WH Denies Kash Patel Being Ousted

The White House on Tuesday denied reports that Kash Patel was being ousted from his role as FBI director.

“President Trump has assembled the most talented and impressive Administration in history and they are doing an excellent job carrying out the President’s agenda,” White House spokeswoman said in a statement to the National News Desk.

“FBI Director Patel is a critical member of the President’s team and he is working tirelessly to restore integrity to the FBI.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also denied the report on the social media platform X.

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

“This story is completely made up,” she wrote.

“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!”

It was reported by MSNOW that Trump was considering ousting Patel and cited three sources familiar with the matter.