Far-left Democrat Adam Schiff spent years representing his deep-blue state of California in the House of Representatives. After winning his Senate bid last year, however, he is now legislating from the upper chamber on Capitol Hill.
At least one of his former colleagues from the other side of the aisle is clearly not impressed with how he is fitting in so far.
Following Schiff’s combative questioning of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Sen. Devin Nunes (R-CA) weighed in on the performance, per Fox News:
“The American people lost him in the United States House of Representatives. That was a gain for the House of Representatives. But I think the Democratic senators are now realizing that the circus has come to them,” former Congressman Devin Nunes said on “The Will Cain Show” Thursday.
“I thought Adam Schiff was an embarrassment like he normally is. He clearly has an ax to grind with Kash Patel, because it was Kash on our team that made a mockery of this guy year after year after year for lying to the American people.”
Schiff sparred with Patel during his confirmation hearing on Thursday, particularly over a recording of a song released by Jan. 6 Capitol riot inmates.
While Schiff’s fellow leftists celebrated his line of questioning as effective, many other commenters determined that Patel handled himself admirably in the face of such aggressive questioning:
I’ve been looking forward to watching Adam Schiff make a fool of himself while screaming at Kash Patel for a while now.
It did not disappoint. Well worth 8 minutes of your time!
I’d probably react like this too if one of the guys I was caught illegally spying on was about to… pic.twitter.com/Ts3ansvMgU
— TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) January 30, 2025
Where is it written that a good and decent man like Kash Patel has to be subject to ridicule from a guy like Adam Schiff, who was pardoned bc of the crimes he committed against this country
Who else wants Leader Thune to remove Adam Schiff from participating in these hearings pic.twitter.com/BvWNavbjOV
— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) January 31, 2025
Adam Schiff appeared markedly unsettled during his exchange with Kash Patel.
There appears to be concern from Schiff regarding the implications of Patel's potential confirmation. Upon confirmation, thorough investigations may follow!
Confirm Kash Patel! Let justice be served. pic.twitter.com/WDObUKhU9x
— The Independent Major (@TheINDEPMajor) January 31, 2025
Adam Schiff is clearly terrified of Kash Patel and was WILDLY unprepared for this hearing.
Lie after lie. Dude has nothing on Kash.
What else is new from Adam Schiff? pic.twitter.com/ObWKa56g0k
— AmericanPapaBear (@AmericaPapaBear) January 30, 2025
The Independent covered one exchange that showed Schiff at his most pugnacious:
“I want you to turn around. There are Capitol police officers behind you. They’re guarding us. Take a look at them right now. Turn around,” said Schiff. “I want you to look at them if you can, if you have the courage to look them in the eye, Mr. Patel, and tell them you’re proud of what you did.”
“Tell them you’re proud that you raised money off of people that assaulted their colleagues, that pepper sprayed them, that beat them with poles,” he added. “Tell them you’re proud of what you did. Mr. Patel, they’re right there. They’re guarding you today. Tell them how proud you are.”
“That’s an abject lie,” said Patel. “I’ve never, never, ever accepted violence against law enforcement.”
Following the song’s release, Patel bragged about its success on social media.
“Buh Bye Miley, Taylor, Rihanna, and all the rest who spent Millions trying for the coveted Number 1 spot,” he wrote in 2023. “Hello new Music Mogul @realDonaldTrump. We just took a flame thrower to the music industry.”
Trump took part in the recording, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance while the prison choir sang the national anthem. At his rallies, Trump would at times salute as the song played while images of the Capitol riot were shown on big screens.
Like many of Trump’s nominees, Patel showed his loyalty by refusing to say the president lost the 2020 election. During questioning from Peter Welch, a Vermont Democratic Senator, Patel repeatedly refused to say that Biden won the election more than four years ago.
“Can you say the words Joe Biden won the 2020 election?” Welch asked.
“Joe Biden was the president of the United States,” Patel responded.
“I can say the words Donald Trump won. I don’t like to say it, but I must say it,” said Welch. “And you cannot say that Joe Biden won the election.”
“What I can say is the same for both of them, Senator, both of their elections were certified, and they are both… one was and one now is president,” Patel responded.
Here’s a clip of Nunes’ remarks on “The Will Cain Show”:
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