Donald Trump Expected to Fire Pam Bondi And Kash Patel After Midterm Elections
President Donald Trump is reportedly thinking about firing two top officials after the midterm elections – Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel. According to conservative media sources, both of them are now facing serious pressure from within Trump’s own base over how they have handled the long-promised release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The idea of a post-election “shake-up” is gaining attention in pro-Trump circles. A source speaking to the pro-MAGA outlet Real America’s Voice said that frustration among Trump supporters has been building for months. Many of them believe they were promised big revelations from the Epstein files, only to end up with hype, confusion, and delays instead.
On Friday, Daily Signal correspondent Tony Kinnett spoke bluntly about Pam Bondi’s situation. During a segment with host David Brody, Kinnett said Bondi had “put herself” in this position by making big promises she couldn’t keep. Brody didn’t sugarcoat the moment either. He asked if it was now just “a matter of time before Pam Bondi is shown the door,” making it clear that her job may be at serious risk.
Kinnett then explained why so many MAGA influencers and supporters are angry with her. Earlier in the year, Bondi reportedly invited a group of well-known pro-Trump online figures, including Jack Posobiec, to the White House. She made it sound like they were finally going to see important new information about Jeffrey Epstein – something many in that world have been waiting for, convinced the files might contain powerful or famous names.
But, according to Kinnett, when the moment finally came in February, what they received was a huge letdown. Bondi handed them a binder that “contained nothing,” meaning it had no real new information or shocking revelations inside. To make matters worse, he said Posobiec was then pushed in front of cameras in a way that made him look foolish, with nothing meaningful to show for all the build-up. In that community, humiliating a loyal ally is seen as a big betrayal. Doing that while also failing to deliver any real results was viewed as even worse.
Kinnett argued that Bondi’s biggest mistake was overpromising. She presented herself as the person who would “get in there” and “release everything” related to the Epstein files. When you say that publicly, he noted, you raise expectations to a level where backing down or offering weak information is no longer an option. In his view, it almost doesn’t matter what the files actually contain. The promise itself becomes the problem. Once you’ve told your base that explosive names and secrets are inside, they expect exactly that – and nothing less.
As Kinnett put it, “You’ve already promised what’s in the files. You’ve already promised all of these names are in the files. So you better deliver.” When nothing big appears, disappointment quickly turns into anger and a sense of betrayal.
Kash Patel has also been pulled into this storm. While he has long been seen as a Trump loyalist, some people in Trump’s orbit now question whether he has pushed hard enough from inside the FBI to bring the Epstein material to light. The criticism directed at Patel is not always about specific actions, but more about a general feeling that the “big reveal” moment keeps getting delayed or watered down. For a movement that thrives on big promises and dramatic reveals, continued delays feel like being trapped, waiting endlessly for something that never fully comes.
Kinnett described this situation as “purgatory.” Both Bondi and Patel, he suggested, are stuck in a place where they have promised too much and produced too little. And in Trump’s world, that can be politically deadly. He said he could easily imagine the Trump administration deciding to fire one or both of them after the 2026 midterm elections, as a way to show the base that their outrage is being heard and to redirect blame away from the president himself.
The phrase he used summed it up clearly: when you “over-promise and under-deliver,” people are “rightly outraged.” In the MAGA movement, that outrage often demands a visible consequence – and that usually means someone has to go.
Inside Trump’s circle, firing people has never just been about managing staff. It’s often used as a signal. When Trump removes officials, it sends a message to supporters, critics, and the media about where he stands and who he blames. If he decides to dismiss Pam Bondi or Kash Patel, it would likely be framed as a move to clean house, reset the narrative, and prove that he is still willing to make bold, dramatic decisions, just like during his first term.
For now, both Bondi and Patel are still in their positions. There has been no official announcement that they are being removed. But the tone in conservative media is shifting. The message being pushed is that loyalty alone is no longer enough. Results are now the main currency. If you promise to expose everything in the Epstein files, you must actually produce something big. If you fail, your job may not be safe, no matter how closely you’ve stood by Trump.
In short, Trump’s supporters are growing tired of hearing about binders, secret files, and “coming soon” revelations that never seem to land. They want proof, documents, and names. And if they don’t get them, they appear more than ready to see heads roll — starting, perhaps, with Pam Bondi and Kash Patel.
