The visibility of the erosion of free speech was one one of the most deterministic factors in the triumphant return of President Donald Trump to the Oval Office. However, Trump's devout if not deluded supporters have demonstrated their blatant disregard for free speech now that he has recaptured the presidency before he could even be inaugurated for the second time. Since his re-election, Trump's supporters and closest political allies have began to lead their own assault free speech in a manner befitting the political establishment that drew their vitriol for that same reason.

The greatest example of this change of course came in the wake of Elon Musk's promotion of the H-1B visa program that is designed to bring foreign workers into the United States. Musk's support for the visa program immediately brought the ire of a faction of disciples of the MAGA movement upon him because of their view that turning to a reliance on foreign workers in and of itself is an abandonment of the core campaign promise to put America First. Their outrage was emboldened by President Trump echoing Musk's position that the United States needs to bring in more foreign workers, a complete contradiction of his opposition to the H-1B visa program dating back to 2016 that he maintained during his first term in office. Under the duress of that immense criticism, Musk began to target his opponents on X, the platform he and his staunch supporters have lauded for being the savior of free speech online.