FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated with the US men’s hockey team in Milan after their historic gold medal win over Canada on Sunday, in response to a video obtained by NCS.
Patel, a longtime hockey fan, posted on social media a number of instances from the occasion, however the video presents an prolonged look into his celebration within the team’s locker room. The FBI director appeared to chug a beer earlier than elevating the bottle within the air, spraying it throughout the locker room.
Patel, carrying a white USA shirt, joined the gamers in singing alongside to Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” with one team member draping a gold medal round his neck.
“For the very concerned media – yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys,” he later posted on X in response to media inquiries in regards to the video.
According to the FBI, Patel was in Italy for a number of official engagements, touring to Milan on a Justice Department jet, as is required for the FBI director. On Saturday, he posted that he had a “Great visit with the Milan Joint Operations Center, a 24/7 interagency operation with international partners to support the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.”
The lifelong hockey participant appeared exuberant within the video as he celebrated the US’ first gold medal in men’s ice hockey in 46 years, for the reason that 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”
“Unity, Sacrifice, Attitude- what it takes to be the best in the world. These men live and breathe it,” he wrote on X following the sport. “Now Team USA are gold medal champions, legends standing on the shoulders of giants. Thank you for representing the greatest country on earth, in the greatest game ever created.”
Team USA bested Canada when the New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes, who misplaced a tooth courtesy of a excessive stick, scored a game-winning purpose in 3-on-3 sudden demise time beyond regulation.
Helmets, gloves and sticks went flying within the aftermath of the 2-1 win and gamers hoisted the jersey of Johnny Gaudreau, the NHL star killed in 2024 when he and his brother have been fatally struck by a driver whereas driving bikes.