The dismissal of Attorney General Pam Bondi marks a new change in the U.S. President Donald Trump's cabinet, whose team remained practically intact during his first year in office, but is now beginning to reconfigure amid pressure over the unpopular war in Iran. Bondi's departure, who will be temporarily replaced by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, comes less than a month after Trump fired Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the first cabinet member dismissed since the Republican's return to the White House. According to local press, Trump is also considering replacing the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, in a series of moves that come as the president's plummets in popularity following the conflict in Iran. First cracks in the cabinet. Trump's first term (2017-2021) was characterized by constant and abrupt changes in the Cabinet, with firings via tweet of those who tried to curb his impulses. Shortly after, the Department of Justice denied the existence of such a list, while the Attorney General maintained an erratic handling of the case and tried to distance Trump from the tycoon. What is said to have exhausted the president's patience are the legal setbacks for the Prosecution in its attempts to charge the president's rivals, such as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. According to local media, Bondi is said to have begged Trump not to fire her during a tense meeting at the White House, but failed to sway the president, famous for the reality show where he fired contestants. Cornered by polls. In any case, Trump seeks to give new momentum to a government going through a delicate moment, with difficulties in justifying to the American public a war in Iran that has backfired due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has sent gasoline prices soaring ahead of the upcoming November midterm elections. Trump's approval has fallen to a new low of 35%, according to a YouGov and The Economist poll, while most citizens express their rejection of the conflict, for which the president has been forced to say it will end in 'two or three weeks'. During a press conference in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump complained, stating that he receives '97% bad coverage' in the media, before adding, half-jokingly, half-seriously, that perhaps his spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, is doing 'a terrible job'. However, the republican returned to power in January 2025 with the lesson learned and surrounded himself with loyalists to ensure greater stability. During the first year of his second term, the only notable dismissal was in May 2025, when then-National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was named ambassador to the UN, besides the scandal caused by accidentally including a journalist in a chat where the government discussed military plans through a messaging app. You may be interested. Trump accelerates changes in his cabinet amid the unpopular Iran war. Trump dismisses U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
