Trump takes photo with Patel amid claims he’s ‘considering firing FBI chief’

“I read the headline to the president and he laughed. He said, ‘What? That’s completely untrue. Come on, Kash, let’s take a picture to show that you’re doing a great job!’ Leavitt wrote, attaching a photo of the couple smiling and giving a thumbs up.

Since his appointment to the Senate in February, Patel has often been dogged by negative headlines.

In November, it reported that Patel, a former public defender from Florida, had come under intense scrutiny for using a government plane for multiple personal trips, including to a luxury resort in Texas and to his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins’ home in Tennessee.

FBI and administration insiders have accused Patel of pushing the envelope in publicizing ongoing investigations.

He publicly announced an investigation into a “potential” terror plot on Halloween near Detroit before investigators had a chance to fully determine the facts, including whether an attack was actually imminent.