September 21, 2025

US FBI Director Kash Patel found himself in the spotlight for a surprising reason—not for a major statement, but for his personal pep talk notes! During a fiery congressional hearing, cameras caught Patel writing motivational messages on a notepad labeled ‘Director Patel’. These notes, full of affirmations, instantly went viral online, stirring a wave of social media fun. The Daily Mail described the notes as "reading like affirmations." Patel’s messages encouraged himself with lines such as, “Good fight with Swalwell. Hold the line. Brush off their attacks. Rise above the next line of partisan attacks.” But instead of cheers, netizens burst into laughter and mockery. One X user joked, “Lmfao he’s writing words of affirmation to himself,” while another quipped, “This reads like the pep talk I give myself before every holiday with my family.” Some comments got even spicier, like this one: “What an absolute loser having to write himself motivational notes because no one loves him.” Another said, “Lmao this is so sad. It’s like he’s hyping himself up in the mirror before the hearing.” The fact that Patel used personalized stationery with his own letterhead made the scene all the more unusual. The pep talks erupted onto the internet during a House Judiciary Committee hearing where Patel was locked in a heated clash with California Congressman Eric Swalwell. They argued fiercely over sensitive Jeffrey Epstein case files. Swalwell grilled Patel about why some grand jury documents were sealed and specifically if former President Donald Trump’s name appeared in those files. Patel fired back angrily, saying, “Your fixation on this matter and baseless accusations that I’m hiding child pedophiles is disgusting.” When Swalwell pressed him more about whether Patel told Attorney General Pam Bondi about Trump’s name in the files, Patel snapped, “Why don’t you try to spell it out if you’re going to mock me? Use the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F.” The tense moments and those personal notes combined to make a perfect storm online. In the end, Kash Patel’s pep talk notes and his fiery exchanges made him a trending topic. The incident showed just how quickly social media can catch onto even the smallest private moments of public officials and spin them into viral madness. Was it funny, sad, or just plain odd? The internet decided: it’s all of that and more!

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