'Reckless lunatic': Trump critics flabbergasted by his latest pick for a crucial post newshub

‘Reckless lunatic’: Trump critics flabbergasted by his latest pick for a crucial post

The president once again turned to his favorite place to fill a job opening.

President Donald Trump on Thursday hired yet another Fox News host for a key role in his administration as he named Jeanine Pirro interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

And even his most frequent critics were left stunned by the move.

Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, has for the last two decades spent far more time on TV than in any courtroom.

However, she has been an unwaveringly loyal voice for Trump on the air and helped advance his false claims about the 2020 election.

Trump’s critics reacted:

Pirro is the 23rd former Fox employee Trump has named to his administration.

She's wildly unqualified to be DC's top prosecutor and was been described by her former executive producer as a "reckless lunatic."

Gonna thread some of her lowlights. https://t.co/z7wjcFw4VQ
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) May 8, 2025

My God. https://t.co/nIv2aehC4n
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) May 8, 2025

Perhaps this is all a clever plan by Trump to put Fox News out of business by hiring away all of their hosts. https://t.co/vnIYAjX90S
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) May 8, 2025

Every day it's more nonsense. I honestly cannot believe we're going to have another 3 years and 8 months of this bullshit. https://t.co/2UgSME9Atg
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) May 9, 2025

Shocking but not surprise. Is there anyone else left to come off TV and go work for Trump? https://t.co/AFMeMvo3zk
— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) May 8, 2025

I was going to make a joke about Jesse Waters becoming Commerce Secretary and then I thought…better not give him any ideas. https://t.co/hKpCtFxMqv
— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) May 8, 2025

I’m sure Jeanine Pirro will just be working hard in the office on personnel issues and supervising big cases/investigations and won’t have time to do a bunch of Fox interviews because she will be totally focused on the job.
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 9, 2025