BREAKING – President Donald Tɾumρ gives one-of-a-kind praise to former Fox News figure Jeanine Pirro – A promise from the President ignites public excitement

President Donald Trvmp  is confident his new top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., is going to be “amazing” based on one all-important accomplishment—she co-hosted a No. 1 show on Fox News.

The Senate voted 50-45 over the weekend to confirm former Fox News host and Trvmp  loyalist Jeanine Pirro to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

Jeanine Pirro

Pirro spent over a decade as a Republican district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and served as a county judge before joining Fox News in 2011, hosting a show called Justice With Judge Jeanine. In 2022, she became a co-host of the panel discussion show The Five.

“Don’t forget, Jeanine Pirro was a great judge and a great prosecutor,” Trvmp  said Sunday. “Because she was so good, they drafted her into show business, and she did fantastic. You know, The Five was the number-one show, etc., etc.”

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks during her swearing in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025 in Washington, DC.Judge Jeanine Pirro was President Trvmp ‘s second choice to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

“Jeanine Pirro was also really good at that. But her real love is exactly what she’s doing, and that’s what made her such a success in show business.”

Among Pirro’s other showbiz accolades is getting a roasting on Saturday Night Live. In May, Cecily Strong reprised her role as Pirro, spitting wine in the face of Colin Jost playing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

After the 2020 election, Pirro was among the Fox News hosts accused of promoting l13s about the election being st0l3n from Trvmp . She was named in a d3famation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which Fox settled in 2023 for $787.5 million.

Ed Martin is being investigated by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for ethics violations.Ed Martin would not say if he thought the 2020 election was st0l3n.The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Senate voted to confirm her along party lines.

“Jeanine Pirro is going to be amazing, and I’ll swear her in as soon as we can swear her in,” Trvmp  said Sunday. “We need her, she’s going to be amazing.”

Trvmp ’s first choice to lead the office, Ed Martin, stalled in the Senate after some Republicans refused to support his nomination over his downplaying the deadly January 6, 2021, r10t at the Capitol.

Martin has represented some of the r10ters. During the confirmation process, he refused to say unequivocally that there was v10lence at the Capitol that day, and wouldn’t answer if he thought the 2020 election was st0l3n.

After his nomination fell through in May, Trvmp  appointed Pirro as the interim head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C., where she quickly posted an indignant video about prosecutors paying for their own filtered water.

“Now, ain’t it grand to be a part of the government?” she said sarcastically. “And I’m just thrilled to be here.”

The president has tapped more than a dozen Fox News hosts and contributors to take on key roles in his administration, including cabinet-level positions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was a weekend host, Transportation Secretary Scott Duffy was a Fox Business host, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino was a network contributor from 2019 to 2023.