Tucker Carlson claimed that his friend Charlie Kirk would be disappointed to see the Trump administration use his death as “leverage” to attack free speech.

“Charlie was a free speech champion… and I pray that that’s his legacy,” said Carlson in a Wednesday episode of his podcast, The Tucker Carlson Show.

“You hope that a year from now, the turmoil we’re seeing in the aftermath of his murder won’t be leveraged to bring hate speech laws to this country. Trust me… if that does happen, there is never a more justified moment for civil disobedience, and there never will be.”

The former Fox News host, 56, was responding to Attorney General Pam Bondi, who said Monday that the Justice Department would “target” anyone using “hate speech” in the aftermath of Kirk’s killing.

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