Pam Bondi, the United States attorney general, said the government will “absolutely target” people who use “hate speech” in the wake of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Maybe they’ll come after ABC.”JON KARL: What do you make of Pam Bondi saying she’s gonna go after hate speech? A lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech TRUMP: We’ll probably go after people like you because you treat me so unfairly. Maybe they’ll have to go… pic.twitter.com/i2KStu6Vsg — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 16, 2025Even hate speech, speech you don’t like, lies, and evil or cruel speech are covered by the First Amendment. The right has consistently blamed the murder of Charlie Kirk on “lies” and “propaganda” about the things Kirk had said.