WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, today, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for The Daily Signal sharing his support for President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel. As Democrats attempt to stall the confirmation of President Trump’s team and undermine the American people, Senator Scott is doing everything he can to get President Trump’s nominee in place to restore faith in the FBI and Make America Great Again.

In the op-ed, Senator Rick Scott wrote, “I have noticed a shocking trend in my conversations with families in my state and across the nation. For the past year, at almost every event I attended and when running into folks at restaurants, outside my offices and around the state, I asked a simple question, “Do you trust that the FBI and the federal government are doing the right thing, acting in your best interests, and giving you useful information?” Nearly every person said “NO!”

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It’s clear that the American people expect major change in Washington. That’s why they elected President Donald Trump in November and why we must quickly confirm Kash Patel to be FBI director to restore trust in such a critical arm of our government.

After four years of President Joe Biden’s failed administration and weaponization of government, Americans’ perception of the FBI is at its worst in a century. Accountability within the FBI has given way to a bureaucratic black hole of information. Even as a United States senator, I can’t seem to get simple answers from them.

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It’s obvious the FBI’s focus on law enforcement has been clouded by political influence and partisanship, prioritizing Biden’s personal agenda over the agency’s true mission.

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Now, the FBI is facing a public trust crisis. Let me be clear: This has absolutely nothing to do with the actual agents in the FBI. There are incredible, hardworking agents in the FBI who want to make our nation a better place. This is a leadership problem. Trust will rebuild with the right leader, and Patel is that person. Patel has the track record and experience to enact much-needed reform, transparency, and accountability the FBI needs to refocus the agency’s mission and to restore the public’s trust.

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While his qualifications alone show he will be a great FBI director, I also took the time to sit down with Patel following his nomination to discuss how he’ll bring transparency, integrity, and accountability to the FBI, always working on behalf of American citizens, instead of attacking them.

My takeaway was this: Patel is an agent for change and justice—he has my trust to lead the FBI, and will earn the trust of the American people.

Together with Trump and future Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Justice Department, Patel will take the right steps to refocus the FBI as the nation’s top law enforcement agency and keep our country safe. Patel has my full support to lead the FBI, and I’m doing everything I can to fight against Democrats’ obstruction and make sure he is quickly confirmed.”

Read the full op-ed in The Daily Signal HERE.

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