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Pam Bondi was seen smiling broadly at Donald Trump as he praised the state of the economy, with a particular focus on the Dow Jones Industrial Average—a metric that holds significant value for the Attorney General.
During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, the President attributed the U.S.’s ‘economic turnaround’ to tariffs, calling it ‘the biggest in history.’
Trump announced that ‘the Dow Jones broke 50,000, four years ahead of schedule,’ as the cameras captured Bondi’s approving smile directed at him.
This interaction quickly gained traction on social media, especially after Bondi’s fondness for the stock index became a meme following a recent Capitol Hill appearance.
Conservative commentator Jay Shelton shared the clip, quipping, ‘Find someone who smiles at you like Pam Bondi smiles at the Dow going over 50,000.’
The Attorney General touted the success of the Dow rising above the landmark 50,000-point threshold during a combative House Judiciary Committee hearing on February 11.
Bondi was being grilled by Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Becoming visibly agitated, the Attorney General shouted: ‘The Dow is over 50,000. The S&P at almost 7,000… that’s what we should be talking about.’
Pam Bondi smiles up at Donald Trump during his State of the Union address, flanked by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Trump hailed America’s economic turnaround and said that ‘the Dow Jones broke 50,000, four years ahead of schedule,’ before the cameras panned knowingly to Bondi
The outburst went viral as viewers pointed out it was at once comical in its absurdity and depressing, given the context of the serious allegations against the DOJ.
Social media users began using the phrase ‘the Dow is over 50,000’ as a satirical excuse to avoid responsibilities, ranging from unpaid bills to relationship arguments.
The meme reached another peak during the State of the Union address as cameras panned across the room to Bondi.
Trump’s speech was given rave reviews by MAGA but the proof will now be in the pudding as he hopes to make the message stick ahead of the midterms in November.
The President declared pride in an economic renaissance at home while he has imposed a new world order abroad.
Trump will get the first opportunity to test-drive that midterm-year message later this week, when he travels to Texas, where Latino voters whose shift toward Trump in his successful 2024 reelection campaign highlighted how he had reshaped the Republican coalition.
The White House aims to promote that message to a broader electorate largely disenchanted with Trump’s job performance, while a looming conflict in the Middle East threatens to shift the focus from his domestic priorities.
Still, the themes of economic prosperity and a more secure America that Trump emphasized in his 108-minute speech Tuesday will underpin the broader narrative he and his fellow Republicans will seek to sell to voters this November.
A slew of Cabinet officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, blanketed the airwaves Wednesday to promote highlights from Trump’s address.
‘This is going to be setting the tone for the following year,’ Senator Markwayne Mullin (Republican, Oklahoma), who has close ties with Trump, told The Associated Press.
Presidents often travel immediately after delivering the State of the Union to amplify their agenda. Joe Biden, for instance, went to swing states such as Wisconsin and Pennsylvania the day after his speech in the last two years of his term.