President Donald Trump hinted that he isn't so sure about the future of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

A day after publicly rebuking his ally and former Fox News host, saying she "choked" and "folded like an umbrella," Trump piled on his attacks against Pirro while speaking to reporters on Tuesday.

Trump, before boarding Air Force One, said that Pirro was "totally wrong" after her office dropped vandalism charges against former U.S. Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Federal prosecutors have also moved to dismiss charges against three other individuals.

"Everybody saw the vandalism," Trump said. "All you had to do was look at the tape. If you look at the tape. Plus we have a witness, or two witnesses, that saw the vandalism. So certainly there was vandalism, and it was actually, in my opinion, major vandalism."

Trump went on to say that he told Pirro he was "not happy." The top federal prosecutor was spotted leaving the White House on Monday after meeting with the president, wheeling a briefcase and white box behind her.

"I haven't made a determination," the president said when asked whether Pirro is "safe" in her role.

Trump sidestepped questions on Monday about whether he would fire Pirro, who he handpicked to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

But he didn't hold back in his disappointment.

"Frankly, I think she choked because the judge was really vicious," Trump said in the Oval Office. "Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went after her and went after her department, and I guess she choked. I don't know what the hell happened."

Trump also bluntly posted on his Truth Social platform Saturday: "I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro..."

In a 20-page filing on Friday, the Justice Department indicated additional documents from the Department of Interior showed that "flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings," as well as "the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration," were to blame for the deterioration rather than vandalism.

"Had DOI been forthcoming with the information clearly in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment," the filing reads.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum attempted to dispute the DOJ's claim in a post on X on Saturday.

"The evidence is clear, vandals have repeatedly caused damage to the Reflecting Pool," Burgum wrote. "Some of these acts were even caught on camera. We also provided the U.S. Attorney's office expert and eyewitness testimony to the damage done by vandals and provided every piece of evidence they asked for in the requested time line detailing each area of damage at the pool."

Trump appeared to acknowledge issues with the contractor during his remarks on Monday.

"I'm not saying I was 100% thrilled with the contractor," the president said, adding: "We wanted to get it open for July 4th. But in addition, there was vandalism."

He added Tuesday that "there were a couple of little things, but that was not a big deal."

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