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malaise

(292,798 posts) Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:33 AM Dec 22

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Patel's new ride -A fleet of armored luxury BMWs

Kash in name and nature😀

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kash-patel-orders-himself-fleet-151529663.html

How Kash Patel Ordered Himself a New Fleet of BMWs With FBI Money

Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in, according to MS NOW. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.

“It offers protection not just against attacks with blunt instruments and handguns, but also against the world’s most widely used firearm, the AK-47,” the car’s description reads.

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Patel's new ride -A fleet of armored luxury BMWs (Original Post) malaise Dec 22 OP

WTF? surfered Dec 22 #1

Added link malaise Dec 22 #2

Come see the waste, fraud, and abuse inherent in the system! surfered Dec 22 #8

$300,000 per vehicle malaise Dec 22 #12

How much does an armored Suburban cost? Abnredleg Dec 22 #16

I've seen a statement that a Suburban is considerably more expensive MichMan Dec 22 #28

Absolute waste, fraud, and abuse. slightlv Dec 22 #22

More conservative values on display BOSSHOG Dec 22 #3

It's disgusting malaise Dec 22 #4

How about "his & hers" matching limos for him and his GF? FakeNoose Dec 22 #5

Apparently this wasn't good enough. Igel Dec 22 #6

I think that's the upgrade charge. Years back, BMW offered "Protection Series" cars, which doubled their price. TheBlackAdder Dec 22 #9

Again, I'm just saying... Tommy Carcetti Dec 22 #7

What the director needs is a stretch limo with a Jacuzzi dalton99a Dec 22 #10

What the director needs is a stretch with ropes and ratchets. erronis Dec 22 #19

What about... 2naSalit Dec 22 #11

He thinks it'll impress his girlfriend. flvegan Dec 22 #13

It's a brilliant move to allow the agents to be undercover while arresting people who say '"No" to Trump. Ping Tung Dec 22 #14

+1 dalton99a Dec 22 #15

What a grifting POS whinny baby NotHardly Dec 22 #17

Why no Tesla? Blue Owl Dec 22 #18

That's Tesler. CentralMass Dec 22 #27

His inevitable fall will be something to see PatSeg Dec 22 #20

My advocacy for a severe incarceration gets severer and severer. NBachers Dec 22 #21

JFC orangecrush Dec 22 #23

This is insanity. I truly don't understand what kind of government we have that this is just standard operating procedur Nanjeanne Dec 22 #24

Thought he was being fired... lame54 Dec 22 #25

I don't think he understands that he is a fall guy. He's not helping himself out. Good. marble falls Dec 22 #26

America breathes a sigh of relief now that KA$H can safely visit his fuckbuddy! struggle4progress Dec 22 #29

Why are they not Chevrolets? I thought these morons were "America First". Initech Dec 22 #30

Is there anyone in this maladministration not misusing OUR money? LoisB Dec 22 #31

surfered

(11,535 posts)

1. WTF?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:34 AM

Dec 22

malaise

(292,798 posts)

2. Added link

Reply to surfered (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:35 AM

Dec 22

WTF is right

surfered

(11,535 posts)

8. Come see the waste, fraud, and abuse inherent in the system!

Reply to surfered (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:46 AM

Dec 22

malaise

(292,798 posts)

12. $300,000 per vehicle

Reply to surfered (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:30 PM

Dec 22

Oh my!

Abnredleg

(1,245 posts)

16. How much does an armored Suburban cost?

Reply to malaise (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:02 PM

Dec 22

I suspect the price is comparable.

MichMan

(16,629 posts)

28. I've seen a statement that a Suburban is considerably more expensive

Reply to Abnredleg (Reply #16)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 04:17 PM

Dec 22

slightlv

(7,438 posts)

22. Absolute waste, fraud, and abuse.

Reply to malaise (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:40 PM

Dec 22

But since its for THEM, it's obviously not seen that way! Who'd think Patel was important enough to go to jail over, anyway?! But when no money comes up for prosecutions of the actual "worst of the worst", we'll be able to point to where it went. Now... clawing it back may be another story.

