Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to recent reports. This news came shortly after she was removed from her position in the Justice Department by President Donald Trump last month. Bondi has since undergone treatment and is currently recovering from the disease, as first reported by Axios. A White House official confirmed the details to The Independent.
Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, shared an update on X, stating that “Pam has been quietly kicking cancer’s ass the last few weeks.” She also praised Bondi, saying, “@PamBondi has a heart of gold.”
Florida Senator Rick Scott also expressed his support for Bondi, describing her as a “dear friend” in a social media tribute. “This is terrible news, but Pam has been a dear friend for years, and I know she’s a fighter,” he posted on X. “If anyone can beat this, it’s her. Anne and I are praying for Pam and her family as they go through this.”
The official GOP X account for Florida shared similar sentiments, stating, “Pam has spent her life fighting for Florida and our nation with strength and conviction, and we know she will face this challenge with that same strength.” The group added, “We are praying for healing and a swift recovery.”
Bondi told CNN that she is still recovering and “doing well, though.” Her departure from the Justice Department was announced by Trump on April 2, following a tumultuous 14 months in the role. Despite this, she was recently appointed by the president to join an advisory committee on AI policy.
Vice President JD Vance praised Bondi, calling her “an enormously valuable asset to the president’s team.” He added that she would continue to work with the administration. “I’m thrilled for her and for all of us that she’s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces,” Vance said in a statement to The Independent.
Bondi is expected to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The council includes notable figures such as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder of Nvidia, Jensen Huang. The panel is chaired by David Sacks, former White House AI adviser, and science adviser Michael Kratsios.
Her role will involve “facilitating coordination” between the Trump administration and the tech moguls on the panel, according to Axios.
Bondi’s diagnosis comes two months after Trump announced that Susie Wiles, his White House chief of staff, was undergoing treatment for early-stage breast cancer. Wiles exited Trump’s Cabinet swiftly after former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired by the president following a string of scandals at the department.
Outgoing Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, is the latest to announce her departure from the Trump administration after her husband was diagnosed with “an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”
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