FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins have become engaged, as Wilkins announced on social media Sunday evening while flaunting her engagement ring. Their relationship has faced scrutiny since Patel used an FBI jet to watch Wilkins perform at a wrestling event in January 2023 during a government shutdown, with critics accusing him of abusing his position. Despite the criticism, Patel defended his actions and called Wilkins a "true patriot." More recently, he assigned SWAT team protection for her, raising further concerns about appropriate use of resources.
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FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins, 27, announced their engagement on social media Sunday evening. Wilkins shared a black-and-white photo of herself with Patel, showing off her new diamond ring with the caption "Went and got the law involved." The pair met at an event in Nashville in October 2022 and started dating early in 2023, shortly before Patel took office as FBI director.
Their relationship has faced scrutiny due to Patel's use of government resources, including flying on an FBI jet to attend a pro wrestling event where Wilkins performed the national anthem. Critics have accused him of abusing his position during a government shutdown, though Patel and Wilkins maintain their relationship is personal and unrelated to his role.
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The 27-year-old songstress shared the news on social media on Sunday evening, showing off her large diamond ring as she stood next to her new fiancé.
'Went and got the law involved,' she joked.
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Patel later shared the post, adding a heart emoji and a diamond ring emoji.
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The FBI chief first met Wilkins at a conservative ReAwaken America event in October 2022, an insider told previously told the Daily Mail.
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They started dating just a few months later, in January 2023.
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Patel has since faced scrutiny over his decision to use government resources to see and protect the country star.
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Last year, he used an FBI jet to watch her sing the national anthem at a wrestling match in Pennsylvania, prompting some on social media to accuse Patel of abusing his resources as FBI director amid a government shutdown.
Alexis Wilkins announced she and FBI Director Kash Patel are getting married by sharing this photo on social media Sunday night
Wilkins was right by Patel's side when he was sworn in as FBI director
Former FBI agent Kyle Seraphin, for example, roasted him in a post that satirized him as 'KA$H.'
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'Dear FBI Employees: I'm sorry the government ISN'T funded, so you won't be getting a paycheck,' Seraphin wrote.
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'Luckily, that doesn't stop Real American Freestyle WRESTLING!
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So I flew the FBI jet to State College PA, hung out with my chick, and then flew to Nashville where she lives.
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But Patel stood by his decision, slamming his critics as 'uninformed internet anarchists.'
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'The disgustingly baseless attacks against Alexis - a true patriot and the woman I'm proud to call my partner in life - are beyond pathetic,' he wrote at the time.
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'She is a rock-solid conservative and a country music sensation who has done more for this nation than most will in ten lifetimes.
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He then added: 'Attacking her isn't just wrong - it's cowardly and 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,' he added.
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Patel's spokesperson, Ben Williamson, also defended him, saying his trips pale in comparison to the money spent by former FBI chiefs James Comey and Christopher Wray.
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He also claimed Patel pays a reimbursement in advance.
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'He's allowed to take personal time on occasion to see family, friends or his longtime girlfriend.
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He doesn't do it often,' Williamson said.
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Patel (pictured right) has been accused of abusing his power after he assigned a SWAT team to protect his country singer girlfriend Alexis Wilkins (pictured left)
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Yet Patel faced renewed scrutiny just a few months later when it was revealed he used a SWAT team to protect Wilkins.
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MS NOW reported that Wilkins received the protection of 'elite FBI agents' who typically work with the Nashville office's SWAT team.
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Some veterans of the agency complained that typically, girlfriends and spouses of officials do not get that level of protection.
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Helen Wray, the wife of ex-FBI Director Christopher Wray, had said she only received a security detail when she was traveling with her husband.
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This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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