Trump Says Patel Doing Great Job, Denies Considering Ouster

President Donald Trump denied a report that he was considering removing FBI Director Kash Patel amid a string of controversies.

“No, he’s doing a great job, I think,” Trump told reporters Tuesday aboard Air Force One.

MS NOW reported earlier Tuesday that Trump was considering replacing Patel with FBI co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey, as concerns swirled over the director’s social media posts during high-profile investigations and the use of a government jet to visit his girlfriend.

“This story is completely made up,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded on X.

Bailey, the former Missouri attorney general, has for months ...