Trump takes awkward photo with FBI Director to push back on 'totally false' report

President Donald Trump insisted that claims that he had considered firing FBI Director Kash Patel were "totally false."

Multiple sources told MS NOW that the president was considering removing Patel as soon as December, according to a report on Tuesday.

In a post on X, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that the "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," she wrote. "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!'"

Leavitt included Trump's photo with Patel in her post.

Patel has come under fire in recent weeks for alleged misuse of government resources, including taking an agency jet for a "date night" with his girlfriend.