Trump Announces New Attorney General After Gaetz Withdrawal
President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his pick for U.S. attorney general on Thursday. In the announcement posted on Truth Social, Trump praised Bondi’s work against “the…
President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his pick for U.S. attorney general on Thursday.
In the announcement posted on Truth Social, Trump praised Bondi’s work against “the trafficking of deadly drugs.” Trump’s selection came just hours after Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration.
“For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans — Not anymore,” Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.”
Trump highlighted Bondi’s nearly two decades as a prosecutor, emphasizing her tough stance on violent crime that helped make Florida’s streets safer. As Florida’s first female attorney general, she confronted the opioid crisis, targeted drug trafficking and reduced the devastating toll of fentanyl-related deaths.