Key moderate Republican Susan Collins announced she is voting against Kash Patel to be director of the FBI under Trump.

FOX News host Jesse Watters talked about the effect President Trump had in his first month. WATTERS: Fox News Alert: Kash Patel has been confirmed as our new FBI director in a 51 to 49 vote. Susan Collins,

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Maine's Republican senator cited Patel's 'aggressive political activity' as one reason for her opposition and Democrats warned that Patel had vowed to seek revenge against anti-Trump conspirators.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel to be the next FBI director. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only Republicans to vote against the longtime Trump loyalist.

The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as the FBI’s ninth director, installing a close ally of President Donald Trump and a staunch critic of the bureau to lead the country’s premier law enforcement agency.

Kash Patel has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the FBI on Thursday in a vote of 51-49. The vote to confirm Patel was mostly along party lines, with all 47 Democrats voting against it and Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine also voting no.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kash Patel to take over the FBI. Patel escaped crashing out of the confirmation votes by a narrow margin. Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK),

The Senate is set to vote on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director. Thursday’s vote that would place Patel atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect he would do President Donald Trump’s bidding.

Maine Senator Susan Collins broke with almost all of her Republican colleagues to vote against Kash Patel as FBI director Thursday, although Patel was still confirmed. Collins released a statement, saying Patel’s string of political comments disqualifies him from serving in an apolitical position “While I strongly support efforts to ensure all federal employees perform their responsibilities ethically and in accordance with the law,

S.C., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, walk to the chamber as senators gather for the final vote on Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's