Trump's former Attorney General Pam Bondi treated for thyroid cancer: report

By STEPHEN M. LEPORE, US SENIOR REPORTER Published: 02:40, 27 May 2026 | Updated: 02:59, 27 May 2026 Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly undergone treatment for thyroid cancer. She was one of the first key members of the Trump administration to depart, having been let go in April. Bondi has been replaced on an interim basis by Todd Blanche. Axios reported the diagnosis having occurred shortly after she left the Department of Justice, citing an anonymous source.  Katie Miller, wife of key Trump advisor Stephen Miller, confirmed that Bondi both has cancer and is doing well on social media Tuesday. 'Pam has been quietly kicking cancer's a** the last few weeks. @PamBondi has a heart of gold,' she wrote. Bondi, 60, remains in Trump's good graces, however, as she was appointed to a ​White House advisory committee focused ​on ​artificial intelligence.  'Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president's team, and I'm thrilled for her and for all of us that she's going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces,' Vice President JD Vance said in a statement on her appointment to the committee.  The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for comment.  Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly undergone treatment for thyroid cancer She was one of the first key members of the Trump administration to depart, having been let go in April. Bondi has been replaced on an interim basis by Todd Blanche Bondi and Trump had been friends for years, their bond forged in Florida's Republican circles long before he ever reached the White House.  She asked him for more time during a private White House meeting, pleading with him to reconsider - but Trump's mind was made up.  'She was unhappy and tried to change his mind,' a senior administration source told the Daily Mail. She had hoped to remain in the role until at least the summer, the source said, but Trump was increasingly frustrated - and even paranoid - about his attorney general.  At the root of his anger was a belief that Bondi had tipped off Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell that the FBI was preparing to release a cache of documents related to his alleged relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.  'The White House wasn't pleased she was intervening due to her personal friendship with Swalwell,' our source said.  Bondi and Swalwell are understood to have maintained a friendly relationship despite the Democratic representative openly criticizing her since she took the AG position.  Just hours before her firing, Bondi had been at Trump's side at the Supreme Court, watching proceedings in the birthright citizenship case - one of his signature battles. By evening, she was out.  Bondi remains in Trump's good graces, however, as she was appointed to a ​ White House advisory committee focused ​on ​ artificial intelligence  Katie Miller (pictured left), wife of key Trump advisor Stephen Miller, confirmed that Bondi both has cancer and is doing well on social media Tuesday The White House denies that the President feared Bondi may have leaked information to Swalwell, and said the allegation played no role in her dismissal. Trump praised her as a 'great American patriot and a loyal friend' in a Truth Social post, hailing the 'tremendous job' she did in bringing down the national murder rate. 'We love Pam, and 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 wrote. Bondi became the second Cabinet casualty in less than a month, brought down by months of MAGA fury over her handling of the Epstein files - a saga that has dogged Trump's Justice Department since Day One. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has served as acting attorney general until a permanent nominee is confirmed.  Bondi served as Florida's attorney general from 2011 to 2019 before attaching herself to Trump during the 2016 campaign, using her prosecutorial credentials to defend him on national TV. She went on to join his impeachment defense team in 2020, cementing her place in the loyalist inner circle - a loyalty that, in the end, could not save her. Swalwell, who has since resigned from Congress and dropped his bid for California governor after accusations of sexual assault, flatly denied the leak claim. 'We had no heads-up by anyone in the administration. None,' he told the Daily Mail. 'These stories would be laughable if not so outrageous. An administration that is now at 33 percent approval is looking to blame anyone but the right people - themselves.' It is unclear whether the allegation will be pursued further. Bondi has not commented on it. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. 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