This weekend, 27-year-old country singer and political commentator Alexis Wilkins stops by Daily Wire HQ to talk about splitting time between Nashville and D.C., her strategy for flying above the fray, and why dating FBI Director Kash Patel might be the most normal (and perfectly aligned) chapter of her story.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Alexis Wilkins arrives wearing a relaxed button-down and silver jewelry, offset by her dark hair, which she tucks behind her ear. Her security detail follows as she offers me a warm smile and a big hug. I\u2019ll bet you $1,000 no one would ever peg her as an NRA board member. \u201cHiiiii!\u201d she trills. I immediately get why those who know her <\/span>love <\/span><\/i>her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019m not going to be that girl who asks when Kash is finally gonna put a ring on it (yet), or whether the relentless stream of rage-bait headlines and credible death threats freaks her out. Instead, I go with, \u201cHow does it feel to be hot enough that people think you’re a spy?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Alexis laughs. \u201cI don’t think it’s ever been framed that way, and I love it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She grew up Orthodox Christian, mostly in Arkansas, raised by her Armenian mother who was a financial consultant and her father who was top brass at Gillette.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Still, some allege she\u2019s a \u201c<\/span>Mossad honeypot<\/span><\/a>.\u201d Alexis essentially rolls her eyes. \u201cMy poor mom’s digging in our basement for my baptism certificate, like, \u2018Wait, but this doesn’t make any sense.\u2019 I’m like, \u2018Mom, they don’t do common sense.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf I wasn\u2019t doing a good job, nobody would attack me,\u201d she adds. \u201cSo I will continue to do my work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Alexis doesn\u2019t come off as anything close to a flash-in-the-pan opportunist. Hey, New York Times, she built a career of her own long before Kash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Alexis wrote her first song when she was seven years old and recorded it in Nashville at the ripe old age of nine. \u201cI started writing when I was really young because I read an article in a Smithsonian magazine about <\/span>coal fires<\/span><\/a> in Pennsylvania,\u201d she says. (Wait, she was reading <\/span>Smithsonian <\/span>at seven?<\/span>) <\/span><\/i>\u201cIt was just one of those \u2018bored is not allowed\u2019 things,\u201d Alexis confirms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI asked my mom if we could donate all of our money, and she was like, \u2018No, that’s not how that works.\u2019\u201d Instead, her mother suggested she use her talents to fundraise for the cause. \u201cI went on my American Girl doll tape recorder, and I recorded a song. And I’m like, I’m gonna put it on the new iTunes thing that\u2019s out, and we’re gonna raise money with this song.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She later took on Christ-focused <\/span>Belmont University<\/span><\/a> when an activist professor gave her an F in comparative politics because he didn\u2019t jive with her conservative values. His mistake was messing with a straight-A student who doesn\u2019t take kindly to being silenced.<\/span><\/p>\n She also describes leaving the American flag icon on her social media and continuing to work with veterans despite pressure from the music industry to tame her patriotism. Pointing to her parents and a close circle of friends, Alexis says, \u201cMy support system is really great. That’s why I started speaking up.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n About her music, tracks like \u201c<\/span>Grit<\/span><\/a>\u201d and \u201c<\/span>Country Back<\/span><\/a>\u201d are as fire as her favorite <\/span>Sig Sauer P365-Rose<\/span><\/a> and as country as cowboy boots. Luckily, Alexis is still following her gut and staying true to herself.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by Alexis Wilkins (@alexiswilkins)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n The rare off-duty day<\/b><\/p>\n Alexis hits the stage most weekends, but on the occasion that she\u2019s in D.C. with a little downtime, she says she and Kash prefer \u201cno plans\u201d plans. \u201cWe just hang out, honestly,\u201d she says. The U.S Intelligence life involves constantly being on-call, but the couple unplugs when they can. \u201cWe settle into the house, see people, cook, ask, \u2018What do you want to do today?