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Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General, Blanche To Be Acting AG

Update (1315ET): President Donald Trump has ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi, multiple outlets report. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is serving as acting AG in the interim.

The move comes amid White House frustration with Bondi’s leadership at the Justice Department –  particularly her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and what Trump viewed as insufficient aggression in targeting his political opponents. Trump had privately discussed firing her and floated EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin (or Blanche) as a possible replacement.

Bondi met with Trump in the Oval Office Wednesday night ahead of his speech to the nation on the war in Iran, where she reportedly was informed of her ouster, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. 

One of those sources said that by the time Trump took his place behind the podium for the address, Bondi already lost her job and was on her way back to Florida. -Fox News

And according to the WSJ, Trump weighed firing her in January but was persuaded not to do so. 

In a Thursday statement, Trump called Bondi “a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year,” adding “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.”

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Leaky little sharks are circling in DC – telling the NY Times and CNN that Pam Bondi may soon be out as Attorney General, and replaced with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. 

The frustration, per sources close to the White House cited by The New York Times and CNN, centers squarely on Bondi’s catastrophic mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein files – a saga ZeroHedge has chronicled in excruciating detail as one of the most embarrassing self-inflicted wounds of the second Trump term. Recall Bondi’s infamous February 2025 Fox News appearance where she claimed the “client list” was literally “sitting on my desk right now to review.” Fast-forward months later: no list, endless redactions for “national security,” millions more pages “discovered” at the 11th hour, and zero indictments of any high-profile co-conspirators.

Beyond her disastrous testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee in February – the House Oversight Committee has also subpoenaed her over the “troubling disappearance” of documents, with her deposition still looming on April 14. Even Trump ally and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles admitted Bondi “completely whiffed” the response. 

News: The president has informed Pam Bondi that her time as AG is nearing an end, multiple sources tell me.
Formal announcement hasn’t yet come aka all the normal caveats that he could change his mind apply; he’s been speaking with advisors on a possible replacement in recent…
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) April 2, 2026
Trump is also reportedly pissed that Bondi has an apparent allergy to actual justice – namely, her failure to deliver on promises to go after his political foes (former FBI Director James Comey or New York AG Letitia James). Bondi’s DOJ has also been dragging its feet on broader accountability: no real movement on COVID-era prosecutions despite the obvious targets, a bizarre pivot toward “hate speech” crackdowns that even drew fire from the right, and a general pattern of not prosecuting what many see as a laundry list of potential criminals from the prior regime. Perhaps it was all by design. Either way, looks like Pam’s time is short. 

A person familiar with the situation tells me that Pam Bondi will be out as AG imminently, confirming scoops from @CNN and @nytimes.
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What’s more, Bondi’s DOJ has been actively sabotaging the Trump coalition by maintaining Biden-era policies in court – repeatedly mooting litigation on key issues rather than letting judges deliver precedent-setting knockout blows, defending outdated gun control measures like the 1934 National Firearms Act in suppressor cases, and choosing temporary tactical retreats over permanent wins that would prevent future Democrat administrations from simply flipping the switch back on.

Bondi’s nightmare before Congress was more or less the crescendo of her implosion. On February 11, she was hauled before the House Judiciary Committee for what was supposed to be a straightforward oversight hearing – and instead delivered one of the most disastrous performances in recent memory. As we reported live, Bondi exploded into a full-blown shouting match with Rep. Thomas Massie and top Democrats, dodging more than a dozen direct questions on why – after months of “reviewing” the files  – the DOJ still had zero indictments of Epstein’s high-profile co-conspirators.

🚨Massie: “This goes over four administrations. You don’t have to go back to Biden. Let’s go back to Obama. Let’s go back to George Bush. This coverup spans decades, and you are responsible for this portion.”pic.twitter.com/mZoCGOoEtD
— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) February 11, 2026

She hemmed and hawed over the selective redactions (victims’ names left exposed while alleged abusers were blacked out), the sudden “discovery” of a million more pages, and the complete lack of accountability for the powerful men who enabled the operation. At one point she even whipped out what insiders called a “burn book” of lawmakers’ search histories in a desperate whataboutism that backfired spectacularly, drawing jeers from Epstein survivors seated in the gallery. So basically an angry stonewalling with clips that went absolutely viral. The base watched in real time as the woman tasked with draining the swamp instead looked like she was guarding it. 

