Kash Patel and Kristi Noem take a joyride in life-size pink Lego Cadillac as backlash mounts

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: msn/Irish Star

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Before Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix, FBI Director Kash Patel was spotted behind the wheel of a pink Lego Cadillac as scrutiny intensified over his personal travel arrangements and expenditure of taxpayer dollars.

Prior to the race, Patel and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on the red carpet alongside Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali and posed in the full-scale Lego vehicle, Reuters reported. The appearance drew immediate backlash from critics questioning the Trump administration officials' previous allocation of government resources, despite uncertainty surrounding how either official traveled to the Las Vegas event, where Patel maintains a residence.

The New York Times revealed he utilized government aircraft for personal excursions, including golfing trips and a journey to an exclusive Scottish resort with companions, while also deploying an FBI SWAT unit to provide security for his partner, Alexis Wilkins, a country music performer.

Conservative voices challenged Wilkins' consumption of government assets, with the specialized agents assigned to her protection drawing sharp rebuke. "Is she considered Kash's spouse?" questioned Grace Chong, an influencer affiliated with Trump associate Stephen Bannon, on X. "Is that why she's getting protection because if not then why are we paying for this?", reports the Mirror US. Additional questions surfaced in responses to the photograph showing Patel and Noem in the Lego car. "How does this serve America?" one commenter inquired.


FBI director Kash Patel and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sit in a pink Cadillac made of LEGO blocks before the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 in Las Vegas © AP

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[Baitball Blogger]

1. These are not savvy people.

[Javaman]

2. a middle aged podcaster with no ability to do anything but buffoonery

dates a wannabe 20 something singer

that's all you know.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. " "How does this serve America?" one commenter inquired."

[Jacson6]

4. At first I thought this was satire.

We are being ruled over by a bunch of clowns.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. You should know better than

to not accept the fact that NOTHING going on today in D.C. today can be outdone by The Onion, MAD Magazine, or even Borowitz!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. This was cooldown car for this event

Lego is a sponsor this event

Link to tweet

My oldest child attended this race/event and sent some great pictures of the Sphere

[FakeNoose]

14. It's nice to see photos of what the Lego car really looks like

... with no cosplay adults ruining the scene. It's actually quite amazing.....

[VTderry]

16. At the Miami grand prix earlier in the year, the Drivers

Parade featured fully Lego cars built to resemble the real thing (over 22K hours to design and construct, using nearly 400K bricks per car!)

Unsurprisingly, the world's twenty best drivers quickly turned the "parade" into a race. And, like most of us probably would be, they were overcome with joy and laughter the entire time:

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/f1-lego-race-the-directors-cut.1831633343409543144

Search "F1 Lego" to see still detailed photos, if you are interested (all the good ones are copyrighted and thus unlinkable, of course.)

Apparently, Lego is coming out with a documentary on the whole process: https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2025/october/lego-f1-miami-drivers-parade-special-trailer?locale=en-us

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. When does the American populace say "no more?"

[NBachers]

7. Were are all those Pukes who were prattling on and on about the Nancy Pelosi's Airplane Trips "scandal?"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/28/fact-check-false-claim-pelosi-travels-weekly-200-seat-plane/6860043002/

[oasis]

8. Government waste,fraud and abuse on display.

[mountain grammy]

9. wow I believe that's the first picture I've seen of Patel smiling.. barf!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. WHO PAID FOR THIS?

Link to tweet

[FakeNoose]

15. Patel lives in Las Vegas, or he used to until he accepted Chump's job offer

Noem is visiting, and I'm sure she got a free plane trip courtesy of Uncle Sam.

[VTderry]

17. She now has TWO private planes, courtesy of our tax dollars.

Even First Class is apparently not good enough for Ice Barbie.

[Farmer-Rick]

12. Rubbing elbows with minor celebrities on the government dime

How is this worse than giving food to hungry Americans? It's welfare for the filthy-rich pedo Trump suck ups.

These useless suck ups are using our tax dollars to hang out with the jet set. Like government work is just one big neverending party for them to spend all our hard earned tax dollars.

It's our wealth they are wasting!!!!! Just imagine how much money you would have if you didn't have to pay all those federal taxes? Why are they the only ones who get to use our taxed money?

[travelingthrulife]

13. That's about their speed.

We are being led to our slaughter by these children.

[nuxvomica]

18. "See how they smile like pigs in a sty"

Caption suggestion from "I Am the Walrus".

[riversedge]

19. pink has been a least favorite color for a long time-next to grey.

This is just another good reason not to like it.