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The president threatened an ABC News reporter who asked him about free speech, suggesting he might ask U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to go after him.
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Bondi’s statements provoked an outcry, with many fearing they would threaten freedom of expression. It was against this backdrop that Donald Trump threatened a journalist who asked him about these concerns, which are shared even in his own political camp.
Asked about free speech from the White House lawn, Trump threatened Jonathan Karl, chief Washington correspondent for ABC News.
“Many of your allies say that hate speech is free speech,” the ABC News reporter challenged Trump, echoing criticism of the administration on this point and recalling Charlie Kirk’s own comments that even hate speech should be protected “by the First Amendment”.
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Referring to Pam Bondi, Trump replied to the reporter:
“She’d probably go after people like you, because you treat me unfairly. That’s hate. You have a lot of hate in your heart.”
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Boasting that ABC had paid him “$16 million”, Trump added:
“Then maybe they’ll come after you.”
Protected by the First Amendment
In 2024, Charlie Kirk had declared in a post on X:
“Hate speech doesn’t legally exist in America. There is ugly speech. There is rude speech. There is malicious speech. And all are protected by the First Amendment. Let’s keep America free.”
Recall that, during a recent podcast, Pam Bondi had declared that Department of Justice “will target you and come after you, if you come after anyone with hate speech.”
These remarks immediately drew criticism from a variety of quarters, including some MAGA Republicans, concerned about a possible rollback of free speech.
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Bondi later clarified to Axios that the DOJ would not prosecute or investigate mere hate speech unless it constituted unlawful incitement to violence.
Trump threatens reporter: “Maybe they’ll come after you”
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Pam Bondi promised that the U.S. Justice Department would target “hate speech” attributed, according to Trump and his allies, to the left.
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Bondi’s statements provoked an outcry, with many fearing they would threaten freedom of expression. It was against this backdrop that Donald Trump threatened a journalist who asked him about these concerns, which are shared even in his own political camp.
Asked about free speech from the White House lawn, Trump threatened Jonathan Karl, chief Washington correspondent for ABC News.
“Many of your allies say that hate speech is free speech,” the ABC News reporter challenged Trump, echoing criticism of the administration on this point and recalling Charlie Kirk’s own comments that even hate speech should be protected “by the First Amendment”.
Getty Images
Referring to Pam Bondi, Trump replied to the reporter:
“She’d probably go after people like you, because you treat me unfairly. That’s hate. You have a lot of hate in your heart.”
Getty Images
Boasting that ABC had paid him “$16 million”, Trump added:
“Then maybe they’ll come after you.”
Protected by the First Amendment
In 2024, Charlie Kirk had declared in a post on X:
“Hate speech doesn’t legally exist in America. There is ugly speech. There is rude speech. There is malicious speech. And all are protected by the First Amendment. Let’s keep America free.”
Recall that, during a recent podcast, Pam Bondi had declared that Department of Justice “will target you and come after you, if you come after anyone with hate speech.”
These remarks immediately drew criticism from a variety of quarters, including some MAGA Republicans, concerned about a possible rollback of free speech.
Getty Images
Bondi later clarified to Axios that the DOJ would not prosecute or investigate mere hate speech unless it constituted unlawful incitement to violence.
Trump threatens reporter: “Maybe they’ll come after you”
The right wing hates freedom of speech.
GOP’s "free speech" law leaves students afraid to talk - Salon.com
Ohio students tell Salon they're not feeling any freer after Republicans passed an overhaul of higher education
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zero freedom of speech was violated other than Charlie Kirks...you're just simply whining...The right wing hates freedom of speech.
GOP’s "free speech" law leaves students afraid to talk - Salon.com
Ohio students tell Salon they're not feeling any freer after Republicans passed an overhaul of higher education
You mean zero speech you agreed with, not all speech.
Its clear that you only back free speech for right wingers.
Is that evidence of violation of his freedom of speech? looks like you don't know what violation of freedom of speech is...
Like I said, you won't accept evidence.
LoL...it that's "evidence" for freedom of speech violation I have not heard of Jimmy filing a case against ABC yet...would you like to know the answer why?
You ever watched theTrump gave Carr head?
I got it backwards!
drinking water, HOW THE FUCK is he going to give anyone a proper head????
Related... but hilarious and more.
These AI Hitchen sketches are the only AI content I've found useful or entertaining/thought provoking. There are more.
They are not his words, either just some AI generated responses to questions or the creator writes the script and then the voice and animation is generated. Pretty accurate.
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The rich's and larue's of this board confirm those posts.Related... but hilarious and more.
These AI Hitchen sketches are the only AI content I've found useful or entertaining/thought provoking. There are more.
They are not his words, either just some AI generated responses to questions or the creator writes the script and then the voice and animation is generated. Pretty accurate.
Why People Still Believe the Earth is Flat! (ft. Christopher Hitchens)
In this scathing critique, Christopher Hitchens skewers the absurdity of denying the flat earth movement, exposing how conspiracy theorists turn humanity int...
There really is no way to reach them until their entire world just falls apart.
