'Good Riddance': Lawmakers Celebrate Pam Bondi’s Firing In Rare Bipartisan Moment

Most of the social media responses from Washington politicians expressed overwhelming support for Bondi's canning, often in very harsh terms.

Donald Trump’s decision to sack Pam Bondi as attorney general is one of the few he’s made as president that actually got some sort of bipartisan support.

In a statement on his Truth Social platform, the president praised Bondi as “a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year,” adding that she is being transitioned to “a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future.”

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will be taking over Bondi’s job as acting attorney general, and he praised his former boss on social media, saying that she “led this Department with strength and conviction and I’m grateful for her leadership and friendship.”

Bondi also received support from former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was briefly considered for the attorney general post before withdrawing after several Republican senators objected to his nomination on ethical grounds.

“Pam Bondi will be known as one of the great crime fighters of our time,” he posted on X. “She is a patriot who has all of our appreciation.”

Bondi made her own social media post after her firing was announced, saying, in part, that she remains “eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again.”

Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration.…— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) April 2, 2026

Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration.…

However, most of the social media responses from politicians on both sides of the aisle expressed overwhelming support for Bondi’s canning, often in very harsh terms.

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer began his post with the words, “Good riddance.”

Good riddance. Pam Bondi was the wrong choice from the start. But the rot at the Department of Justice begins and ends with Donald Trump. As long as........

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