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Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Mental Health, US News
Mia Williams
Donald Trump's attorney general has sent a clear message to any opposition, after issuing a warning.
The newly-elected United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi, is already firing out threats to the opposition, having been in the job just two weeks.
Bondi was chosen earlier this month to steer the justice department through Donald Trump's second term in office.
During the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which is being held this week in Washington, D.C, the attorney general made some bold claims about Trump's opposition.
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Speaking on stage, she revealed that being in the job wasn't easy, and that she often struggles to find time for day-to-day essentials.
Bondi said: "My hardest thing is that I forget to eat.
"You forget what time it is, it's like six o'clock at night and I'm like 'why do I have a headache?'
"It's because I haven't eaten today."
She added that her team is working 'non-stop' to meet the demands of Trump's government.
"And it's not just me," she added.
"It's an entire team."
She also noted that the group now have Kash Patel, who has just yesterday been chosen as the FBI director.
Having reflected on her team of power-house individuals, she sent an eerie message to Trump's opposition.
"They better look out," she noted, as the crowd cheered back at her.
One person in the comments of the clip asked: "What does that mean???"
Another echoed the sentiment, adding: "What does that statement mean?"
And it isn't the only time that American's have been confused by the president's actions this week.
Just yesterday (19 Feb), Trump announced the introduction of a new campaign, titled the 'Make America Healthy Again Commission'.
Its focus will be on the wellbeing of American children, with a specific look at mental health and illness.
The commission has called for the need to 'drastically lower chronic disease rates and end childhood chronic disease'.
But it sets out to do so not by providing additional resources, but by 'assessing the threat that potential over-utilisation of medication' poses to young people.
This means that families of children with depression, anxiety, or psychosis, may lose access to much-needed medication.
Several healthcare professionals having since spoken out against the proposal.
One of which is Dr. Lelach Rave - interim executive director of the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Speaking to The Seattle Times, Dr. Rave explained: "Any parent who has a child who is struggling with depression or anxiety or psychosis, it’s a scary place to be.
"And there’s a lot of harm that goes with having untreated illness."