Donald Trump’s decision on Wednesday to remove Pam Bondi as attorney general is one of the few he’s made as president that actually got some sort of bipartisan support.

In a statement on his Truth Social platform, the president praised Bondi as “a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year,” adding that she is being transitioned to “a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future.”

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will be taking over Bondi’s job as acting attorney general, and he praised his former boss on social media, saying that she “led this Department with strength and conviction and I’m grateful for her leadership and friendship.”

Bondi also received support from former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was briefly considered for the attorney general post before withdrawing after several Republican senators objected to his nomination on ethical grounds.

“Pam Bondi will be known as one of the great crime fighters of our time,” he posted on X. “She is a patriot who has all of our appreciation.”

Bondi made her own social media post after her firing was announced, saying, in part, that she remains “eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again.”

Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration.…

However, most of the social media responses from politicians on both sides of the aisle expressed overwhelming support for Bondi’s canning, often in very harsh terms, such as the post by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who began his post with the words, “Good riddance.”

Good riddance. Pam Bondi was the wrong choice from the start. But the rot at the Department of Justice begins and ends with Donald Trump. As long as his focus is on using DOJ as a tool for revenge and not law enforcement, the cover up of the Epstein files, along with the… https://t.co/kywfB2CAlW

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries also went scorched earth against Bondi, calling her “a partisan, petulant, political hack.”

Pam Bondi is a partisan, petulant, political hack.And now she's GONE.Keep the pressure on every single one of these extremists. pic.twitter.com/PamKKov0ek

House Republicans also applauded Bondi getting booted, with South Carolina’s Nancy Mace griping about how the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files “seriously undermined President Trump.”

BREAKING: Attorney General Pam Bondi FIRED.Bondi handled the Epstein Files in a terrible manner and seriously undermined President Trump.She has stonewalled every effort to hold the guilty accountable. The American people deserve an Attorney General who is transparent and… pic.twitter.com/zPOO7jOQpz

I support Trump firing Pam Bondi.Do you?I hope the next AG will release all the Epstein files according to the law and follow up with investigations, prosecutions, and arrests.

Other politicians chimed in to cheer Bondi’s removal as AG:

Disgraced former Attorney General Pam Bondi's leaked resume: pic.twitter.com/l6OkQa8vDz

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That’s nice. Still doesn’t get her out of testifying to Congress about Epstein. We must also investigate the continued breaking of the law around the DOJ STILL hiding Epstein files from the public.This isn’t over. https://t.co/UHXAN7vR1d

Pam Bondi turned our Department of Justice into the Department of Corruption, protecting pedophiles and going after Trump's enemies list at the expense of the American people.Good riddance. Now, fire Hegseth. https://t.co/iUJyrbUW28

Well… first it was Kristi Noem, now it’s Pam Bondi… it would be too much like right that Pete be next. I see a theme. He will throw the incompetent women under the bus a lot faster than the incompetent men 🤷🏾♀️. Let’s just agree that America needs a “do over.” The President…

Dear @WhiteHouse: Pam Bondi would be wonderful at the super prestigious position you can create called the “Very Special Attorney General for the Shield of the Americas.” https://t.co/eCJq2x4bey

Pam Bondi oversaw an unprecedented weaponization of the Justice Department that brought our nation's rule of law to its knees.Countless and baseless political investigations, hundreds of career law enforcement professionals purged, a massive cover-up of the Epstein files, and a…

Instead of upholding the law, Pam Bondi weaponized the DOJ to avoid accountability, break the law, and go after Trump’s political enemies. She should be fired. But then again, she never should have been hired.  Oh, and one more thing: RELEASE. THE. EPSTEIN. FILES.

Attorney General Pam Bondi was just fired for the Epstein files coverup. The new AG must release all the files & prosecute the abusers. pic.twitter.com/gVMPwBJ9fc

Pam Bondi helped carry out the most egregious cover up in American history. That’s why I introduced Articles of Impeachment against her. She may be fired, but she is not above the law. Bondi must still comply with our subpoena and testify before the Oversight Committee about… pic.twitter.com/mLOnUPDFTR

Pam Bondi and Donald Trump may think her firing gets her out of testifying to the Oversight Committee. They are wrong - and we look forward to hearing from her under oath. https://t.co/PVtvjlny5Q

MAGA Attorney General Pam Bondi cashed in her integrity to keep her job and now leaves with neither. It’s a lesson for people who fall for Trump.

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