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Trump's GOP: Free speech for me, but not for you - Velshi - MSNBC
The same people who once posed as champions of “free speech” during the years when Donald Trump wasn't president are now demanding government sanction, criminal penalties, firings, and surveillance of those who criticize them.
Open markets - including the marketplace of ideas - don’t just reward truth—they reward power. And without certain thoughtful intervention, stronger players dominate weaker ones, and minority views are trampled. That’s the world the second Trump era is ushering in - and if we don’t change our conception of the First Amendment, the loudest voices shouting “free speech” will continue to be the ones burying it. - Aired on 09/28/2025.