"In an interview with former White House official Katie Miller, reflecting on fury over reactions by some cheering the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Bondi said Monday: There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society. She added: We will absolutely target you, go after you if you are targeting anyone with hate speech, anything, and that's across the aisle."
"Immediate reaction to Bondi's remarks was strikingly bipartisan, with critics on both the left and right warning that her comments reflected a fundamental misunderstanding of U.S. free speech protections and raised concerns about government overreach. On the right, conservatives ripped Bondi's take: Someone needs to explain to Ms. Bondi that so-called "hate speech," repulsive though it may be, is protected by the First Amendment."
Attorney General Pam Bondi asserted that hate speech is not free speech under the First Amendment and declared her office would target perpetrators. She made the remarks during an interview while referencing reactions that cheered the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Bondi stated there is no place in society for hate speech and vowed to go after those engaging in it. Critics from both the left and right warned that the comments mischaracterize constitutional protections and risk government overreach. Bondi later posted on X to clarify she meant threatening language, which is not protected.
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