It never occurred to me that FBI Director Kash Patel isn’t (allegedly) just a dangerous, paranoid lush and a liar, he’s also being targeted by a honey trap. I’d seen references to Patel’s girlfriend Alexis Wilkins before, and it’s well-documented that he flies her out on government planes and regularly uses federal resources to hang out with her. But before now, I didn’t realize that there’s a conversation about exactly why she’s dating him. Is she honey-trapping for a foreign government? Or is she just using Patel to raise her profile, because she clearly wants to be some kind of country-music star-slash-conservative commentators. What kind of grifter is she? We’ll soon find out, because they’re now engaged.
FBI director Kash Patel is engaged to Alexis Wilkins. On Sunday, Oct. 4, the country music singer and former Rumble host, 27, announced in a post shared on X that the Trump appointee, 46, had proposed.
“Went and got the law involved,” Wilkins captioned the post, which included a photo of herself and Patel.
Patel and Wilkins have been dating since at least 2023. As she shared on her Instagram, she was by Patel’s side when he was sworn in as FBI director in February 2025.
During a July 2025 appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, Wilkins said she met Patel at an event at a friend’s house in Nashville.
Wilkins told host Megyn Kelly that although she spent some of her childhood in England and Switzerland, she grew up primarily in Arkansas.
She is now a country singer who, according to her LinkedIn, has been a recording artist, performer and writer since August 2007. She released her debut EP, Grit, in April 2023.
Outside of music, she is also a political commentator and has been a consultant for The American Border Story since May 2025, as well as a board member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) since June 2025, per her LinkedIn. She has also served as an ambassador for Turning Point USA and as a contributor to The Unity Project.
Look at those right-wing projects – someone (or some country) has groomed her as the perfect Republican girlfriend and spouse. Her conservative CV is immaculate for a 27-year-old with zero name recognition, like she was built in a Heritage Foundation lab. Her social media is extremely polished for a “country-music personality” whom no one knows. Someone is financing this woman. And I can guarantee that no one is vetting her either – she’s now engaged to the FBI Director, so the background check is “who gonna check me, boo?” This is insane.
Went and got the law involved 💍❤️ @Kash_Patel https://t.co/OjZmOOrVg7
— Alexis Wilkins (@AlexisWilkins) October 4, 2026
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- FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Featuring: Kash Patel Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United States When: 12 Nov 2025 Credit: Bonnie Cash/POOL via CNP/INSTARimages.com
- Mr. Kash Patel, Chief of Staff Secretary of Defense, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 17, 2020.,Image: 952801489, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Sgt. Keisha Brown/Avalon
- Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI testifies before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to Examine Worldwide Threats in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Copyright: xAndrewxThomasx/,Image: 1084111490, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Andrew Thomas / CNP /MediaPunch/Avalon
- Washington, DC Officials were seen during a US House Intelligence hearing on the “2026 Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment.” The session focused on evaluating global security risks and intelligence priorities. Pictured: Kash Patel BACKGRID USA 20 MARCH 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
- Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) looks on during a roundtable on antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA Featuring: Kash Patel Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United States When: 08 Oct 2025 Credit: Francis Chung/POOL via CNP/INSTARimages.com


















Either he’s standing on a box in that photo, or she’s a hobbit.
He uses FBI planes to visit her and to take her wherever she wants. And he has access to the government’s secrets.
But sure, this is true love, 100%.
I wonder how much of our taxpayer money paid for that ring.
Make sure to cover your bases when he has to stand trial for his crimes. His “wife” won’t be forced to testify against him.
Losers.
That engagement photo is the best photo I’ve ever seen of him. He looks almost human. Almost. And, yes, I think she and Natalie Harp came from the same Heritage lab 🧫.
May their love be long and fruitful and the children not look like eels.
He is so fugly.
I hope she likes getting deposed later when it’s asked how many times did he take the FBI plane to freaking visit her. Ugh.
I’m not gonna lie. When I saw this headline with “country music artist” in quotation marks, I thought that meant she was an AI entity. Not sure if the fact that she’s a real person makes this story better or worse
Maybe his best buds on the USA men’s hockey team will be his groomsmen. Maybe we will get footage of all of them singing the national anthem at a strip club for his bachelor party.
I have so many questions. Will she stand by her man if he’s convicted of all these crimes? Will she take his collect calls or at least but some money on his books so he can get better snacks?