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The Director of the FBI, Kash Patel, is engaged to his country singer, Alexis Wilkins, who announced the pair in a post to X on Sunday evening.
Wilkins, 27, posted a black and white photo of herself posing with Patel, 46, flashing her hand in front of them to reveal her ring with the caption, “He went and got the law involved.” The two have been dating since before Patel took over as head of the FBI in 2025, when she attended his swearing-in.
The country singer and political commentator released her first album in 2023. Wilkins has been linked to conservation groups and writes on her website that she “honors the country’s heritage while adding relevance and current narrative.”
Patel, who reposted Wilkin’s photo, has faced criticism for traveling on government aircraft on trips that have no known or apparent law enforcement purpose, including using an FBI jet to fly to State College, Pennsylvania, for a pro wrestling event where Wilkins played the national anthem. Photos posted to social media by Wilkins later showed the couple smiling as she held a large gold championship belt.
Wilkins also made headlines as a performer at President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall as part of America 250, as other artists pulled out of the event after learning it was not a neutral celebration.