\u2019 Things that we don’t always have the luxury of doing. It’s such a blessing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Back in Nashville, a free schedule features the same emphasis on living in the moment with the people she cares about most. \u201cI would go to breakfast with my mom, and go antiquing or something \u2026 find an estate sale. I just love old things.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A curated place to call home<\/b><\/p>\n Architectural Digest\u2019s \u201c<\/span>Open Door<\/span><\/a>\u201d home tour series is missing out on a brilliant gem. Alexis describes the interior of her Nashville home as \u201cold Roy Rogers,\u201d AKA the cowboy decor of any Western fan\u2019s dreams, which her mom helped her DIY.<\/span><\/p>\n Part of the vintage curioscape involves a mid-century RCA turn-dial TV they rigged to stream nonstop Westerns, and a gorgeous bannister they built from salvaged wood and rugged rebar. \u201cI collect old books,\u201d she explains of her museum library-like collection of secondhand treasures. \u201cI am literate, contrary to popular reporting.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But once she utters, \u201cI have a taxidermy squirrel that has a cowboy hat and a holster,\u201d <\/span>I\u2019m sold<\/span><\/a>. As for music? \u201cI listen to Gene Autry, like very, very, very old Western country. It’s a theme in my house.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Rejuvenating in the midst of chaos<\/b><\/p>\n For Alexis, the biggest difference between her public and private life is the way she\u2019s portrayed in the headlines. \u201cPeople would be surprised that I’m just not very serious,\u201d she says. \u201cI’m just kind of a normal person \u2026 God forbid.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n She can often be found reading over policies, researching, and even teaching herself to code, so zoning out with a little beauty routine is her favorite way to unwind: \u201csitting in front of my red light, on my <\/span>PEMF [pulsed electromagnetic field] mat<\/span><\/a> on the grounding setting, watching reality TV.\u201d When we talked, she had just finished part one of the \u201cSummer House\u201d reunion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Also a fan of Pilates, light strength training, and a peaceful walk outdoors, she wants to form a regular hobby that doesn\u2019t involve a screen. Still, we\u2019re both low-key looking forward to \u201cLove Is Blind\u201d Season 11 this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n Cooking up a family connection<\/b><\/p>\n Keeping it simple in the kitchen, Alexis preps basics like chicken cutlets and <\/span>Goodles<\/span><\/a> mac and cheese for herself. \u201cI am such a boring eater,\u201d she jokes. \u201cI’m making chicken Caesar wraps all the time.\u201d But when Kash hits the jackpot during hunting season, she says, \u201cWe have a lot of wild game to work with. I’ve been cooking stuffed peppers with elk recently.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Always down to learn something new, she also enjoys discovering a few tricks of the trade from the Gujarati Indian side of the family. \u201c[Kash\u2019s] mom teaches me how to cook,\u201d she says, noting how the same dish might be seasoned differently depending on a family\u2019s preference. \u201cI’m in the kitchen with her, I’m asking her questions, I’m taking pictures of how much spice she uses. It’s such a fun privilege to get to learn these things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A casual meet-cute\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Alexis and Kash met at a Truth Social party at country singer John Rich\u2019s house, where Kash tried to hit on her by complimenting her jacket. But first things first, <\/span>what the heck was that jacket?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u201cYou’re the first person to ask me that,\u201d she smiles. \u201cFun fact. It’s actually a men\u2019s jacket: the <\/span>Filson Mackinaw<\/span><\/a> wool plaid jacket, black and red.\u201d She later bought one for Kash as an inside joke. Alexis proudly maintains \u201cboring,\u201d \u201cstraight-laced\u201d professional boundaries, so it took a minute before she accepted an invitation to dinner at E3 Chophouse in Nashville with the then-adviser to Donald Trump. But this serendipitous connection almost didn\u2019t happen.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI wasn’t gonna go to that party because I had lost my dog like 10 days before,\u201d she recalls. Deep in grief over her 16-year-old Bichon Frise, <\/span>Bizou<\/span><\/a>, Alexis reluctantly took her mom\u2019s advice \u2026 sort of. \u201cMy mom literally kicked me out. She was like, \u2018You have to get out of the house.\u2019 I was like, I’m just wearing jeans. The joke is I wasn’t dressed up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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