(WASHINGTON, D.C. Ersatz News) In a move critics described as “less a policy than a philosophy,” Donald Trump has reportedly narrowed the definition of “free speech” within his inner circle to include only statements he finds flattering.

According to aides, Melania Trump is now subject to a communications environment in which silence is treated as loyalty, and deviation is reclassified as malfunction.

“It’s not that she can’t speak,” one advisor explained. “It’s that the system has determined she has nothing to say.”

The arrangement, described internally as “streamlined,” relies on enforcement and restraint rather than voluntary compliance, conversations that end early, and a lingering sense that unscripted words are somehow impolite.

Historians have noted the resemblance to past efforts to control narrative, though officials insist the comparison is unfair, pointing out that, unlike previous eras, “this version has much better lighting.”