Hirono Walks In Unprepared, Leaves Embarrassed
If you ever needed proof that Senator Mazie Hirono is in over her head, her latest performance at the FBI Director Patel hearing delivered it in spades. She walked in armed with a binder of staff-written questions, looking like a substitute teacher who lost the lesson plan, and stumbled through every line. Patel didn’t just answer her — he shredded her flimsy narrative in real time. Watching it was painful, but also glorious.
“Give Me the Numbers!” … Without Knowing the Numbers Herself
Hirono demanded exact numbers of retirements, resignations, and firings since Trump took office. Patel calmly told her he’d provide the numbers later, which any sane adult would accept. But Hirono wasn’t satisfied. She threw out a random figure — 5,000 — like she was guessing the jellybeans in a jar at a county fair. Patel shot it down. She looked stunned, like a kid caught bluffing about homework she didn’t do.
Patel Reminds Congress: Results Matter More Than Gotcha Clips
Patel made it clear: anyone fired was let go for failing their oath or FBI standards. Meanwhile, crime is down, cyber arrests are up, and every field office has gained personnel. Hirono wanted her viral “gotcha” clip, but Patel reminded her this isn’t MSNBC — it’s the FBI. He flat-out said she was fishing for a media hit, and he wasn’t taking the bait. The man came with receipts, and Hirono came with cue cards.
Field Offices Got Plus-Ups, Not Layoffs
When Hirono asked which FBI office had lost the most people, Patel flipped the script: every office has gained staff. California and Florida received the biggest plus-ups. Instead of a scandal, Patel described expansion. You could almost see Hirono’s eyes glaze over as her big “exposé” collapsed into dust. She wasn’t expecting an answer rooted in facts, she was hoping for headlines.
Leadership Shake-Ups: Deep State Housecleaning
Hirono whined about “forced resignations” at the top of FBI divisions. Patel refused to name names, and rightly so. Why hand over good public servants to partisan hacks looking for character assassinations? Instead, Patel pointed to record-setting arrests, cybercrime takedowns, and falling violence in places like Hawaii. Translation: the bureaucrats who left were roadblocks, and the replacements are actually doing their jobs. Hirono didn’t like that answer because it crushed her “Trump loyalty” talking point.
Immigration Enforcement: Another Hirono Faceplant
She tried to spin a narrative that FBI counterterror and cyber agents were ripped from their posts and dumped into immigration enforcement. Patel set her straight: agents never left their primary duties. It was a surge of resources, not a reassignment. Hirono kept begging for a “yes or no,” and Patel calmly explained reality. Watching her get mad that reality wouldn’t bend to her script was almost comedic.
Cybercrime Division: Running Circles Around Hirono
Hirono pressed about cyber leadership departures, and Patel dropped numbers that made her look foolish. Four hundred nine arrests. One hundred sixty-nine convictions. A 42% increase from last year. Under his leadership, the FBI cyber division is stronger than ever. Hirono wanted names, Patel gave results. And the results were devastating — not to the FBI, but to her credibility.
The Pull-Up Question: Comedy Gold
At one point, Hirono actually whined about FBI recruits being required to do pull-ups. She argued it might be too hard for women. Patel smirked his way through it: “Doing one pull-up is not harsh. If you want to chase down a bad guy, you better be able to do a pull-up.” He wasn’t mocking women — he was mocking Hirono’s absurd premise. That exchange alone proved just how unserious she was. The FBI isn’t a yoga retreat; it’s law enforcement.
Hirono’s Trump Card Fails Miserably
Unable to land a punch, Hirono pulled out the tired “you’re just loyal to Trump” accusation. Patel went nuclear. He listed his 16-year career under multiple administrations: public defender, prosecutor, intelligence staffer, deputy director of intel, Defense Department chief of staff, White House counterterror lead. The résumé spoke louder than Hirono’s cheap shot. Loyalty to Trump? No. Loyalty to the Constitution? Yes. Hirono looked like she regretted even asking.
What We Learned from This Hearing
The FBI Director Patel hearing wasn’t about oversight. It was about partisan theater. Hirono looked unprepared, uninformed, and frankly unfit. Patel looked calm, confident, and laser-focused on facts and results. The contrast couldn’t have been clearer. If Democrats thought they’d trap Patel, they underestimated him badly. Instead, he obliterated their flimsy script and left Hirono looking like she failed her own pop quiz.
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Hirono was not shown as how unserious she was. She was shown to be an idiot who has needed to step down for years. I remember when she was on a panel regarding illegal immigrants coming into this country. She actually did not know that it was ILLEGAL. She must have been dropped on her head many times as a child. No one, in power, could be that stupid. But then again…….
No comment, truth prevails!. Scraping the barrel is the only thing these people are good at. Sad!
With the democrats, it’s not “scraping the barrel” but scavenging from the bottom of a full outhouse!
I still cannot believe how these people are in Congress. I just wish voters will wake up.
Rat Maze Hirano is EASILY obliterated!! She can’t possibly have an IQ of more than about 80!!!That may even be a “stretch”? She’s horrible, but then many dems fall into that category…… Pathetic!
That babbling idiot doesn’t appear to have an IQ with 2 digits! She (and several others) are why our Congress can’t get anything done. The same evil idiots in her party keep putting them on committees, the same evil idiots that prove time after time that they are obstructionists … and TRAITORS to the American people! I am talking about durbin, fartacus, and a few other extremely useless jackasses!
Hirano it’s time for you to step down your useless and clueless party hack your party is a one way street with a dead end. Assholes like you don’t deserve representing the smarter people than you and you look and sound like a idiot. Just another democrat loser hanging around just for a pay check and free benefits and free money.
WHY ARE THEY WASTING TIME AND MONEY ON THINGS WE MANDATED THROUGH PRESIDENT TRUMP????!!!!!
We voted for ALL OF THIS!!!!!!
One thing I have observed through each “hearing” and it involves the attention-grabbing delusionalcrats. They are more concerned with histrionics than governing! If it were up to me, every last psychotic democrat in both houses would be EXPELLED without delay! And FBI Director Patel hit the nail on the head when he was defending himself against Pencil Neck, calling him “a political buffoon at best!”
Especially interesting was the part where she said, “I have one question” and then had to read the question She really had no question at all. She was Just like Biden, trying to read a script. Patel has much better things to do.
This woman is dumber than a coconut