Trump supporters quickly turned on Bondi, calling for her resignation or ouster. At a conservative conference in Florida over the weekend, hosted by Turning Point USA and its founder Charlie Kirk, Trump and Bondi faced criticisms from both speakers and attendees. It reportedly prompted Trump to call Kirk personally to express his support for Bondi.

President Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday amid criticism from some in his base over the release of a memo about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein,