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He also called attacks on Wilkins “cowardly” and said backlash against the couple “jeopardizes our safety.”
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“My love of family will always be my cornerstone, and you will never tear that down or keep me from them,” Patel added.
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What Is the Controversy Surrounding Kash Patel’s FBI Jet Usage?
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Last week, former FBI agent Kyle Seraphin drew attention to Patel’s trip to see Wilkins perform the national anthem at a wrestling event at Penn State University.
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Seraphin posted a photo of publicly-available FBI jet flight logs, highlighting a trip to State College Regional Airport on Oct. 25, and another flight from there to Nashville later that evening.
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“Dear FBI Employees:
I’m sorry the government ISN’T funded, so you won’t be getting a paycheck.
Luckily, that doesn’t stop Real American Freestyle WRESTLING!
So I flew the FBI jet to State College PA, hung out with my chick, and then flew to Nashville where she lives.” -Ka$h pic.twitter.com/tuOmWwO4Wk
— Kyle Seraphin (@KyleSeraphin) October 26, 2025
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Seraphin also addressed the incident in an episode of hisThe Kyle Seraphin Show podcast.
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“We’re in the middle of a government shutdown where they’re not even gonna pay all of the employees that work for the agency that this guy heads, and this guy is jetting off to hang out with his girlfriend in Nashville on our dime?” he said via theNew York Post.
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Steven Palmer, a senior FBI official who was among those in charge of the bureau’s aviation program, was officially terminated on Friday (Oct. 31.)
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Bloomberg Law subsequently spoke to three anonymous sources close to the situation, who said Palmer’s departure was “at least partially connected to Patel’s fury over the negative media cycle on his personal travel.”
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The sources said Palmer was told that he either needed to immediately resign or be fired.
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They also said they were “baffled” as to why Patel would have blamed Palmer for the negative attention to his travel.
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In addition to the fact that the flight records are public, Wilkens also shared photos of herself and Patel together at the event.
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RAF 002 🇺🇸👊🏼🤼🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/jTgGhd7jbN
— Alexis Wilkins (@AlexisWilkins) October 26, 2025
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Who Is FBI Director Kash Patel’s Girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins?
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Kash Patel, 45, became director of the FBI in February after a career in law and as a federal prosecutor.
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His girlfriend is 26-year-old Alexis Wilkins, a country singer who was once press secretary for Arizona Representative Abe Hamadeh.
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On her social media, she identifies as a spokesperson for the American Border Story and Senior Fellow at the American Principles Project. Also on her social channels, you’ll find clips of her music and the occasional photo with Patel.
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Wilkins is also a graduate of Nashville’s Belmont University, and when she dropped her first songs in 2020, she was spotlighted on the school’s website.
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Themes of patriotism are frequently present in her songwriting, and she’s been a lifelong supporter of military and military veteran causes.
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Wilkins’ most-streamed song on Spotify is “Love Me,” which appears on the track list for her 2023Grit EP.
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How Did Kash Patel and Alexis Wilkins Meet?
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Patel and Wilkins have been dating since early 2023. They first met the previous fall at a ReAwaken America event.
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The romance remained out of the spotlight until last February, when she stood on stage behind him as he was sworn in as director of the FBI.
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The age gap is not a big deal for them.
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“There are a lot of people in this administration with age differences. There are a lot of people out there with age differences,” Wilkinstold the Daily Mail about their two-decade difference.
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Alexis Wilkins Lawsuit Explained
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In August, Wilkins filed a $5 million defamation case against Seraphin, the podcaster who shared screenshots of Patel’s flight logs last week.
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According to the filing, Seraphin accused Wilkins of being an Israeli spy. He also allegedly called her a “honeypot” who was trying to manipulate Patel.
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Several outlets report that Wilkins was born in Boston and raised in Arkansas but lived in Europe for periods of her childhood.
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See 18 country stars who dated athletes, fellow country singers, actors and more.
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We’re not going to say every relationship involving a country singer and a professional athlete is doomed, but the odds of true love lasting aren’t great.
Here are nine country singer/athlete couples. Seven went to the altar, and of those seven, just three survive today. A high-profile divorce is a more common result of this kind of relationship, but for the sake of our romantic heart, we’ll admit the sample size is very, very small.
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