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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi faced a torrent of criticism online Tuesday after she suggested in two separate interviews that the Justice Department would "absolutely target" hate speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s shooting death — sparking intense backlash from Republicans and other conservatives and prompting her to further clarify her remarks.

Bondi attempted to bridge the divide between her remarks and what she called hate speech that leads to threats in a lengthy social media post Tuesday.

"Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is NOT protected by the First Amendment," Bondi said, citing three U.S. laws that criminalize threats of direct violence, such as threats of kidnapping or injury. "It

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