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Cato Weekly Podcast • October 4, 2024 

# These Candidates Have Terrible Views on Freedom of Speech 

Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz seems to have a poor understanding of what the First Amendment protects. Donald Trump pledges to use the Department of Justice to punish Google over the presentation of negative news stories about him. Cato’s Brent Skorup and Nico Perrino of FIRE detail the candidates’ troubling views.

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##### [Brent Skorup](/people/brent-skorup)

Former Legal Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies

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##### Nico Perrino 

FIRE

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute