Pam Bondi Walks Back ‘Hate Speech’ Claim: Free Speech Backlash | CNN2.0

🔥 AG Pam Bondi clarifies DOJ will prosecute only incitement to violence after initially saying it would “go after” hate speech broadly, drawing sharp criticism across the spectrum and from the WSJ editorial board on First Amendment grounds.
📈 Harry Enten shows “free speech” Google searches spiking 186% vs 5‑year average, with Bondi the top‑linked topic amid the uproar.
📉 Bondi is the least popular Trump cabinet member in Enten’s data at −19 net, weighed down by the Epstein files handling and now speech controversy.
🗳️ Conservatives also push back, arguing free‑speech absolutism; panelists note Bondi’s DOJ role heightens concern versus rhetoric from other officials.
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