FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins are engaged after 3 years of dating

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Set us as preferred Kash Patel is off the market, ladies.The director of the FBI and his longtime girlfriend, country western singer Alexis Wilkins, announced their looming nuptials on social media over the weekend.“Went and got the law involved,” Wilkins posted on Instagram, alongside a black-and-white photograph of the couple smiling and showing off Wilkins’ engagement ring.Patel, who’s helmed the FBI since February 2025, and Wilkins, who is also a right-wing political commentator and Turning Point U.S.A.ambassador, have been romantically linked since early 2023, just months after a meet-cute that transpired at country singer John Rich’s Nashville house party.The military is not a concierge service for powerful public officials.“I walked up to her and I told her she had a nice jacket on and I think she turned around and walked away,” Patel said during an appearance on “The Katie Miller Podcast” last year.“Not true,” Wilkins said, giggling.

“He always tells the story like this....

I at no point walked away.It just didn’t hit me that my jacket was like the entry point of ‘Hey we should ...’”Patel acknowledged that maybe another approach would have landed him a first date sooner, and later in the interview hinted that a proposal was on the horizon.

The media won’t dictate the speed at which his relationship moves, he added.When Miller asked Patel if he loved being the director of the FBI, he said, “Yeah! It’s a great job.

It’s worth the fight, and it would not be possible if you don’t have an incredibly strong partner.And I’m lucky to have Alexis.” World & Nation FBI Director Kash Patel has strongly denied allegations of excessive drinking on the jobPatel’s relationship with Wilkins has been under the microscope in recent years.

The FBI director has faced sharp criticism ...