Massie: “Here is an email that was sent by the victims’ lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did.” pic.twitter.com/oSzA1dV2jj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 11, 2026

The timing is telling. Rumors of Bondi’s exit have swirled for months, but they intensified this week after Trump met with Zeldin (a reliable MAGA foot soldier who ran New York and has been showered with praise by the president for his EPA work). Bondi was still glued to Trump’s side yesterday – riding in the motorcade to Supreme Court arguments and sitting in the audience for his primetime Iran address – but the non-denial denial from the White House speaks volumes: “Attorney General Pam Bondi is a wonderful person and she is doing a good job.” AKA – “you’re on thin ice.”

Zeldin, for his part, has zero of the Epstein baggage and a track record of hawkish loyalty during Trump’s first term. If the move happens, it would mark the second high-profile Cabinet shakeup of the term after Kristi Noem’s ouster at DHS – a clear signal that even Trump is no longer willing to tolerate the kind of institutional inertia and base-alienating fumbles that defined too much of his first go-around.

For now, Bondi remains in place… but the clock is ticking. As one person familiar with the discussions put it, the Epstein fallout has become a genuine political liability.

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Actress Meryl Streep spoke out against the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act during an interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Wednesday, claiming married women would need to “prove who they are.”Colbert asked the actress at the end of their interview if there was anything she wanted to talk about or bring up.”I hope that the Save America Act, if that passes, all the married women that have changed their names are going to have to go to the registrar and prove that they are who they are. In other words, to your voting registrar,” she said. “This is what I understand. Otherwise, when you get to the voting booth in November, you might be disqualified because your name doesn’t, on your birth certificate, doesn’t match your name on the voting rolls. So, everybody has to get – and this is such a pain in the neck because you have to go but do it because, otherwise you’ll be turned away.”She continued, “And I think that women need to be heard, especially in this moment.”REPUBLICANS SHRED ‘NONSENSE’ DEM CLAIMS AGAINST TRUMP-BACKED VOTER ID BILLThe GOP-backed SAVE Act — which requires proof of citizenship to vote — has been met with strong opposition from Democrats.Democrats argue the bill will lead to voter suppression and have compared it to “Jim Crow 2.0.”Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has made the comparison multiple times.”Each state can have its own voter ID laws, and some do and some don’t. But, secondly, what they are proposing in this so-called SAVE Act is like Jim Crow 2.0. They make it so hard to get any kind of voter ID that more than 20 million legitimate people, mainly poorer people and people of color, will not be able to vote under this law. We will not let it pass in the Senate. We are fighting it tooth and nail,” Schumer said during a CNN interview in February.CHUCK SCHUMER UNDER FIRE AFTER BRAZENLY CALLING VOTER ID ‘JIM CROW 2.0’Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., when confronted about the public support for voter ID during an interview in February, said the SAVE Act would still be something that disenfranchises voting.An argument by Democrats is that the legislation would make it harder for American women to vote — specifically married women whose last names are now different from those on their birth certificates, which is what Streep brought up during the Colbert interview.Republicans have countered the Democratic criticism.”This is absolute nonsense, and we specifically allow for a provision to make sure that no one can possibly be left behind,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said, Fox News Digital previously reported.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE”If a woman tried to register to vote with different names on her birth certificate and driver’s license,” Roy said. “We literally put in the statute that all you have to do is sign an affidavit under penalty of perjury that, ‘I am that person. This is my birth certificate… and this is my driver’s license that is reflecting my married name.’”The law, in addition to providing proof of citizenship, would mandate states to actively verify and remove noncitizens from voter rolls, expand information sharing with federal agencies, including DHS, to verify citizenship and create new criminal penalties for registering noncitizens to vote.

