Trump’s last four words to Pam Bondi day before he fired her from post of attorney general

Pam Bondi was fired by Trump as attorney general before announcing a 'much-needed and important new job' for her
Pam Bondi was fired by President Donald Trump on April 2 (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Pam Bondi was fired by President Donald Trump on April 2 (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump’s last four words to former Attorney General Pam Bondi have been revealed. The president had reportedly told her “I think it’s time,” just a day before her firing on Thursday, April 2, as the two took a ride together from the White House to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Bondi allegedly requested Trump to let her keep her job until the summer, but Trump refused it, The New York Post reported citing The Wall Street Journal.

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on public safety at a Tennessee Air National Guard Base, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn., with Attorney General Pam Bondi, right. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
President Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi from the post of attorney general (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

Trump fired Bondi because of several reasons

U.S. President Donald Trump joined by Attorney General Pam Bondi delivers remarks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. This is Trump's third cabinet meeting of his second term, and it focused on spending cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump joined by Attorney General Pam Bondi delivers remarks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The firing reportedly happened not because of a single reason but “a steady drip of frustrations,” including the handling of the Epstein files and the negative news coverage of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Though Bondi got to know about her firing on Wednesday morning, she did not leave the White House and was also present when Trump addressed the nation in the night regarding the Iran war.

Trump makes Todd Blanche interim AG

On Thursday, Trump took to Truth Social to give update about Bondi’s future as he noted, “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much-needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General.”



NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 19: Former U.S. President Donald Trump (R) sits with his attorney Todd Blanche (L) during his criminal trial as jury selection continues at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 19, 2024 in New York City. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first former U.S. president to face trial on criminal charges. (Photo by Mark Peterson - Pool/Getty Images)
Donald Trump made his attorney Todd Blanche the interim attorney general (Mark Peterson - Pool/Getty Images)

It has been said that Blanche may get promoted as AG but another possible candidate to take over the post is Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.

Meanwhile, Bondi also responded to her termination in an X post. She wrote, “Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime, and easily the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history.”



“I remain eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again,” she added.

Bondi's firing came after Kristi Noem's termination

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Homeland Security has faced criticism over it's handling of immigration enforcement leaving the department unfunded. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Kristi Noem was fired by Trump before announcing a new role for her (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bondi became the second official to get fired under the Trump administration following Kristi Noem’s firing as Homeland Security Secretary earlier this month.

“The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at ‘Homeland,’” Trump said in a Truth Social post.



He had also announced that Senator Markwayne Mullin, "will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026."

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