WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media that Attorney General Pam Bondi will step down from her position and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as acting attorney general.

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as President Donald Trump speaks at an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (File photo: AP)

"Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "She will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future."

Trump's latest statement came shortly after multiple U.S. media outlets reported that the president had fired Bondi.