Donald Trump On FBI Director Christopher Wray: 'He Invaded My Dwelling'

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President-elect Donald Trump mentioned he wasn’t thrilled with FBI Director Christopher Wray on Sunday, saying Wray invaded his dwelling throughout an interview on “Meet the Press.”

“He invaded my dwelling. I’m suing the nation over it. He invaded Mar-a-Lago. I’m very sad with the issues he’s carried out. And crime is at an all-time excessive. Migrants are pouring into the nation which are from prisons and from psychological establishments, as we’ve mentioned. I can’t say I’m thrilled. I don’t wish to, once more, I don’t wish to be Joe Biden and offer you a solution after which do the precise reverse,” he advised NBC Information host Kristen Welker.

Trump put in Wray because the FBI director in his first time period and lately introduced his plan to appoint Kash Patel to the FBI Director place.

“What I’m going to say is, I actually cannot be pleased with him. Check out what’s occurred. After which once I was shot within the ear, he mentioned, perhaps it was shrapnel. The place’s the shrapnel coming from? Is it coming from heaven? I don’t assume so. So we’d like any individual to – you understand, I’ve numerous respect for the FBI. However the FBI’s respect has gone means down during the last variety of years,” Trump mentioned.

Donald Trump sits down with Kristen Welker on Sunday for an interview on “Meet the Press.” (Screenshot/NBC)

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Welker mentioned that Trump would want to fireplace Wray as a way to make room for Patel.

“If Kash will get in, he’ll be taking any individual’s place and that any individual is the person you’re speaking about,” Trump mentioned.

Wray is at present serving a 10-year appointment which started in 2017.

Wray might decide to voluntarily vacate the place on his personal earlier than Trump’s inauguration, although he has not but mentioned whether or not he plans to take action. If Wray doesn’t voluntarily vacate his place, Trump might be the one president in U.S. historical past to have fired and put in two separate FBI administrators.

A side-by-side of Kash Patel and President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Photographs)

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Trump despatched a message to Harris backers throughout the interview as nicely.

“I’m going to deal with you each bit in addition to I’ve handled the best MAGA supporters,” Trump mentioned, responding to a query about what he needed to inform the individuals who did not vote for him.

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“These individuals are so devoted to creating America nice once more, it’s quite simple. And I’m going to deal with them simply the identical as I deal with MAGA. We’ll deal with all people good. We wish success for our nation, we wish security for our nation,” the president-elect added.

Fox Information’ Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.