President Donald Trump could fire additional cabinet members in the near future after the ousting of Pam Bondi as attorney general, according to a new report.
Politico detailed that Bondi's firing could be the prelude to a larger shake-up in the cabinet, with commerce and labor secretaries Howard Lutnick and Lori Chavez-DeRemer under particular scrutiny.
"He's very angry and he's going to be moving people," an official familiar with the matter told the outlet. Another one claimed that Trump feels some of the members under the spotlight have "underperformed or who have generated too much negative attention."
Reacting to the story, Taylor Rogers, a White House spokesperson, said the two cabinet members are "doing a great job standing up for American workers, and they continue to have President Trump's full support."
Moreover, a White House official reached out to the outlet on behalf of Lutnick and said they did not hear of any potential changes: "Everyone is thrilled with the job Howard has done — on trade deals, pharmaceuticals, Japan, tariffs, all of it," the official said.
However, Trump has repeatedly backed cabinet members until the very last moment, and continued to shower them with praise when announcing their departures. Now former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was given another post in the administration, while Trump said Bondi will take a job in the private sector.
Bondi had been under pressure over the past months as a result of the handling of the Epstein Files, and Trump had been reportedly frustrated over the Department of Justice over her failure to prosecute his political enemies.
Elsewhere in the report, Politico noted that Chavez-DeRemer has been under investigation by the department for allegedly drinking alcohol while on the job and having an affair with a security officer. The inspector general is also investigating whether staffers used official events as a way to facilitate personal travel for her. The secretary has denied any wrongdoing.
