How FBI Director Kash Patel met his country singer girlfriend Alexis Wilkins

How far would you go for love? For FBI Director Kash Patel, it seems to involve a few high-flying miles! While his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, would surely approve, the world didn’t. Who needs the world’s approval anyway? But in this case, it's a bit more complicated.Kash Patel, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, is under fire for using a government-funded FBI jet for personal trips to see his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins. Patel reportedly used the $60 million jet to travel to a wrestling event at Penn State, where his girlfriend was performing, and later to Nashville, where Wilkins lives, per The Daily Beast and The New Republic. Patel dismissed the reports and called them ‘baseless attacks’.

This comes two years after Patel criticised his predecessor’s use of private jets for personal purposes.Kash Patel and Alexis Wilkins’ high-profile romance has come into the national spotlight yet again. Take a look at the couple’s whirlwind romance so far.

Who is Alexis Wilkins?

Alexis Wilkins is a country singer, podcast host, and published writer. Born in 1999 in the USA, she was raised in Europe and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Currently based in Nashville, Wilkins is known for blending traditional country music roots with contemporary themes.

Her debut singles garnered over a million streams, and her EP titled Grit reached No. 4 on iTunes, while her song Country Back reached No. 2 on the iTunes Country Chart.

Besides her music career, she is also a political commentator.

How did Kash Patel meet his country singer girlfriend?

Kash Patel and Alexis Wilkins’ love story is one for the books. Their paths first crossed in late 2022 at a conservative event in Nashville. The singer told Megyn Kelly that they met at a friend’s house party, where Patel’s ‘honesty’ immediately drew her in.

"We both are very patriotic, so obviously there are things there that we definitely agree on," she added.By January 2023, they were dating. During Kelly’s show aired in June 2025, Wilkins confirmed, "We've been together a little over two and a half years... all of this was not on my bingo card, but here we are." Soon, they started appearing together at conservative gatherings.The age difference between Kash Patel, 45, and Alexis Wilkins, 26, also drew attention. The country singer shrugged it off as ‘normal’ in Washington circles. She added that anyone talking to her would understand in a minute that she couldn’t date someone her own age. "I feel like [within] a couple of minutes talking to me, you probably couldn’t picture me dating a 26-year-old," Wilkins told the Daily Mail. "So it’s always made a lot of sense to us and our friends and everyone around us.

And there’s really no need to justify things like that," she added.When asked about their future plans as a couple, regarding an engagement or wedding, Wilkins said they are still easing into their new whirlwind life.