Is Kash Patel's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins a secret Israeli spy? Wild claims rock MAGA world
Some MAGA influencers claim she's an Israeli 'honeypot' agent planted to compromise Trump's circle through Patel. Wilkins laughed off the theory saying, 'It would have been a really long-game play,' since they started dating way before Patel's FBI role, as reported by The Daily Beast.
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Why are people linking Alexis to Israel?
The accusations exploded online after the Justice Department announced there was no Epstein client list, and angry MAGA supporters began looking for scapegoats. Some trolls focused on Wilkins' past work making educational videos for
PragerU
, a conservative content company.
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The CEO of PragerU, Marissa Streit, has an Israeli intelligence background—but there is no link between Wilkins and Israel. One post even wrongly called Wilkins a Jewish country singer, but she confirmed she is a Christian who spent parts of her childhood in the U.K. and Switzerland, as per the report by The Daily Beast.
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A 2023 report said she studied at Collège du Léman in Switzerland, which Tucker Carlson also attended. Her dad worked for Gillette, and her mom worked in pharmaceuticals and aerospace. Wilkins said she understands why people are suspicious, because people are trying to 'connect things to explain the pain of the last four years.'
How did Alexis Wilkins and Kash Patel meet?
But she insisted that critics are twisting unrelated facts into false spy theories. She described her small-town upbringing in Arkansas, and recalled shipping country music albums to Europe while living abroad. Wilkins met Patel at a Nashville house party, and said they 'just happened to meet' at a friend's place, as stated by The Daily Beast.
The couple's 19-year age gap doesn't bother her—she admires his 'honesty, character, values, and patriotism.' Wilkins has a weekly show on Rumble, works with veterans' charities, and openly rejects the 'left-woke institution.' She argued there's plenty of public info about her, so there's no excuse for 'vigilante research' leading to these claims.
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Wilkins said it's confusing and disheartening to see her words and work twisted into antisemitic fantasies. She concluded that these bizarre accusations make no logical sense, and that it's painful and unfair to be targeted just for being outspoken, according to the report by The Daily Beast.
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Q1. Is Alexis Wilkins an Israeli spy?
No, Alexis Wilkins has denied all claims and there is no evidence linking her to Israel or any spy agency.
Q2. How did Alexis Wilkins meet Kash Patel?
Alexis Wilkins said she met Kash Patel over two years ago at a friend's house party in Nashville.
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