FBI Director Kash Patel Noticed Chugging Beer With Staff USA Hockey’s Staff After Their Gold Medal Win
FBI Director Kash Patel had himself a night on Sunday.
Patel took a trip to Milan, Italy, to support the USA men’s hockey team as they faced Canada.
Team USA came out on top in an overtime thriller, defeating Canada 2-1 to take home the gold.
After the team’s victory, Patel was invited into the USA men’s hockey team locker room to celebrate the win and was spotted chugging a beer.
USA Today had more details to report on Patel’s appearance at the hockey game:
FBI Director Kash Patel was on site in Milan for the USA men’s hockey team’s gold-medal win over Canada on Sunday, Feb. 22, and also celebrated with the team in the locker room after the overtime victory.
Patel posted photos of himself with members of the team to his account on X on Feb. 22. One photo features a group of players, including overtime hero Jack Hughes and the Tkachuk brothers, sporting their medals around their necks. Another shows the players celebrating in the background as Patel took a photo with USA coach Mike Sullivan.
“Unity, Sacrifice, Attitude- what it takes to be the best in the world,” Patel wrote in the post. “These men live and breathe it. Now Team USA are gold medal champions, legends standing on the shoulders of giants. Thank you for representing the greatest country on earth, in the greatest game ever created.”
Patel was also shown drinking what appeared to be alcohol with the team in a video posted to social media before a player put a gold medal around his neck. Patel, who was jumping up and down while celebrating with the team, shared another message on social media directed at the “concerned media” regarding his appearance.
Take a look at Patel celebrating below:
A source sent me this video of FBI Director Kash Patel partying with the US Men’s Olympic Hockey team. pic.twitter.com/egjmdhOAF6
— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 22, 2026
Patel later called President Trump, who congratulated the team and invited them to the State of the Union address.
Listen in on the phone call here:
You can hear the genuine pride in Donald Trumps voice when he called the Team USA Hockey Team pic.twitter.com/ch6GbXShwh
— Harrison Krank (@HarrisonKrank) February 23, 2026
Here was Patel’s response to the media’s backlash:
For the very concerned media – yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys- Greatest country on earth and greatest sport on earth.…
— Kash Patel (@Kash_Patel) February 23, 2026
Full text:
For the very concerned media – yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys- Greatest country on earth and greatest sport on earth. 👊🏼🏒🇺🇸