Pam Bondi clarifies 'hate speech' comments after getting blowback

Attorney General Pam Bondi is receiving pushback on social media from both liberals and conservatives after she suggested that "hate speech" could be prosecuted under the law during a podcast interview on Monday.

The attorney general took to X on Tuesday to clarify her position, noting that hate speech would only be prosecuted when the language used crosses the line of calling for violence.

"Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is NOT protected by the First Amendment. It’s a crime," Bondi wrote. "For far too long, we’ve watched the radical left normalize threats, call for assassinations, and cheer on political violence. That era is over."

While speaking to Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, on her podcast Monday, Bondi stated that the federal government will "target" those who leverage hate speech against others following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

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