Days after firing BLM supporters in FBI, director Kash Patel fires trainee for displaying gay pride flag, calls it ‘inappropriate’

FBI director Kash Patel on Wednesday fired an agent trainee after he displayed a gay pride flag on his desk. The trainee was fired while working in a California field office last year, according to a dismissal notice, MSNBC reported. The trainee had earlier served as an FBI support specialist in Los Angeles. He received a formal letter on October 1 signed by Patel. The letter said that he had shown an improper “political” message in the workplace during his assignment in Los Angeles under the then US President Joe Biden. “After reviewing the facts and circumstances and considering your probationary status, I have determined that you exercised poor judgment with an inappropriate display of political signage in your work area during your previous assignment in the Los Angeles Field Off