Toward the end of his remarks about the killing of Charlie Kirk last Friday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox warned about the ills of America's increasingly vitriolic online culture.

"Social media is a cancer on our society right now," he said, imploring citizens to "log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member and go out and do good in your community." Standing next to him was a stony-faced FBI Director Kash Patel, a heavy social media user who posts far more frequently than his predecessors in the job, Christopher Wray and James Comey.

The juxtaposition did not go unnoticed by bureau veterans.

"You can be a social media influencer, or you can be FBI director," one recently retired special agent told CBS News. "But you can't be both."

But Patel is both, upending the agency's cautious

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