US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed reports that he is considering ousting Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel from his post in the coming months. Backing the 45-year-old Indian-origin American lawyer, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “He is doing a great job, I think.”
Online News Report Sparks Speculation
This comes after news outlet MS NOW, citing three unidentified sources, reported that the Republican President and his top aides had grown increasingly frustrated by Kash Patel, who had been generating unflattering headlines lately.
“MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has recently generated,” the news outlet’s online report read.
White House Dismisses Rumours: ‘Do Not Believe The Fake News’
Shortly after, White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt took to X to dismiss the claims. Posting a picture of Trump and Patel together, she wrote, “This story is completely made up. In fact, when this Fake News published, I was in the Oval Office, where President Trump was meeting with his law enforcement team, including FBI Director Kash Patel. I read the headline to the President and he laughed. He said: “What? That’s totally false. Come on Kash, let’s take a picture to show them you’re doing a great job!” Do not believe the Fake News!”
This story is completely made up.
In fact, when this Fake News published, I was in the Oval Office, where President Trump was meeting with his law enforcement team, including FBI Director Kash Patel.
I read the headline to the President and he laughed. He said: “What? That’s… https://t.co/qbsy0nW2Bg pic.twitter.com/aNL5Qw9MA8
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) November 25, 2025
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