KitKat is asking for the public’s help after thieves made off with 12 tons of the company’s chocolate — prompting the launch of a new tracking tool to help locate the missing shipment.The brand, owned by Nestlé, announced the theft in a March 28 statement.The company said 413,793 bars vanished after leaving a factory in central Italy en route to Poland, where they were set for distribution across Europe.FANS ARE DEMANDING THESE 10 VANISHED ’80s AND ’90s SNACKS RETURN TO STORE SHELVES”We’ve always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat, but it seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with more than 12 tons of our chocolate,” a KitKat spokesperson said at the time.The spokesperson added that while the company does “appreciate the criminals’ exceptional taste,” the cargo theft highlights a growing issue affecting businesses of all sizes.”With more sophisticated schemes being deployed on a regular basis, we have chosen to go public with our own experience in the hope that it raises awareness of an increasingly common criminal trend,” the statement added.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZOn Wednesday — which also happened to be April Fools’ Day — the company launched a tool for customers to check if their KitKat bars are linked to the theft.”Someone really stole 12 tons of KitKats. And we really want to know where they’ve gone,” the company said in an X post.”So, we’ve created a Stolen KitKat Tracker that lets you check if your KitKat is from the missing batch.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERSome social media users questioned whether the announcement was a marketing stunt tied to April Fools’ Day.”Is this all for marketing?” one person asked.KitKat acknowledged the skepticism while reiterating the theft is real and under investigation.”Sadly, it’s true!” KitKat responded. “An actual truckload of KitKats from a new range went missing during transit last week. We’re on the case with the authorities for this.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES”I really, really hope the stolen KitKat tracker is a real thing and not an April Fools’ joke,” another X user said.”It sounds wild … and we do love a good ‘break’ pun, but this is 100% legit,” the candy giant responded.There is no indication U.S. consumers are affected, as the stolen shipment was bound for European markets, according to the company.Consumers are encouraged to visit KitKat’s online tracker to check their products. Fox News Digital reached out to Nestlé for further comment.Michael Sinkewicz of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.

A passenger on a Chicago-bound American Airlines flight made a false bomb threat, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Detroit, authorities said. Jason Douglas Pazol was having a breakdown over medication issues on flight 2819 when he allegedly told other passengers and crew: “I will blow this f—— plane up,” during the March 29 incident, the Justice Department said. “I swear to God, I am going to do something terrible,” he said, according to court documents. BAGGAGE HANDLER SLAMMED AFTER VIRAL VIDEO SHOWS GUITARS VIOLENTLY TOSSED ON TARMACThe flight was packed with 150 passengers and crew when it departed from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and was quickly diverted to the Detroit Metro Airport.Everyone was removed from the aircraft, and it was taken to an isolated area and checked for explosives. None were found and the passengers and crew were re-screened.TSA OFFICERS LOSE HOMES, CAN’T PAY MEDICAL BILLS, CAN’T AFFORD EASTER BASKETS FOR THEIR CHILDRENA federal complaint said that Pazol said he made the threat because he wanted to prevent “an outburst. He felt that the passengers on the flight were not safe around him, so he made the threat to force the aircraft to land.”No one was injured. “I know why people say stuff like that,” Pazol later admitted to authorities, federal prosecutors said. “I know why people say, ‘Get this f—— plane on the ground,’ and ‘Blow it up,’ because that’s what people do to get planes landed. Not because I want the plane landed, but because I am f—— sick.”Pazol is charged with conveying false or misleading information.After authorities determined he was unarmed, Pazol was taken to a hospital for an evaluation, court documents show.Fox News Digital has reached out to American Airlines. 

Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Leslie Jones blasted traditional marriage during an interview Tuesday, calling it “legalized slavery.”Jones spoke with podcaster Ziwerekoru “Ziwe” Fumudoh — known for candid interviews with sometimes absurd or hyperbolic questions — about a variety of topics involving modern men and romance. Shortly after Jones said she is attracted to powerful men, Ziwe appeared to jokingly ask if she would ever wish to be a “tradwife,” a term for housewives who believe in traditional gender roles, the importance of homemaking and a patriarchal marriage. Ziwe described such women as “submissive” and “making Oreos from scratch.””Absolutely f—ing not,” Jones said, clarifying that her father raised her not only to not be a tradwife but to not be anybody’s wife. “My dad used to literally say that to me, ‘I didn’t raise you to be somebody’s wife.’CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCER DEFENDS PRO-FAMILY MESSAGE, FIRES BACK AFTER CRITICISM FROM ‘THE VIEW'”Most of the people that I know that’s gotten married are divorced now,” Jones added.When Ziwe suggested that was an indictment of the institution of marriage itself, Jones replied, “Yeah. I think marriage is legalized slavery.”Ziwe, appearing to be somewhat taken aback, encouraged her to elaborate “because if I’m thinking about slavery, and I’m thinking about marriage, there are two different images that come to mind.””Absolutely not. I don’t think I — I don’t know how you don’t,” Jones argued. “Especially if he expecting you to be a tradwife. He might as well pull out a whip and a chain.””Wow,” Ziwe replied, before pivoting by asking what she would advise to young people considering marriage. “Don’t,” Jones said. “I don’t think it’s beneficial for a woman at all.”She explained she does not hate men per se, but she is disappointed at them as a group. “Because they’re not stepping up to the plate. While we sat and grew and got our s— together, they sat on the couch and played their Sega Genesis,” Jones said, referring to a video game console released in the late 1980s.’THE VIEW’ CO-HOSTS BLAST CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCER AT CPAC FOR ENCOURAGING YOUNG WOMEN TO HAVE MORE CHILDREN”They didn’t try to grow. They didn’t try to grow. They didn’t try to better themselves. They, you know — we invented Oprah so we can get better,” she added. Ziwe recalled to Jones an incident when they sat courtside at an NBA game, and Jones had been given a disciplinary card for her conduct as an attendee.”I did see you bark at a young man with an afro,” Ziwe recalled.”He was hot,” Jones replied. “And you knew that that was well in my right to do that.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE”It’s interesting as you talk about how men should do better and get better. You’re barking at a, you know, young 24-year-old doing their job,” Ziwe said.Jones said she has no apologies for such behavior.”I’m 58, and I should be able to do what I want,” she said. 

