She slipped in February into her functions as an actress who was hoisted on the stage for lack of better. The Maga base (“Make America Great Again”) dreamed of having Matt Gaetz. She had Bondi Like Plan B. Gaetz, the bad boy of the congress, was to take the reins of the Ministry of Justice. A scenario cut for tabloids and for the fantasies of his enemies: the man with scandals, with oily jokes, with series B hair, was going to transform the ministry. Too much, even for the Republican Senate. Then arrived Pam Bondi in Sauveur. A smiling blonde, in impeccable, less sulphurous, smoother, smoother, and above all confimple. In six months at the head of the Ministry of Justice, the ex-procureur general of Florida has gone from a figurehead to dead weight from the Trump II administration. A shooting star, quickly consumed, which illustrates the brutality of the Maga movement towards his own heralds.
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When Trump appoints her Attorney General in November, Bondi ticks all the boxes: faithful among the faithful since 2016, known face of conservative chains, a calibrated look for the sets (she is nicknamed “Barbie Fox News”) and a well hanged language. On Fox News precisely, the day after her appointment, she is not stingy with promises: “Americans deserve to know these names. And I plan to make sure. »» Bondi was talking about the “Epstein list”this recurring subject within the Maga base, which claims that the powerful having taken place on the plane of the pedocriminal billionaire. She even certifies having this list on her desk. The promise hit the bull’s eye: Trumpist figure on social networks, Laura Loomer applauds, Elon Musk adds, the Maga Exulttent forums. Bondi feeds on this fervor. But by dint of playing with fire, she ended up burning.
From March, a first hitch tarnished its image. In the Roosevelt living room of the White House, she summons a handful of pro-Trump influencers for a moment that she believes historic. In front of them, she aligns binders stamped “Epstein file: phase 1”. Inside ? Documents already public, without notable revelations. The scene turns to ridicule.
In his files? Documents without revelations
But it was on July 8 that the storm broke out for good. That morning, the Ministry of Justice made public a memo of two pages, sharp as the blade of a cleaver: “There is no list of customers. There was never any. “” One of our main priorities is to combat the exploitation of children and do justice to the victims. (…) Perpetuating unfounded theories on Epstein does not serve any of these objectives ”indicates this note which also confirms the suicide, in prison, of Epstein. The Trumpist base, which has been waiting for its trophy for years, explodes. Loomer ignites: “Pam Bondi lied to you. »» Musk gives a layer: “How can we expect people to trust Trump if he does not publish the files?” »» Conservative influencer Liz Wheeler claims “His resignation”. Jack Posobiec, activist of theAlt-Rightfumin: “It’s incredible how badly managed this Epstein affair. »»
Plastic smiles
At the White House, the walls tremble. The question is asked by a journalist in the middle of the cabinet: “Does the Attorney General still have the president’s confidence after the flop of Epstein files? »» Trump, hitherto protecting questions, sweeps up questions, thwarting nervously on his chair: “Are you still talking about this type?” We have been talking about this guy for years … it looks like a desecration. »» But the sentence sounds like an admission of failure. In the room, the silence is heavy. No one defends Pam Bondi.
Since then, the blows are raining. In Talk shows Conservatives, we mock it. On the Maga forums, she now embodies what they are exposing: promises in the air, plastic smiles, zero efficiency.
Officially, she does not let go. Despite a statement published last night when Trump assures that he does not like “Not what’s going on” Regarding criticisms aimed at the general prosecutor, leap days seem counted. According to the American press, the corridors of the White House already rush names to replace it by fall. In this Trumpist universe where loyalty protects only as long as it satisfies the base, the “Fox News barbie” would then pay the price of disastrous communication.
