MAGA supporters have identified US Attorney General Pam Bondi as the least popular member of Donald Trump’s cabinet, according to a straw poll conducted at a Turning Point USA event in Arizona. Bondi received a 29 percent disapproval rating, the highest among all cabinet members, with respondents saying they either “somewhat disapprove” or “strongly disapprove” of her performance.
The poll, taken over the weekend, found that only 32.9 percent of attendees “strongly approve” of Bondi’s work. Her low standing is attributed to frustration over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files, with the Department of Justice releasing thousands of pages but many containing heavy redactions. A statement from 19 of Epstein’s victims criticised Bondi, labelling the delays “clear-cut violations of an unambiguous law”. Republican and Democratic lawmakers have also accused her of “inherent contempt” over the matter.
In contrast, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth emerged as the most popular cabinet member, with 83.3 percent strong approval, followed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr (80.8 percent) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (78.6 percent). Transport Secretary Sean Duffy had the lowest disapproval rating, with just 0.5 percent strongly disapproving.
Other cabinet members with low approval included Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins (39.5 percent) and Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer (30.9 percent). A spokesperson for Turning Point USA, Andrew Kolvet, said the poll aimed to “get a real read on where the base is at after Charlie’s assassination”, referring to the non-profit’s founder, Charlie Kirk.
