Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample First Amendment

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tucker-carlson-trump-charlie-kirk-free-speech-b2829584.html

Conservative voice speaks out after the White House cracks down on critics of Charlie Kirk since his assassination

Conservative podcaster and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has accused the Trump administration of using Charlie Kirk’s death to trample on the First Amendment, a concern that has been raised by many on the left.

The outspoken right-wing voice said that Kirk was a “free speech champion” and he hoped that his murder wouldn’t be used as “leverage” to bring in hate speech laws in the U.S. following the administration’s threats to take action against critics of the Turning Point USA founder.

Kirk’s assassination has sparked a polarizing debate about free speech across the country.

“You hope that a year from now, the turmoil we're seeing in the aftermath of his murder won't be leveraged to bring hate speech laws to this country,” Carlson said Wednesday during a special edition of The Tucker Carlson Show in tribute to Kirk.

“And trust me, if it is, if that does happen, there is never a more justified moment for civil disobedience than that, ever. And there never will be,” the pundit added. “Because if they can tell you what to say, they're telling you what to think...There is nothing they can't do to you because they don't consider you human.”

The longtime former Fox News host did not target President Donald Trump personally in his opening monologue, but went after Attorney General Pam Bondi for comments she made Monday that sparked fierce backlash from both the right and the left.

Bondi said the Justice Department “will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech.”