The White House is firing back hard after MS NOW — the newly rebranded, left-leaning MSNBC — pushed out a report claiming President Donald Trump was preparing to remove FBI Director Kash Patel.
According to officials who were in the Oval Office at the time, the story is not only false — it is yet another example of the mainstream media manufacturing chaos to smear the president.
MS NOW Pushes Anonymous Rumors — White House Calls It Fake News
On Tuesday, MS NOW published a piece based on unnamed sources claiming Trump was “considering removing Patel” after negative headlines the network itself helped create.
The article also floated FBI official Andrew Bailey as Patel’s supposed replacement, again relying entirely on anonymous whispers.
The network alleged that Patel was facing scrutiny over “resource management,” “security details,” and “internal disputes” — talking points that conveniently align with long-running media attacks on Trump’s law-and-order team.
But the White House says the story is completely fabricated.
White House Says Patel Is Crucial to Restoring Integrity at the FBI
A White House spokesperson immediately shut the narrative down, calling Patel:
“A key part of the president’s team who is working nonstop to bring honesty and accountability back to the FBI.”
For voters concerned about bureaucratic corruption and political bias inside federal law enforcement, Patel is viewed as one of the strongest reformers in decades — which may explain why the media is desperate to undermine him.
Karoline Leavitt Posts Photo Proof: “Do NOT Believe the Fake News”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted the report as “100% false.”
She revealed that when the article was published, she was in the Oval Office with President Trump — and Kash Patel was standing right beside him.
Leavitt said she read the headline aloud, and President Trump laughed at how absurd it was.
“Come on Kash, let’s take a picture to show them you’re doing a great job!” the president joked.
Leavitt posted the photo for the world to see and delivered a simple message:
“Do NOT believe the Fake News.”
MS NOW Claims It’s Still ‘Right,’ Even With Evidence Against Them
Despite actual proof contradicting their reporting, MS NOW correspondent Ken Dilanian doubled down on-air.
He even joked that their report “may have enhanced Patel’s job security” — a comment many viewers saw as a quiet admission that the story had backfired.
Dilanian then pointed back to anonymous “FBI sources” who supposedly told him his reporting was “spot on,” even though the White House provided direct, verifiable, photographic evidence showing the opposite.
He also insisted Bailey could still be a contender for FBI director once he clears a 90-day employment requirement — a detail critics say the network used to stretch the story out, even after it was debunked.
MS NOW Refuses to Retract the Story
When asked by Fox News Digital whether the network would correct the false report, MS NOW replied that it “stands by its reporting.”
To many Americans, especially older conservative voters, this episode highlights a pattern:
The media invents a narrative.
The White House disproves it.
The media refuses to admit they got caught.
And once again, President Trump has the receipts.