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riversedge

(77,992 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 02:08 PM Sep 12

Keystone Kash Kept Kirk Arrest Secret So Trump Could Spill on Fox

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Source: daily beast


Keystone Kash Kept Kirk Arrest Secret So Trump Could Spill on Fox
MADE FOR TV
The investigation has placed FBI Director Kash Patel and his lack of experience under scrutiny.


Farrah Tomazin Updated Sep. 12 2025 1:53PM EDT


FBI Director Kash Patel did not disclose for hours that Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer had been arrested, ensuring that President Donald Trump could make the announcement on television.

Two days after Kirk’s murder, Patel revealed that Tyler Robinson, 22, had been taken into custody at 10 pm on Thursday in Utah, or midnight Eastern Standard Time.

However, the bureau did not inform the public that an arrest had been made until about nine hours later, allowing Trump, a former reality TV star-turned-politician, to reveal the crucial breakthrough during a Friday morning interview with Fox & Friends.

“You always have breaking news, Ainsley,” the president told Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt before making a joke about her partner Sean Hannity, who has his own late-night program.

“Sean’s going to be very disappointed that we’re not doing it on his show.”........................






Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kash-kept-kirk-arrest-secret-so-trump-could-spill-on-fox/



oh sure---Trump the bigly law and order president spills the beans Only because he CHEATED!!




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Keystone Kash Kept Kirk Arrest Secret So Trump Could Spill on Fox (Original Post) riversedge Sep 12 OP
Disgusting but not surprising. Ocelot II Sep 12 #1
No, not surprising at all. riversedge Sep 12 #9
Trump is starring in his own reality TV show. Irish_Dem Sep 12 #2
Well said. hamsterjill Sep 12 #4
Classic narcissistic personality disorder. Irish_Dem Sep 12 #5
Time To Run Government Like A Reality TV Show Mr.Bee Sep 12 #3
Ka$h wanted to stretch out the Epstein distraction as long as he could for his UberGeleitner Bernardo de La Paz Sep 12 #6
Trump announced on his State-Run Gopaganda outfit, Fox "news" (sic). RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 12 #7
Trump, the TV president, loves the news media when they kiss his ass. ificandream Sep 12 #8
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Sep 12 #10

Ocelot II

(127,457 posts)
1. Disgusting but not surprising.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 02:11 PM
Sep 12

riversedge

(77,992 posts)
9. No, not surprising at all.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:24 PM
Sep 12

Irish_Dem

(75,488 posts)
2. Trump is starring in his own reality TV show.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 02:18 PM
Sep 12

He is the main and only character.
The rest of us are just disposable props.

hamsterjill

(16,602 posts)
4. Well said.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 02:28 PM
Sep 12

Exactly. And it's all about ego.

Irish_Dem

(75,488 posts)
5. Classic narcissistic personality disorder.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 02:38 PM
Sep 12

Made much worse by the fact he is also a psychopath with dementia.
And drug addict.

Mr.Bee

(1,258 posts)
3. Time To Run Government Like A Reality TV Show
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 02:24 PM
Sep 12
Because Of Those All Important Ratings, don'tcha know...

Bernardo de La Paz

(58,929 posts)
6. Ka$h wanted to stretch out the Epstein distraction as long as he could for his UberGeleitner
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 02:41 PM
Sep 12

... especially since the revelation it was Con vs Con violence.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,172 posts)
7. Trump announced on his State-Run Gopaganda outfit, Fox "news" (sic).
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 02:57 PM
Sep 12

ificandream

(11,412 posts)
8. Trump, the TV president, loves the news media when they kiss his ass.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:09 PM
Sep 12

Omaha Steve

(107,161 posts)
10. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 07:14 PM
Sep 12

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