NEW: Beloved MAGA Congressman Appointed To Key DOJ Role

Former U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, a staunch Trump ally who served three terms in Congress representing two North Carolina districts due to redistricting, has been appointed by President Trump to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.

bishop, who has been serving as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) since March 2025, could assume the role on an interim basis as early as this upcoming week. This move replaces Clifton T. Barrett, appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi in June 2025, and aligns with Trump’s broader push to install capable allies in key Justice Department roles to combat government weaponization.

The appointment has drawn praise from conservative circles, including the House Freedom Caucus, which hailed Bishop as a “fearless conservative and true patriot” for his early advocacy on issues like protecting women’s sports and opposing transgender bathroom access.

President Trump has not issued a statement on the latest appointment, though he did heap praise upon the former congressman when appointing him to the OMB role earlier this year. “Dan has been a tireless fighter for our MAGA Movement in the House of Representatives on the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees. Dan will implement my cost-cutting and deregulatory agenda across all Agencies, and root out the Weaponized Deep State,” the president said at the time.

Bishop previously ran for attorney general of North Carolina in 2022

In prior comments tied to his OMB role and DOJ reform advocacy, Bishop has echoed Trump’s themes, criticizing the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division for “selective targeting of political opponents” like Elon Musk and calling for aggressive reforms to counter “color revolution” elements within the agency.

In Congress, Bishop established himself as a hardline conservative, consistently earning low bipartisanship scores and focusing on immigration enforcement, Second Amendment rights, and opposition to left-wing policies, such as federal funding for schools teaching critical race theory.

From 2023 onward, he chaired the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, where he scrutinized border security and agency accountability.