Meanwhile, here's some context for Trump's actions (from the Washington Post, which I can't access, via RISKS Digest, which I can), which explains the fœtid waters he swims in:

Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks (WashPost)

Academics, universities and government agencies are overhauling or
ending research programs designed to counter the spread of online
misinformation amid a legal campaign from conservative politicians and
activists who accuse them of colluding with tech companies to censor
right-wing views.

The escalating campaign --- led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other
Republicans in Congress and state government --- has cast a pall over
programs that study not just political falsehoods but also the quality
of medical information online.

Facing litigation, Stanford University officials are discussing how
they can continue tracking election-related misinformation through the
Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), a prominent consortium that
flagged social media conspiracies about voting in 2020 and 2022,
several participants told The Washington Post. The coalition of
disinformation researchers may shrink and also may stop communicating
with X and Facebook about their findings.

The National Institutes of Health froze a $150 million program intended
to advance the communication of medical information, citing regulatory
and legal threats. Physicians told The Post that they had planned to
use the grants to fund projects on noncontroversial topics such as
nutritional guidelines and not just politically charged issues such as
vaccinations that have been the focus of the conservative allegations.

NIH officials sent a memo in July to some employees, warning them not
to flag misleading social media posts to tech companies and to limit
their communication with the public to answering medical questions.

Personal opinion: This is the hidden face of Cancel Culture. Welcome to Room 101.