President Donald Trump on Thursday defended Attorney General Pam Bondi's performance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, in which she largely fielded questions related to the Epstein files.

"AG Pam Bondi, under intense fire from the Trump Deranged Radical Left Lunatics, was fantastic at yesterday’s Hearing on the never ending saga of Jeffrey Epstein, where the one thing that has been proven conclusively, much to their chagrin, was that President Donald J. Trump has been 100% exonerated of their ridiculous Russia, Russia, Russia type charges," Trump posted on Truth Social.

Bondi's performance was widely panned online, including by the political right. Some prominent right wing figures, such as Kyle Rittenhouse, even called for her resignation.

Trump, for his part, insisted that the Epstein issue was driven largely by his political opponents, seeking to distract from favorable economic data.

"Actually, it is the SLIMEBALL Democrats, many of them big Donors and Politicians, that have been proven GUILTY! 'Republican' Loser, Sanctimonious RINO Congressman, Thomas Massie, made a total fool of himself yesterday, fighting aimlessly against a hopeless agenda of Hate and Stupidity, as most clearly stated by his crashing Job Approval Numbers in the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, where a Military Hero Opponent, Ed Gallrein, is crushing him in the Polls," he added. 

"He is now in 'Wacky' Liz Cheney territory! Nobody cared about Epstein when he was alive, they only cared about him when they thought he could create Political Harm to a very popular President who has brought our Country back from the brink of extinction, and very quickly, at that!" Trump went on. "In fact, this attempt by the Democrats to take away attention from tremendous Republican SUCCESS is backfiring badly. Maybe they should focus on their quest to Open our Borders to the World’s Greatest Criminals, have Transgender for Everybody or, get Men, no matter their size or strength, to play in Women’s Sports. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.