President Trump on Wednesday lambasted the NATO alliance for their refusal to support the war in Iran, suggesting that the US may no longer be a member because they can’t be relied upon. 
While beginning his remarks at an Easter lunch event with White House faith leaders, the President highlighted the destruction of Iran, noting, “We’ve had some very good allies over there, we’ve had some very bad allies in NATO.”
“We spend trillions of dollars on NATO, and when we need them, which we never do, we didn’t need them here either,” he said.
President Trump previously asked NATO for help securing the Strait, but they refused to get involved in the war. Trump has said that it was a test for NATO, and they failed.
“To be honest, I was really asking because I wanted to see what they’d do. We didn’t need them. We blasted the hell out of them, out of Iran, and the last thing I needed was NATO stepping in our way,” he said on Wednesday, again calling NATO a “paper tiger.” He continued, “So we didn’t need them, but I asked anyway.”
Trump further slammed French President Emmanuel Macron, “whose wife treats him extremely badly,” he said, trolling him for the “right to the jaw” that he famously took from his wife, Brigitte, while stepping off his plane in Vietnam last year. “He’s still recovering,” Trump said before blasting him for refusing to provide aid.
Trump also criticized UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for also offering too little too late.
“And so I learned about NATO. NATO won’t be there if we ever have the big one. You know what I mean by the big one,” Trump continued, in an apparent reference to a major offensive in Iran, which he has said is “coming soon.”
“We spend billions. You know, we didn’t have to go into Ukraine. Ukraine is thousands of miles away, across the ocean. We help them. We had a president who’s stupid individual, gave them $350 billion, got nothing for it, gave them so much money, so much ammunition. We’re making ammunition all over the place because we need it because he gave so much away to Ukraine, got nothing for it, and I sell them ammunition,” he continued.
“But I just want to tell you, NATO treated us very badly, and you have to remember, because they’ll be treating us badly again if we ever need them, and hopefully we’re never going to need them. I don’t think we will need them. I don’t think I don’t think they can do very much.”
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Also on Tuesday, Trump slammed the United Kingdom and other countries that “refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran,” suggesting that they buy oil from the United States or take care of the Strait of Hormuz themselves. “You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us,” he said in a Truth Social post.
All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!

Trump further went off on France for being “VERY UNHELPFUL” in a follow-up post.
The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory. France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the “Butcher of Iran,” who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!! President DJT

This comes as Trump reportedly considers leaving NATO.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump is reportedly furious and “disgusted” with NATO and has said pulling out of the alliance is now “beyond reconsideration.”
MORE:
Trump Seriously Considering Leaving NATO, Says the UK ‘Doesn’t Even Have a Navy’ – Failing British PM Starmer Calls a ‘Summit’ To Discuss Future of Strait of Hormuz

The post WATCH: Trump SHREDS NATO Amid Reports He’s Considering Leaving – SLAMS French President Macron, “Whose Wife Treats Him Extremely Badly” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the fourth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, departed from Naval Base San Diego on Sunday