Well, well, well—looks like the FBI is finally waking up from its woke slumber.

The agents who thought kneeling with Antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020 was a cute photo-op are now packing their bags for less glamorous gigs.

Fired? Nah, that’d be too much to ask for.

But reassigned to the bureaucratic equivalent of Siberia? It’s a start.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has demoted agents who were photographed kneeling with Black Lives Matter protesters during nationwide demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd.

The demotions within the bureau include reassignments to less desirable roles, including administrative positions in smaller field offices in states like Oklahoma and Nebraska, or to analytical roles at FBI headquarters with reduced field responsibilities.

No official explanation was provided for the changes, and the FBI declined to comment, citing its policy on personnel matters.

The kneeling incident occurred when agents, assigned to protect federal monuments and buildings, faced protesters. To de-escalate tensions, some agents bent the knee.

An internal FBI review found the agents committed no policy violations while doing photo ops on bended knee, but the action sparked significant backlash within the bureau, CNN reports.

After photos of the kneeling agents emerged, "a furious reaction erupted inside the FBI.

Some of the agents pictured kneeling were ostracized and personally attacked by their peers, current and former agents said.

Other agents rallied to their cause, thankful that the incident didn’t devolve into violence that could have done more harm to the bureau’s reputation," the publication notes.

In 2022, FBI executive management rewarded the on-duty agents who knelt before BLM protesters.

Then, the FBI Agents Association, a non-profit that bills itself as “dedicated to advancing and safeguarding the careers, economic interests, conditions of employment and welfare of FBI agents and retired FBI agents," reportedly rewarded the kneelers with gift cards.

The FBI Agents Association, representing 90% of current agents, has not publicly commented on the kneeling agents’ reassignments but previously sued to protect the identities of agents involved in January 6 investigations, indicating broader concerns about retribution.

FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin said the counterterrorism special agent in charge of the Washington, DC, field office even hugged each of them after the June 4, 2020, incident. 

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz claimed in 2023 that some kneeling agents received commendations from FBI executive management, prompting him to demand answers from then-FBI Director Christopher Wray.

The "FBI's behavior is demoralizing to law enforcement," Gaetz argued.

"Many FBI personnel we were trusting to be on the front lines were photographed kneeling in surrender to people who at times were violent," the former GOP lawmaker told Fox News. "To climb the ladder in federal employment, you shouldn’t have to shimmy up the woke totem pole."

"To climb the ladder in federal employment, you shouldn't have to shimmy up the woke totem pole," Gaetz added, asking Wray "about how various personnel engaged in these acts of supplication were then given plum professional opportunities."

The reassignments align with President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda to eliminate what he calls “woke” culture within the FBI, led by Director Kash Patel, who was confirmed on February 20, 2025.

Since Trump took office in January 2025, fewer than a handful of the FBI's workforce have been fired. Of the 37,000 employed with the bureau, just 20 senior FBI officials and agents have been fired, and approximately 50 others, including the kneeling agents, have been reassigned to less prominent roles.

According to a 2023 Rasmussen poll, 61% of Republicans, 24% of Democrats and 50% of unaffiliated voters view the FBI unfavorably.

While the bureau is beginning to shed its politically correct baggage under the Trump administration, Trump’s base continues to slam Patel for failing to fulfill his promise to “clean up” the bureau.

The Justice Department is reviewing the conduct of over 1,500 agents tied to cases the bureau's politically weaponized cases under the Biden administration, including Trump-related investigations and January 6, 2021, probes.

The DOJ's review of its agents remains ongoing, with no public outcomes reported to date.