President Donald Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, marking the latest in a series of high-profile dismissals from his administration. Earlier this month, Trump also replaced Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary. Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) responded to Bondi’s ouster by suggesting a pattern of gender bias in Trump’s personnel decisions.
Crockett, who has been a vocal critic of Trump administration officials, posted on X that Trump 'will throw the incompetent women under the bus a lot faster than the incompetent men.' She also questioned whether her recent questioning of Bondi during a congressional hearing influenced Trump’s decision to single her out on social media.
Trump’s Truth Social post referenced Davy Crockett, a 19th-century folk hero, and implied a connection to Crockett’s political success. The post read: 'Davy Crockett, obviously a distant relative of Jasmine Crockett, and a very High IQ Frontiersman, would be proud of the legacy that he began long ago, and especially Jasmine’s Great Success as a Politician from the Great State of Texas!'
The exchange highlights the increasing role of social media in political confrontations, where policy disputes and personal antagonisms often intersect. Crockett has been one of the most aggressive Democratic questioners of Trump administration officials, particularly during hearings involving Bondi. Her questioning has renewed debates over the Justice Department’s independence and the administration’s response to congressional oversight.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the firings or Trump’s social media post.