Attorney General Bondi Scrubs Social Post After Chart Shows Biden’s Success, Not Trump’s
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the click but not the claim after she quietly deleted a social media post that attempted to credit President Donald Trump with a drop in drug overdose deaths, only to face rapid backlash. The removal matters now because it exposed a political misstep at the highest level of the Justice Department.
Within minutes online critics began challenging the post’s accuracy, raising tension between Bondi’s message and the data it used. Screenshots circulated showing a chart that tracked drug overdose mortality from October 2015 to October 2024, most of which included years before Trump’s return to office. Critics said it inadvertently highlighted progress made during President Joe Biden’s administration, contradicting Bondi’s caption that praised Trump’s border and drug enforcement efforts.
Confirmed facts show the chart’s timeline ended before Trump’s recent administration began, and that overdose deaths declined under President Biden between 2023 and 2024. Rep. Ted Lieu publicly mocked the post, thanking Bondi for “unintentionally giving massive credit to Joe Biden.”
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The deleted post raises new complications about how the Justice Department is using data in public communications, especially as Bondi serves as the nation’s top law enforcement official under President Trump. Skeptics say the incident undermines credibility, while allies have yet to offer a full defense of the original post’s intent.
“Thank you for unintentionally giving massive credit to Joe Biden,” Rep. Ted Lieu said in a Twitter post that included a screenshot.
The misfire matters because it signals how sensitive data interpretation has become in high-stakes political messaging and could shape future communication strategies by the Justice Department.
Next, observers will watch whether Bondi clarifies the intent behind the post and how DOJ will avoid similar misinterpretations going forward.
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