Overview

• Speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn, President Trump told ABC’s Jonathan Karl that officials could “go after” people like him and referenced a $16 million settlement he won from ABC.
• Bondi initially vowed to “go after” hate speech following Charlie Kirk’s killing, then clarified that the Justice Department will focus on speech that constitutes threats of violence.
• The White House says it is preparing actions against groups it blames for celebrating or inspiring violence, though it has not provided details on how that would work.
• Civil-liberties advocates warn the administration’s rhetoric and hinted enforcement could chill protected speech and threaten press freedom.
• Trump also clashed with an Australian journalist over his business dealings, saying his children run the business and accusing the reporter of “hurting Australia,” and he separately announced a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times.