The 51-49 vote by the GOP-controlled Senate. saw Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska act as the lone Republican holdouts.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be FBI director.The final vote was 51-49.Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, voted against Patel. Democrats were unanimous in their opposition.

Democrats had complained about Patel's lack of management experience and highlighted incendiary past statements that they said called his judgment into question.

Washington – Kash Patel was sworn in Friday as the FBI director, calling the opportunity to lead the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency the “greatest honor” of his life.

Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, sources told ABC News.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday swore in Kash Patel as FBI director in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Earlier Thursday the Senate had voted to confirm Patel as director.

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel to serve as director of the FBI, approving a key ally of President Trump to lead the bureau.

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, on Thursday, putting a Trump loyalist atop the nation's most prominent law enforcement agency at a time of growing upheaval.