In response to Charlie Kirk’s killing, the Trump administration is threatening to wage a broad assault on progressive organizations. On Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ would prosecute hate speech, but she later walked back the comment after facing bipartisan pushback. On Tuesday, President Trump threatened ABC News’s Jonathan Karl after he asked about free speech.

Jonathan Karl: “And what do you make of Pam Bondi saying she’s going to go after hate speech? Is that — I mean, a lot of people, a lot of your allies, say hate speech is free speech.”

President Donald Trump: “Should probably go after people like you, because you treat me so unfairly. It’s hate. You have a lot of hate in your heart.”

Jonathan Karl: “Would that be appropriate?”

President Donald Trump: “Maybe they’ll come after ABC. Well, ABC paid me $16 million recently for a form of hate speech, right? Your company paid me $16 million for a form of hate speech, so maybe they’ll have to go after you.”