Department of Justice on Feb. 6, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Less
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Key Facts
• Patel departed the U.S. aboard a Justice Department plane on Thursday morning, according to CBS News, which cited public flight data and unnamed sources familiar with the matter who said Patel, a known hockey fan, planned to attend the Olympic hockey medal rounds.

• Patel’s plans to attend the hockey games were also reported by MS Now, which cited three people familiar with the matter who said the director plans to attend the bronze medal competition and the gold medal matchup in men’s ice hockey this weekend.

• The U.S. men’s hockey team will face off against Slovakia in the semifinals Saturday, and will appear in one of the games Patel reportedly plans to attend.

• FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson tweeted the CBS article was “designed to mislead,” adding Patel is on a trip planned months ago and that he has scheduled meetings with Italian law enforcement and security officials and Tilman Fertitta, the U.S. ambassador to Italy, noting the FBI’s role in Olympic security.

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