The Florida congressman has been a frequent critic of the Chinese government on many fronts, from the global supply chain to Taiwan.

He then pointed to Patel’s interest in closing the FBI’s D.C. headquarters and his vows to prosecute Trump’s enemies in the media as well as the government. “And there is a concern that this type of politics,

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) says on Meet the Press that he encouraged Donald Trump to bring Kash Patel — the president-elect’s pick for FBI director — “to the table.”