Trump admits ‘that’s a rough picture’ as Pam Bondi shows him presidential portrait ahead of DOJ crime crackdown speech…..See More

The president admitted his ear is ‘still throbbing’ during the speech

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has poked fun at his presidential portrait during a historic appearance at the Department of Justice.

As the president prepared to give remarks in Washington DC on Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi pointed out his presidential portrait hanging in the Justice Department’s hall.

As Trump set out to acknowledge his administration’s tough-on-crime agenda during his impending speech, he stopped in his tracks to make a self-deprecating joke.

“Oh wow, he looks like such a nice person,” Trump mused.

“That’s a rough picture. That’s a rough picture.”

Trump’s appearance at the DOJ comes after two federal prosecutions against him were dismissed after he won the 2024 presidential election.

During the speech, he railed against the department and vowed to “turn the page on four long years of corruption.”

He also said he spoke to the DOJ after the assassination attempt during his rally in July 2024.

The president said it’s a “miracle” he survived the shooting, which grazed his ear.

“My ear is still throbbing,” he said, prompting a standing ovation from the crowd.

As Trump spoke, a box labeled “DEA evidence” sat next to his podium.

He was flanked by signs that boasted “fighting fentanyl in America.”

Trump’s speech marks the first time a president has spoken at the DOJ in a decade.

“President Trump will visit the Department of Justice to give remarks on restoring law and order, removing violent criminals from our communities, and ending the weaponization of justice against Americans for their political leanings,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said ahead of the speech.

Bondi kicked off the remarks by saying Trump is taking “decisive action” to fight the fentanyl epidemic in the US.