April 2 (UPI) — President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, sources familiar with the decision told media outlets Thursday.
The sources confirmed the move to CNN, MS Now and NBC News.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that Bondi would be “transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector.”
“Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year,” he said.
“Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900.”
Trump said he’ll temporarily replace Bondi with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
One source told NBC News that Trump had become “more and more frustrated” with Bondi lately and didn’t think she had “executed on his vision.”
A White House official told MS Now that Trump had warned Bondi days ahead of her firing to “help her along.”
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