Trump rips into ABC reporter after being asked about Pam Bondi’s ‘hate speech’ remarks

President Donald Trump He questioned Pam Bondi’s recent comments on “hate speech” after the assassination of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s assassination of American founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, after ABC news correspondent Jonathan Karl came under fire on Tuesday.

The exchange happened after Carl asked the White House president: “What do you do Pam Bondi Say she wants to follow hate speech? I mean, a lot of people, many of your allies say hate speech is freedom of speech. ”

“She might follow someone like you because you treat me so unfairly,” Trump said on Carl, asking if it’s appropriate. “You have a lot of hatred deep down. Maybe they’ll pay me $16 million in hate speech on ABC. Your company paid me $16 million in hate speech, so maybe they have to follow you.”

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President Donald Trump advises Attorney General Pam Bondi may be after ABC reporters asked him about her “hate speech” remarks. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)

The President refers to Solution George Stephanopoulos’s jury verdict against Trump in a civil trial in E. Jean Carroll in a way that’s the highest anchor. Stephanopoulos repeatedly said in an interview last year that Trump was responsible for rape rather than sexual abuse.

The lawsuit was dismissed last December after reaching a settlement with the Network and Stephanopoulos, resulting in a future $15 million spending at Trump’s library and a $1 million payment. Trump’s legal fees.

Trump’s outbreak on Carl is a series of comments Bondy has linked to hate speech this week. She received challenges from liberals and conservatives after the attorney general raised the possibility of “hate speech” in a podcast interview on Monday.

Bondi Go to X On Tuesday, to clarify her position, noting that hate speech will only be prosecuted if the language used goes beyond the call for violence.

Bondy’s “hate speech” rhetoric sparks a torrent of conservative criticism

“Hate speech involving the threat of violence is not subject to First Amendment. “It’s a crime. That era is over,” Bondy wrote.

In a conversation with Katie Miller, wife of Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Bundy said the federal government will “target” those who exploit hate speech after the alleged assassination of Kirk.

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“Free speech, then hate speech, there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie in our society,” Bondy said. “If you target anyone with hate speech, we will definitely target you, follow you.”

Bondy’s individuals at both ends of the political field have been criticized on social media, with the main argument that there are no exceptions to hate speech in the First Amendment. Some quoted Kirk himself in 2024 when he wrote that hate speech “does not exist legally in the United States.”

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