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49. I think Booker was having some fun at Patel's expense with nothing to lose

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:05 AM

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Right after the hearing, Patel may have gone to Trump for assurances that his position was secure, and Trump would have told him, of course your position is secure, which, coming from Trump's mouth, probably scared him more than anything Booker said.

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