Kash Patel Proposes Partnering FBI and UFC for Enhanced Training
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FBI Chief Proposes UFC Partnership for Agent Training
Above: Dana White. Image copyright: Jeff Bottari/Contributor/Zuffa LLC/UFC via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
This is a great idea as Patel seeks to revitalize the FBI as a crime-fighting institution. UFC fighters like Tito Ortiz have already done similar training programs with the military, experiences that can be transferred to federal law enforcement. Close-quarter combat is essential to an agent's job, and this program can ensure the FBI is trained by the best of the best.
Democratic narrative
Donald Trump has no issue with crazy ideas, so long as they entail the extravagance of show business. This proposal is clearly down to Trump's personal friendship with Dana White and his love of glamorous reality TV, as well as MMA's long history of ties to strong men tyrants, the latest of which will, unfortunately, be the US president.