Trump Ignites Anger With Attack on ABC Reporter: Threatening to ‘Send the DOJ After the Press’

Alex Griffing Sep 16th, 2025, 2:37 pm

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President Donald Trump sparked a wave of criticism on Tuesday when he attacked ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl for asking him about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s vow to crack down on “hate speech” related to the murder of Charlie Kirk.

“What do you make of Pam Bondi saying she’s going to go after hate speech? Is that, I mean, a lot of people, a lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech?” Karl asked Trump, referring to the backlash Bondi faced from both the left and the right for her remarks.

Trump snapped at Karl, “She’d probably go after people like you! Because you treat me so unfairly! I

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