Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has resurfaced publicly for the first time in months, offering a cryptic show of support for her successor during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Bondi, who was ousted by President Trump in April following her widely criticized handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, reposted a White House Press Pool tweet backing Todd Blanche for the Attorney General position.
Rather than offering any written commentary, Bondi accompanied the repost with nothing more than seven American flag emojis, a gesture that drew a sharp and divided reaction on social media.
The letter Bondi shared described Blanche, 51, as having “delivered clear results as Deputy Attorney General and Acting Attorney General,” and praised his record on crime, cartels, and law enforcement partnerships.
The letter stated that Blanche “has aggressively targeted drug cartels and transnational gangs, cracked down on violent crime and fraud, and rebuilt strong partnerships with state and local law enforcement, always putting public safety and the rule of law first.”
Responses to Bondi’s post were swift and largely hostile, with one commenter writing, “You’re so desperate for attention posting support for the man that stabbed you in the back. MAGA is so dumb.”
A second critic was even harsher, writing “Too bad you wouldn’t get the job done. All you folks are bought and paid for…worthless human beings,” before adding that Bondi showed “no courage, just self-promotion.”
Not all reactions were negative, however, with at least one user expressing warmth toward the former official, writing simply, “Thank you, Pam. Hope you’re doing well.”
Bondi has largely remained out of the public eye in recent months as she battles thyroid cancer, which was diagnosed shortly after she departed the Justice Department.
She was last seen publicly in May, appearing on Capitol Hill with a large bandage on her neck to attend a closed-door House Oversight Committee meeting regarding her handling of the Epstein files.
The House panel had originally voted in March to subpoena Bondi for a formal deposition under oath, with proceedings to be video-recorded, but those terms were later downgraded to a transcribed interview requiring no swearing-in.
A source close to Bondi told Axios that she received the cancer diagnosis “shortly after” leaving the Justice Department and has since undergone treatment, with those close to her saying she is “doing well.”
Bondi’s return to public life coincides with her appointment to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, an AI policy advisory committee led by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios and including more than a dozen tech executives.
Vice President JD Vance offered a warm endorsement of her new role, stating, “Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president’s team, and I’m thrilled for her and for all of us that she’s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces.”
