WATCH: At House hearing, Jerry Nadler can’t get Charlie Kirk’s name right

FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the FBI’s handling of the Epstein files and Charlie Kirk assassination investigation.

Kash Patel destroyed the Democrats with a powerful opening statement.

“Under this administration, the FBI has arrested more than 23,000 violent criminals, 23,000 in seven months. That’s twice as many year to date last year. We’ve taken over 6,000 firearms off the streets. 6,000 guns are no longer in the hands of criminals in seven months. We’ve identified and found and located 4,700 child victims,” Kash Patel said.

“That is a 35% increase year to date last year. We have arrested 1,500 child predators. That is a 10% increase. Year to date last year in just seven months. We’ve assisted our partners with countless counterterrorism operations around the world,” he said.

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BREAKING: Kash Patel’s opening statement on the progress of the FBI:

“Under this administration, the FBI has arrested more than 23,000 violent criminals, 23,000 in seven months. That’s twice as many year to date last year. We’ve taken over 6,000 firearms off the streets. 6,000… pic.twitter.com/ymQKfg9T4j

— Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) September 17, 2025

Charlie Kirk was gunned down by far-left, pro-transgender assassin Tyler Robinson last Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University.

Nadler mocked Charlie Kirk, a Christian husband and father who was brutally murdered for spreading the Gospel to college kids across the country.

Democrat ghoul Jerrold Nadler attacked Charlie Kirk during the hearing and repeatedly called him “Charlie King.”

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It’s Charlie KIRK, @RepJerryNadler, not “Charlie King.”

We didn’t think you could be a bigger disgrace, but here we are. pic.twitter.com/5abftW2Po4

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 17, 2025

[Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on The Gateway Pundit.com]