Overview
- Kash Patel posted on X, “Happy Diwali – celebrating the Festival of Lights around the world, as good triumphs over evil,” prompting thousands of replies.
- Replies from MAGA‑aligned accounts included racist and religiously hostile messages such as “Deport” and “We need to deport all hindus,” along with claims the U.S. is a “Christian nation.”
- Patel, the first Indian‑American FBI director, earlier took his oath of office on the Bhagavad Gita, a milestone frequently cited in coverage of his public profile.
- President Donald Trump hosted a Diwali celebration at the White House on Tuesday and issued a statement praising the festival’s message of light over darkness and community renewal.
- MAGA commentators criticized Trump for marking Diwali, with posts calling the event pagan, urging firings over “sacrilege,” and questioning whether he was “a Democrat in disguise.”