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)

3. More conservative values on display

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:37 AM

Dec 22

Greed and ostentatiousness with total disregard for mission. More waste from the party of responsibility and rape and felony convictions.

malaise

(292,798 posts)

4. It's disgusting

Reply to BOSSHOG (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:38 AM

Dec 22

Rec

FakeNoose

(40,180 posts)

5. How about "his & hers" matching limos for him and his GF?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:39 AM

Dec 22

What a nice Christmas present and it didn't cost him a nickel.

Igel

(37,360 posts)

6. Apparently this wasn't good enough.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:42 AM

Dec 22

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAETDPOvUah/

It's (per the legend) a "Chevrolet Suburban/Scaletta Armoring/MSI Defense armored vehicle".

They only run $70-85k, one Internet site tells me. (Maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong. Dunno.)

TheBlackAdder

(29,981 posts)

9. I think that's the upgrade charge. Years back, BMW offered "Protection Series" cars, which doubled their price.

Reply to Igel (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:50 AM

Dec 22

Tommy Carcetti

(44,409 posts)

7. Again, I'm just saying...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 11:42 AM

Dec 22

From earlier this year:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220219765

dalton99a

(92,125 posts)

10. What the director needs is a stretch limo with a Jacuzzi

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:14 PM

Dec 22

erronis

(22,659 posts)

19. What the director needs is a stretch with ropes and ratchets.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:04 PM

Dec 22

Who, me? I don't know what you're talking about!

2naSalit

(100,008 posts)

11. What about...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:17 PM

Dec 22

Paintball guns? Enough of those attacking and you can blind them quickly.

ETA: Also SuperSoakers filled with paint.

flvegan

(65,775 posts)

13. He thinks it'll impress his girlfriend.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:45 PM

Dec 22

Like literally any self-indulgent wiener can have armored up GM suvs. If one pulls up in an armored BMW, one is not a self-indulgent wiener, he's a connoisseur.

Ping Tung

(4,141 posts)

14. It's a brilliant move to allow the agents to be undercover while arresting people who say '"No" to Trump.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:56 PM

Dec 22

dalton99a

(92,125 posts)

15. +1

Reply to Ping Tung (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:59 PM

Dec 22

NotHardly

(2,621 posts)

17. What a grifting POS whinny baby

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:15 PM

Dec 22

Blue Owl

(58,170 posts)

18. Why no Tesla?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:21 PM

Dec 22

CentralMass

(16,855 posts)

27. That's Tesler.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #18)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 03:27 PM

Dec 22

PatSeg

(52,173 posts)

20. His inevitable fall will be something to see

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:24 PM

Dec 22

Surely on some level he must realize this is a very short term gig and with the way he's been behaving, that fall gets more likely every day.

NBachers

(19,182 posts)

21. My advocacy for a severe incarceration gets severer and severer.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:26 PM

Dec 22

orangecrush

(28,342 posts)

23. JFC

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:42 PM

Dec 22

Nanjeanne

(6,508 posts)

24. This is insanity. I truly don't understand what kind of government we have that this is just standard operating procedur

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:44 PM

Dec 22

lame54

(39,212 posts)

25. Thought he was being fired...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 03:23 PM

Dec 22

Nothing ever pans out
Russia's going broke
Trump is dying
Noem and Patel on their way out
Epstein files will expose them

Whatever

marble falls

(71,086 posts)

26. I don't think he understands that he is a fall guy. He's not helping himself out. Good.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 03:26 PM

Dec 22

struggle4progress

(125,374 posts)

29. America breathes a sigh of relief now that KA$H can safely visit his fuckbuddy!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 04:24 PM

Dec 22

Initech

(107,433 posts)

30. Why are they not Chevrolets? I thought these morons were "America First".

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:12 PM

Dec 22

Also, where is the money for these coming from? They don't mind doing some wasteful government spending as long as they're they're the ones doing the spending.

LoisB

(12,367 posts)

31. Is there anyone in this maladministration not misusing OUR money?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:47 PM

Dec 22

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