“We will ban the Federal Government from colluding with anyone to censor Lawful Speech, defund institutions engaged in censorship, and hold accountable all bureaucrats involved with illegal censoring. We will protect Free Speech online.”
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On January 20, 2025, Trump signed Executive Order 14149, 'Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship,' which bars federal departments, officers, and agents from using federal resources to abridge constitutionally protected speech and directs an Attorney General investigation of past federal censorship activity — implementing the promised ban by executive action. The other pledged components, defunding institutions engaged in censorship and holding individual bureaucrats accountable, are not documented as completed in the official records reviewed as of July 2026. The enacted ban supports partial fulfillment of the promise as stated.
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