India, Sept. 14 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday heaped praise on under-fire Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel for the speedy capture of the alleged assassin who shot and killed conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

Trump's remarks came after Patel came under fire for jumping the gun and announcing the capture of a suspect hours before Tyler Robinson was eventually arrested. The Utah police had debunked the FBI director's announcement just minutes after he made it through a post on X on Wednesday.

"I am very proud of the FBI. Kash-and everyone else-they have done a great job," Trump told Fox News Digital.

22-year-old Robinson was nabbed in his hometown of Washington, Utah, just 33 hours after he alleged...