Pam Bondi Roasted Over ‘Bulls**t’ Claim About D.C. Residents Thanking Federal Officers

U.S. Legal professional Common Pam Bondi says Washington, D.C., residents are so grateful for the elevated presence of federalized regulation enforcement that they’re personally approaching officers on the road and quietly “whispering” their thanks.

“Pay attention, our regulation enforcement officers are telling us that persons are coming as much as them on the road,” Bondi told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Monday. “They usually mentioned lots of people are strolling by, whispering, saying, ‘Thanks, thanks, thanks.’”

“They’re listening to tales each single night time and day of individuals saying that they really feel protected now to stroll their very own neighborhood the place they dwell, due to what our nice women and men of regulation enforcement are doing on the directive of the president,” Bondi continued.

The administration agreed Friday to depart Metropolitan Police Division Chief Pamela Smith in cost, however solely after D.C. Legal professional Common Brian Schwalb sued the federal government to defend the district’s authority to preside over its personal regulation enforcement.

Trump championed the hassle Monday on the Oval Workplace.

“Now we have a factor happening proper now in D.C.,” he told reporters. “We went from probably the most unsafe place wherever to a spot that, now, individuals, mates are calling me up, Democrats are calling me up and so they’re saying, ‘Sir, I wish to thanks.’”

Trump went on to say that native eateries have been “busier than they’ve been in a very long time” because of the crackdown. OpenTable has found a 24% drop in D.C.’s restaurant attendance for the week of Aug. 11-17, 2025, nonetheless, in comparison with an analogous week the yr earlier than.

Kudlow mentioned Bondi “should be doing one thing good” if locals now really feel comfy sufficient to dine out. He cited her personal determine of almost 400 arrests since final Monday, with 137 of these revamped the weekend, which Bondi touted Monday on social media.