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Kash Patel's girlfriend raises eyebrows with international MAGA tour: report
FBI Director Kash Patel's country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, has a new government gig planned in Belgium this summer, according to reports on Wednesday.Wilkins will perform the national anthem in Brussels for a Freedom 250 party featuring a military flyover, thousands of VIP guests, troops and fireworks, reported The Swamp, one of The Daily Beast's Substacks. The event will be held at Cinquantenaire Park, a sprawling 30-hectare urban park known for its Triumphal Arch, sweeping gardens, and grand museums, according to The Swamp. Not everyone was thrilled about the party. The Swamp has learned that some locals are already annoyed that a large part of their city is set to be sealed off ahead of the MAGA-fest.Bill White, the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and Wilkins's friend, has planned the event.Patel and Wilkins started dating in 2023. It's unclear if Patel, who has been criticized for using his FBI jet to attend the Olympics in Italy and taking secret snorkeling trips in Hawaii, will be there.Which raises two obvious questions: Is Wilkins getting paid— and will Keystone Kash be making the trip? The Swamp wrote.
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