It looks like Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi is stirring up a lot of controversy with her recent comments about free speech and what she calls “hate speech.” On a podcast with Katie Miller, the wife of former Trump aide Stephen Miller, Bondi declared, “There’s free speech and then there’s hate speech.” This isn’t just a simple statement; it’s a huge shift from the legal consensus and it’s causing a lot of concern.
To be fair, the idea that not all speech is protected by the First Amendment isn’t new. We all know that things like yelling “fire” in a crowded theater or inciting violence aren’t protected. But Bondi’s comments are being seen as a dangerous and legally shaky claim that the Trump administration plans to “absolutely target” people who use what the administration deems to be hate speech.
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