# Furious Trump may FIRE his ex-Fox News bestie Judge Jeanine after Reflecting Pool rebuke

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/furious-trump-may-fire-his-ex-fox-news-bestie-judge-jeanine-after-reflecting-pool-rebuke/
- Published: 2026-08-03T21:21:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-03T21:33:12+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16025799/donald-trump-jeanine-pirro-fox-news.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump publicly slams ally Jeanine Pirro, hints at possible dismissal.
- Anger triggered by dropped charges over Reflecting Pool vandalism.
- Pirro, ex-Fox host, became DC's US Attorney in May.

## Summary

US President Donald Trump publicly criticised his own appointee, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, on Monday, with reports suggesting he may be considering firing her. Trump's anger stemmed from Pirro's office dropping charges against US Olympian David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a decision the president viewed as unacceptably lenient.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he was "really disappointed" with Pirro, accusing her of having "folded like an umbrella" and allowing wrongdoers to "get away with things". Pirro, a former judge and district attorney, spent years as a Fox News host before Trump appointed her as US Attorney for Washington, DC in May, making the public rebuke a notable falling-out between the president and a longtime ally.

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