Attorney General Pam Bondi is under scrutiny over her comments about cracking down on certain rhetoric in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk, marking the latest controversy of her own making.

Bondi and other Justice Department officials have had to clean up the attorney general’s comments from earlier in the week, when she said the agency would target those using hate speech, something that is generally protected by the First Amendment.

The attorney general has previously taken heat from some on the right for her comments about the case of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, where critics argue Bondi overpromised and underdelivered on releasing documents.

While some on the right have called for President Trump to move on from Bondi, there are no indications he plans to do so. Administration officials pointed to the attorney general’s loyalty and her work on key parts of Trump’s agenda.

“Pam Bondi has done an unbelievable job, and everybody agrees with that,” Trump said Tuesday.

Bondi raised eyebrows when she said Monday that the administration would “go after you if you are targeting anyone with hate speech.” The attorney general separately threatened to prosecute Office Depot over an employee’s refusal to print posters for a vigil honoring Kirk.

Bondi’s comments about hate speech drew pushback from prominent conservatives including Megyn Kelly, Erick Erickson, Matt Walsh and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who noted hate speech is generally protected under the First Amendment.

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