President Donald Trump swore-in his longtime political ally, Judge Jeanine Pirro, as the interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. in an Oval Office ceremony on Wednesday.
Trump called the former Fox News personality an ‘incredible woman’ and a ‘tireless warrior’ as he turned over his podium to Pirro.
Pirro called attention to the heinous murder of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington last week – gunned down by a pro-Palestine activist outside the Jewish museum.
‘And just last week here in our nation’s capital, two people on the brink of beginning their life, had hopes and dreams that were never realized, because a cold-blooded murderer made a decision to shoot them down on the streets on a cold, rainy night in our nation’s capital,’ Pirro said. ‘This will not go without just accounting.’
‘My voice should be heard loud and clear,’ the former Fox News host continued. ‘No more, no more tolerance of hatred. No more mercy for criminals.’
She then alluded to a phrase used by Republican President Ronald Reagan.
‘Violence will be addressed directly with the appropriate punishment, and this city will again become a shining city on the hill, in an America that President Trump has promised to make “Great Again” and will make safe again,’ Pirro said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi swore Pirro in, who brought her daughter Christi as a guest.
‘Over five decades, Jeanine Pirro, known by millions as Judge Jeanine, has devoted her life to the pursuit of justice, the defense of freedom and the fair, equal and impartial rule of law,’ Trump said.
Trump recalled Pirro’s early career as a district attorney in Westchester County, New York.
‘And she went after real criminals, not fake criminals, like we seem to do today, nowadays,’ the president complained.
Trump’s comments came after he signed several new pardons, including ones for reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, with the White House sharing a video of the president on the phone with their daughter Savannah on Tuesday.
‘In addition to her stellar legal career, Jeanine also excelled in the news media as you know and she’s become one of the most belved political figures through her time on television,’ Trump said.