The Department of Justice is walking back some of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s previous remarks about “hate speech” after she was sharply criticized over free speech rights related to the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

Bondi appeared on a podcast Monday, where she highlighted the political discourse that erupted after Kirk’s death. She argued that there is a difference between free speech and hate speech, and after Kirk’s death, “there is no place, especially now” for violent speech.

“We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone else with hate speech,” she said, referring to those who cheered on Kirk’s death or who target people for their politics.

Kirk, 31, was a conservative activist who was shot and killed at an event at Utah Va

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