Some of the heavy criticism stems from Patel's behavior in Salt Lake City after the Charlie Kirk assassination. He is accused of giving premature public remarks that potentially jeopardized the investigation, taking credit for the work of other agencies when the suspect was arrested, and for yelling and swearing at the agent in charge. Both he and [Dan] Bongino were criticized for arrogance and an unfortunate obsession with social media. One source said they need to stop talking, stop posing, and just be professional.