This is the Quiet Part Out Loud™ alluding to the coming proscriptions:

“Here’s why this is so disturbing: If those people can be targeted simply for exercising their free-speech rights, then conceivably so can you if you stake a political sign in your front yard, slap a bumper sticker on your car, or try to persuade people on social media to vote for your candidate of choice.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/trump-executive-order-security/681423/