FBI director Kash Patel appeared for a hearing in front of the US Senate judiciary committee wearing a tie featuring the logo of English Premier League side Liverpool on Tuesday.
The tie drew questions across social media as it is extremely unusual for a government official to wear a tie featuring the logo of any business, let alone a sports team. Patel’s public support for the team, aside from a tweet celebrating their title victory in April, has previously been low-key. He has also been photographed wearing Liverpool ties on at least two other occasions. The first, on 12 December 2024, came when Patel was visiting various lawmakers on Capitol Hill after Donald Trump’s victory in that year’s election, with Patel at the time being rumored to be a part of the administration. The second came about five months later, on 9 April 2025, at a press event touting the US authorities’ capture of narcotics. By that time, Patel had been confirmed as director of the FBI.
