"For the past several weeks, much attention has been paid to Alexis Wilkins, the 27-year-old country-singer girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel. This alone is unusual. Generally speaking, FBI directors are not meant to be understood as tabloid celebrities with rich personal lives. But the scandal that has enveloped the both of them is even more chintzy, in a perfectly Trumpian way."
"This is the sort of controversy that raises a lot of questions-about taxpayer dollars, Patel's ego, and why the current administration seems to be permanently occupied by manchildren stuck in various stages of arrested development. But Patel, for his part, has decided to address the charges head-on in the only way he knows how: Step in front of a podcast microphone, on a couch next to his girlfriend, and dress down the haters and losers."
Alexis Wilkins, a 27-year-old country singer and girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has attracted public attention for personal ties to the FBI director. Patel reportedly used an agency-owned Gulfstream jet for vacation travel, including flights to Wilkins's concerts and a luxury hunting lodge called Boondoggle Ranch. The travel has prompted questions about taxpayer dollars, misuse of resources, and Patel's judgment. Patel responded by appearing on the Katie Miller Podcast alongside his girlfriend, criticizing the press, boasting about limited criminal-justice credentials, praising Donald Trump, and using the platform to attack detractors and settle scores.
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