'Absolute Madness': Fmr. FBI Official Reacts to Firing of Agent over Gay Pride Flag

Oct 3, 2025 | FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday fired an agent in training for displaying a gay pride flag on his desk while appointed to a field office in California last year, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Nicolle Wallace sits down with MSNBC Senior Investigative Correspondent Carol Leonnig, Former FBI agent Michael Feinberg and Media Matters President Angelo Carusone to discuss the gutting of one of the nation's premiere law enforcement offices.


ADVOCATE: Angry Democratic lawmakers slam ‘despicable’ Kash Patel for firing FBI agent over LGBTQ+ Pride flag: The FBI director terminated the agent for having the flag at his desk during the Biden administration. »