Kash Patel, FBI Director, faces backlash for ‘hit a cop’ comment, social media users say ‘Remember January 6?’

Amid Los Angeles becoming the epicentre of major anti-ICE protests, FBI Director Kash Patel has warned that anyone hitting a cop will land straight in jail, reported Hindustan Times.

According to the report, Patel’s comments have not gone down well with a section of the internet, which requested that the FBI Director remember the 6 January rioters whom US President Donald Trump pardoned.

About anti-ICE protests in LA:

After a series of large-scale immigration raids by federal agents across the city, people in LA have started protesting. The immigration raids sparked immediate backlash as protestors clashed violently with law enforcement.

On Saturday, Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to the streets of Los Angeles, as the administration stated the move was taken to quell “lawlessness”.