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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s take on President-elect Donald Trump nominating a new FBI director was all some needed to hear to support the move.

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Having promised to drain the swamp, the GOP leader didn’t just announce nominations to staff his administration, but also his intent to once again fire the sitting director of the FBI. During a Sunday show circuit, Sullivan reacted to the nomination of Kash Patel to fill the role with his pitch to let FBI Director Christopher Wray keep the job through 2027.

During his appearance on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker asked the NSA about the intent to replace Wray with Patel to which he responded in part, “We, the Biden administration, adhere to the long-standing norm that FBI directors serve out their full terms because the FBI director is a unique player in the American government system.”

“They’re appointed for ten-year terms, not terms just for the duration of a given president,” continued Sullivan. “[President] Joe Biden didn’t fire him. He relied upon him to execute his responsibilities as the director of the FBI and allowed him to serve out the fullness of his term over the course of the Biden administration.”

“We would like to ensure that the FBI remains an independent institution insulated away from politics,” contended the guest, with no mention of allegations that the agency had been weaponized against American citizens for practicing their faith, showing up at school board meetings, and more.

During his appearance on ABC News’s “This Week,” host Jonathan Karl confronted Sullivan with a quote from Patel’s book, “Government Gangsters,” that referred to the NSA as a member of “the executive branch deep state and one of the 60 corrupt actors of the first order.”

Sullivan argued that Wray served “entirely insulated from politics or the partisan preferences of the current sitting president of the United States.”

“As for me personally, I got 50 days left to continue to try to protect this country from threats — to continue to advance our national interest — I’m gonna spend every day doing that and not worry about other things,” he added.

Meanwhile, following Sullivan’s remarks to Welker on the nomination, Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty (R) spoke to the need for Patel’s leadership when he suggested, “This entire agency needs to be cleaned out, it’s not doing its job.”

“There are serious problems at the FBI. The American public knows it. They expect to see sweeping change,” added the lawmaker. “And Kash Patel is just the type of person to do it.”

Wray said to NBC News’ Lester Holt earlier this year, “As long as I think I can continue doing that in a way that adheres to all those rules and norms, it’s what I’d like to keep doing.”

Regardless of the director tooting his own horn on the matter, reactions to the opposition of Patel further sold his nomination on social media as one account suggested, “They’re all so big mad. It warms my heart!!”

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