FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its “job #1” during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off on Thursday afternoon. “Extremists have used major global sporting events in the past to do harm and spread their twisted ideologies,” Patel wrote in a Wednesday social media post. “We are…
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Patel: World Cup security ‘probably the biggest lift in FBI history’
The Hill
June 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its “job #1” during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off on Thursday afternoon. “Extremists have used major global sporting events in the past to do harm and spread their twisted ideologies,” Patel wrote in a Wednesday social media post. “We are…