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

U.S. Lawyer Normal 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 individuals are coming as much as them on the road,” Bondi told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Monday. “They usually stated lots of people are strolling by, whispering, saying, ‘Thanks, thanks, thanks.’”

“They’re listening to tales each single evening 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. Lawyer Normal Brian Schwalb sued the federal government to defend the district’s authority to preside over its personal regulation enforcement.

Trump championed the trouble Monday on the Oval Workplace.

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

Trump went on to say that native eateries have been “busier than they’ve been in a very long time” on account 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 12 months earlier than.

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