Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham snapped back at CBS host Margaret Brennan on Sunday over his defense of FBI director nominee Kash Patel, telling her she needed to “worry about reporting the news fairly.”
Since President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Patel, Democrats have pushed back against the nominee while Republicans have raised concerns over the FBI’s past leadership. On “Face the Nation,” Brennan asked Graham about former Attorney General Bill Barr’s claim in his memoir that Patel “would never be able to command the respect necessary to run the day-to-day operations of the Bureau.”
While Graham disregarded Barr’s claim, Brennan continued to push her point and highlight other officials who support Patel. However, Graham pushed back, pointing out how the CBS host neglected to ask him about the “Russia hoax” Patel “exposed,” before…
