WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi declared Monday that her team will “absolutely” target people spewing “hate speech” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination — roiling First Amendment advocates on the right.

“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,” Bondi said on an episode of the “Katie Miller Pod” that dropped Monday.

“We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech.” 3

Some conservative voices were quick to criticize Bondi’s remarks — with critics highlighting an X post from Kirk in 2024 contending that “Hate speech does not exist legally in America.”

After facing blowback, Bondi clarified that she will target “hate

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