{"id":203004,"date":"2025-11-03T20:52:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/kash-patel-defends-girlfriend-alexis-wilkins-in-rant-after-scandal\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T20:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:52:26","slug":"kash-patel-defends-girlfriend-alexis-wilkins-in-rant-after-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/kash-patel-defends-girlfriend-alexis-wilkins-in-rant-after-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel Defends Girlfriend Alexis Wilkins in Rant After Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kash Patel is defending girlfriend Alexis Wilkins on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Increased scrutiny has fallen upon their relationship after news broke that \u201cKa$h\u201d had used a government plane to go watch her perform.<\/p>\n<p>To no one\u2019s surprise, Patel has not handled this well. Over the weekend, he threw a tantrum on social media \u2014 accusing critics of attacking his much-younger girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>He has lost the plot. And he has lost the support and respect of outspoken conservatives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel and girlfriend Alexis Wilkins in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-539277 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pam Bondi swears in the new Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel as his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins holds the Bhagavad Gita on February 21, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-not-criticize-alexis-wilkins-much-younger-girlfriend-of-kash-patel\">Do NOT criticize Alexis Wilkins, much younger girlfriend of Kash Patel<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, November 2, Kash Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kash_Patel\/status\/1985046122596040717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a> a lengthy rant defending girlfriend Alexis Wilkins.<\/p>\n<p>It is a rant that even staunch conservatives who support the regime say is unhinged, unprofessional, and frankly misses the point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe disgustingly baseless attacks against Alexis,\u201d Patel whined, \u201ca true patriot and the woman I\u2019m proud to call my partner in life \u2014 are beyond pathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Intending it as praise, he wrote: \u201cShe is a rock-solid conservative and a country music sensation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patel then claimed that she is someone \u201cwho has done more for this nation than most will in ten lifetimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Twitter screenshot of Kash Patel's rant.\" class=\"wp-image-539266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_tweet_01.png 593w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_tweet_01-201x300.png 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Twitter screenshot of Kash Patel's rant.\" class=\"wp-image-539266 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_tweet_01.png 593w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_tweet_01-201x300.png 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_tweet_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This lengthy and embarrassing tweet from actual FBI Director Kash Patel attempted to frame criticisms of his misuse of a government plane (and the agents he fired after news got out) as attacks upon girlfriend Alexis Wilkins.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so blessed she\u2019s in my life,\u201d Kash Patel wrote of Alexis Wilkins. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttacking her isn\u2019t just wrong,\u201d he claimed, \u201cit\u2019s cowardly and jeopardizes our safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patel continued his screed, insisting: \u201cMy love of family will always be my cornerstone, and you will never tear that down or keep me from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI and this FBI will stay laser-focused on our mission and continue the reform we promised \u2014 rebuilding this Bureau from the ground up,\u201d he added ominously.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, these new hires will all have to be purged when America begins its long and expensive post-Trump restoration. Even those who aren\u2019t imprisoned for their many crimes will exist under a cloud of suspicion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-539278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-539278 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press conference  on October 23, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-s-sooooo-mad\">He\u2019s sooooo mad<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAnd to our supposed allies staying silent,\u201d Patel continued menacingly, \u201cyour silence is louder than the clickbait haters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All of this comes after the scandal of him reportedly using a government jet to watch Wilkins perform a gig at a wrestling match.<\/p>\n<p>Under normal circumstances, this would be a career-ending scandal for an FBI Director. But the deliberate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/donald-trump-wants-a-third-term-in-the-white-house-could-it-actually-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">erosion of political norms<\/a> makes this gross misuse of government resources into much less than it should be.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of losing his job, it appears that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/fbi-ousts-leader-as-kash-patel-fumes-over-attention-to-agency-jet-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patel has gone on a firing spree<\/a> within the FBI, including ousting someone who\u2019s been with the Bureau for nearly three decades.<\/p>\n<p>In Trump world, brazen and bold-faced corruption is an intended feature. But even some die-hard conservatives are finding Patel\u2019s hissy-fit embarrassing and unbecoming.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"549\" data-pin-description=\"FBI DIrector Kash Patel posted a verbal tantrum, railing against critics of girlfriend Alexis Wilkins. But the scandal was never about her.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Twitter screenshot of Candace Owens dunking on Kash Patel.\" class=\"wp-image-539276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01.png 892w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"549\" data-pin-description=\"FBI DIrector Kash Patel posted a verbal tantrum, railing against critics of girlfriend Alexis Wilkins. But the scandal was never about her.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Twitter screenshot of Candace Owens dunking on Kash Patel.\" class=\"wp-image-539276 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01.png 892w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_candaceowens_tweet_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In a tweet, Candace Owens noted how embarrassing Kash Patel\u2019s conduct on social media has become. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to being an embarrassment to the United States, Kash Patel\u2019s ardent defense of Alexis Wilkins has done something almost as bad:<\/p>\n<p>His nonsense has forced us to agree with conservative commentator Candace Owens about something. This is a grim day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care about Alexis one way or another,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1985059688963088847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a> with bone-chilling relatability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I want to point out that the head of the FBI is tweeting out in defense of his girlfriend,\u201d Owens noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a wife \u2014 but a girlfriend,\u201d she emphasized. \u201cWe are just not a serious nation whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel in August 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-539279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel in August 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-539279 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1103_kashpatel_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference held by Donald Trump on August 11, 2025. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yes-this-is-weird-and-unprofessional-and-he-should-know-better\">Yes, this is weird and unprofessional (and he should know better)<\/h2>\n<p>Kash Patel stands out from many appointments under Donald Trump\u2019s regime in that he arguably has some qualifications for his post as FBI Director.<\/p>\n<p>After starting his career as a public defender, he became a staff member at the DOJ in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>As you might expect from a Trump appointee, he got into trouble and made statements about his career that are inconsistent with existing records. He also left the FBI in 2017 to act as a political aid.<\/p>\n<p>But has actual job experience, unlike the deputy director of the FBI, whose qualification is being a podcaster and conspiracy theorist.<\/p>\n<p>But none of that makes the FBI Director (and, for the usual clown reasons, acting director of the ATF) ranting in defense of his girlfriend, taking dubious flights on a government jet, and then scrambling to hide future flights any more reasonable or professional.<\/p>\n<p>We expect this sort of thing from, say, prosecutors appointed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-cognitive-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an addle-brained Trump<\/a> because he found them pretty. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/kash-patel-alexis-wilkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 4 minutes Kash Patel is defending girlfriend Alexis Wilkins on social media. Increased scrutiny has fallen upon their relationship after news broke that \u201cKa$h\u201d had used a government plane to go watch her perform. To no one\u2019s surprise, Patel has not handled this well. Over the weekend, he threw a tantrum on social [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":203005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-203004","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}