ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff.
FBI Director Kash Patel lashed out at critics and “baseless rumors” after days of backlash to his alleged private use of an FBI jet, as he faces increased scrutiny over a trip he took to watch his girlfriend perform at a professional wrestling event last weekend.
In a lengthy post on X, Patel praised the FBI’s ongoing work and blasted both critics and “allies” who have not defended his work, insisting “your silence is louder than the clickbait haters.”
Patel was particularly incensed with critics of his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, whom he called “a rock-solid conservative and a country music sensation who has done more for this nation than most will in ten lifetimes,” without going into specifics about her accomplishments.
