Another media storm is brewing, and the White House is firing back with both barrels.
On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took to social media to slam a claim by MSNBC’s MS Now that President Donald Trump was gearing up to oust FBI Director Kash Patel, calling the report a baseless fabrication while recounting Trump’s amused dismissal of the rumor, as Newsmax reports.
Let’s set the stage: Kash Patel, appointed by Trump as FBI Director in February, has been shaking things up at the Bureau with a bold overhaul of senior leadership.
Trump allies argue these changes are long overdue, tackling what they see as entrenched political bias within the agency.
Critics in the intelligence community, however, grumble that Patel’s rapid reforms are throwing tradition out the window, disrupting established practices.
Democrat lawmakers have gone further, accusing Patel of turning the FBI into a political tool, though Trump supporters counter that such complaints are just sour grapes over accountability finally arriving.
Enter MSNBC’s MS Now, which aired a segment claiming Trump was dissatisfied with Patel’s performance and was mulling over replacements.
The report didn’t sit well at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where Leavitt was quick to respond with a blistering post on X.
She labeled the story as “completely made up,” accusing the network of spinning yet another narrative against the president.
Leavitt shared that she was in the Oval Office with Trump and his law enforcement team, including Patel, when the so-called “fake news” hit the airwaves.
Reading the headline aloud to Trump, she recounted his reaction as one of sheer disbelief, chuckling at the absurdity of it all with a quip, “What? That’s totally false,” as reported by Leavitt.
Trump then turned to Patel with a lighthearted suggestion, saying, “Come on, Kash, let’s take a picture to show them you’re doing a great job!” according to Leavitt’s account.
Leavitt didn’t stop there, urging the public in her post to ignore what she dubbed “Fake News” and not fall for the media’s latest tall tale.
Her response underscores a broader frustration among Trump allies, who often argue that mainstream outlets prioritize sensationalism over substance, especially when it comes to this administration.
While the progressive agenda in some media circles may lean toward painting every Trump move as chaos, the White House seems determined to set the record straight—often with a dash of humor and defiance.
Meanwhile, the clash over Patel’s leadership style rages on, with former Justice Department officials claiming his approach clashes with career agents resistant to the administration’s cultural shift at the FBI.
Whether Patel’s reforms are a necessary reset or a reckless overhaul depends on whom you ask, but one thing is clear: the FBI’s transformation under Trump’s watch isn’t going quietly.
As this dust-up with MSNBC shows, every step of this administration’s journey is under a microscope, and the White House isn’t shy about pushing back when it smells a whiff of bias in the reporting.
