The American Civil Liberties Union sustained heavy rhetorical fire on Wednesday after posting a tweet defending Meta's decision to reinstate former President Donald Trump to its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms.

"This is the right call," the nonprofit civil liberties advocacy organization tweeted Wednesday. "Like it or not, President Trump is one of the country's leading political figures and the public has a strong interest in hearing his speech."

The ACLU's statement is consistent with the stance the organization adopted on May 10, 2022, concerning Elon Musk's announcement of his intention to reinstate Trump to Twitter's platform. In that statement, ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero said, "You'd be hard-pressed to find a more steadfast opponent of Trump and his policies than the ACLU, but Elon Musk's decision to re-platform President Trump is the right call. When a handful of individuals possess so much power over the most important forums for political speech, they should exercise that power with restraint."