Pam Bondi slammed for going against Charlie Kirk with desperate ‘hypocritical’ demand
Pam Bondi has been slammed for ‘hypocritical’ threats in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination after the attorney general threatened to ‘go after’ anyone using hate speech
Pam Bondi threatened to ‘go after’ people using hate speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination (Image: AP)
Attorney General Pam Bondi has been slammed for going against Charlie Kirk’s beliefs as she warns that the Department of Justice will “go after” people using hate speech in the wake of the conservative activist’s assassination.
“There’s free speech and then there’s hate speech and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society,” Bondi said during an appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast on Monday. When asked about people who have celebrated the death of Kirk, who was gunned down during a Utah college event last week, Bondi warned: “We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech.”
But critics were quick to note that Bondi’s threat goes directly against Kirk’s own beliefs. It comes after Charlie Kirk protesters’ memorial actions slammed for a lack of ‘respect’
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In a post on X last year, the Turning Point USA founder claimed that hate speech is a First Amendment right in the United States.
Kirk wrote: “Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There’s ugly speech. There’s gross speech. There’s evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment.”
“Keep America Free,” he demanded. “Well this is awkward for @PamBondi,” one X user wrote as they shared a screenshot of Kirk’s post following her comments.
Others were also quick to call out her “hypocrisy.” One wrote: “The Right has been saying for years that ‘hate speech’ doesn’t exist. Suddenly they believe in it. Strange times, indeed.”
“It’s all hypocrisy & they don’t care,” a second commented. A third agreed: “They are the biggest hypocrites. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.”
“It seems Kirk did not agree with her,” another noted. Bondi also discussed a recent incident at an Office Depot store in which an employee was fired after refusing to print a poster of Kirk for a vigil.
“You can’t do that in the world in which we live, you can’t do it and you’re going to be held accountable and we’re going to publicly shame you too,” she told Miller. Bondi agreed that Office Depot should be investigated over the incident and that more employees should be fired.
Bondi also discussed the incident on Fox News, saying that businesses “have to” print posters with Kirk’s picture if requested. If they refuse, she warned: “We can prosecute you for that.”
Bondi warned people could be prosecuted for refusing to print posters featuring Kirk(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
The attorney general has claimed that “left-wing radicals” killed Kirk and “will be held accountable”. Bondi, however, did not provide a motive as to why the alleged suspect killed Kirk.
Tyler Robinson was arrested following a nearly two-day manhunt for Kirk’s shooter, who is believed to have killed the 31-year-old with a single bullet fired from a nearby roof. Bondi would not comment on whether Robinson acted alone, stating the investigation is ongoing.
“Right now, he is in custody and charged with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I’m not going to get into more details about other people at all, but we have him in custody for assassinating Charlie,” she told ABC News.
Robinson was registered as an unaffiliated, or nonpartisan, voter in Utah, according to public records. His parents are registered Republicans, according to state records. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said a family member told investigators that Robinson had become “more political” in recent years and that he criticized Kirk during a recent family dinner.
