Did Kash Patel just say ‘America needs to prioritise Israel’?

A clip of FBI director Kash Patel has gone viral, and it’s easy to see why:

This has to be satire right https://t.co/QybiUuTtxO

— Jared Shult (@jared_shult) December 21, 2025

Is this a genuine clip, though? And if it is, what’s the context?

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If you didn’t know, the American right has split into two camps over the past few months:

• Make America Great Again (MAGA): The side which backs Trump no matter what (including his unlimited support of Israel).
• America First: The side which wants to stop prioritising Israel over America’s own interests (as they perceive it).

When you see comments like Kash’s above, it’s easy to see why the latter side is growing. America is supposed to be the most powerful country in the world, and the right are all about wielding that power for their own benefit. Of course they’d eventually become sick of politicians who talk like this:

Ted Cruz says: “I came into Congress to serve Israel and I work every day to do that.” pic.twitter.com/qPhaAklhzb

— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) December 7, 2025

This was how Donald Trump spoke about his billionaire donor Miriam Adelson earlier this year when he visited the Israeli parliament:

Speaking in Israel, Trump suggests he moved the embassy to Jerusalem as a promise to the Adelsons, who he says have paid more visits to the White House than anyone he can think of.

He then says he asked Miriam if she loves Israel or America more and she refused to answer. Insane pic.twitter.com/jg9VXciRgg

— Keith Woods (@KeithWoodsYT) October 13, 2025

Back to Patel, the clip at the top is reportedly from October 2024:

The clip is from before the election, on October 7, 2024 (the one year anniversary of the start of the war in Gaza). It’s edited. He’s talking about the hostages and that Kamala Harris will be bad for Israel while Trump knows how to get the hostages back. pic.twitter.com/TUWVBUJwvU

— Queen Nothing III (@Sudsiii) December 21, 2025

Here’s a transcript of what Patel said in the runup to the 2024 election which saw Trump restored to power (emphasis added):

Donald Trump rescued 50 hostages and detainees. That’s more than every president performed combined. And I hope he wins on November 5th. And Aaron’s right.

We need America to wake up and prioritize Israel.

And that is not what Kamala Harris is about. We need to bring home Americans and end this war, bring home Israelis, and make sure we stand by our number one ally in Israel.

And people need to wake up when it comes to November 5th.

Donald Trump’s the only choice.

While there’s more context, this would still rile up the ‘America First’ people. They’re serious when they say ‘America First’, and it’s going to be difficult for any politician to hold the American right together now there’s one side which defines itself by supporting Israel and another which defines itself by not supporting them:

Tucker Carlson warned Ben Shapiro and other pro-Israel influencers to stop talking down to Americans and labeling them “Nazis” for refusing to fund Israel.

He added, “If you keep this up, you’re inviting a real backlash — not the Nick Fuentes kind, a real one.” pic.twitter.com/eGlyZXeHNt

— Ounka (@OunkaOnX) December 19, 2025

Kash Patel’s bad week

Somewhat-misleading clips aside, it’s been a very bad week Patel in general, as the released Epstein Files seem to have proven he lied under oath:

Kash Patel Under Oath: “There’s no credible information that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked minors”

There is now evidence that he lied.

Impeach Patel, Bondi, and Bongino, and question them separately.
pic.twitter.com/ByDSrYssH4

— VanDammit™ (@ChaosAgent_42) December 20, 2025

Not one to wallow in accountability, Patel did find time for himself:

BREAKING:

The FBI has made a major breakthrough in the case of the Brown University shooting suspect.

Just kidding—Kash Patel was too busy doing a podcast about how he met his girlfriend. pic.twitter.com/0YjkpCdva8

— The Green Dragon Tavern (@greendragonhq) December 17, 2025

Here’s the podcast in question:

We’ve not watched it, but we suspect he balances his work/life dynamic by not working very hard. While Patel is out there vibing, however, the FBI agents under him are working over time shepherding tipsy women:

FBI Director Kash Patel ordered agents to drive his girlfriend Alex Wilkins’ intoxicated friend home on at least two occasions.

In one instance, Patel called the head of Wilkins’ security detail and yelled at him to carry out the request on behalf of his girlfriend.

Follow:… pic.twitter.com/0Ji5rgRHBy

— AF Post (@AFpost) December 5, 2025

While we don’t particularly care for either side of the American right, it’s not hard to see why MAGA are losing. Donald Trump and his cronies are completely failing to make any impact at home, so of course their supporters would begin to question the endless support for Israel.

Maybe it’s time that Kash Patel wakes up and prioritises his actual job.

Featured image via APNews