During his remarks, Trump asked Bondi if she felt like answering the reporter's question. "I don't mind answering," the attorney general replied. When the president finished speaking, Bondi addressed the reporter and cited an interview she did with Fox News in February, which she said had "been getting a lot of attention."

Frustration and anger have roiled some of President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters, who fear he is going back on promises crucial to his MAGA movement.