He's also concerned that the US government and their assets will use this to undermine the country that he is charged with defending. Which isn't really irratio

He's also concerned that the US government and their assets will use this to undermine the country that he is charged with defending. Which isn't really irrational, because many anonymity tools have been funded by the US government for exactly this reason. It's not a reasonable tradeoff and I disagree with him, but one can easily see why someone in his position would be concerned about this for reasons other than attempting to secure a dictatorship. The fact is the US government has a well documented history of undermining elections, and then funding rebellion and civil wars if the election doesn't turn out how they hoped. When leaders attempt to shut down mediums used for propaganda/psyops/adversary coordination, they get to play the fascist dictator card against them, which is pretty convenient.