This sounds like one example out of many? Disclaimer: I don't know the involved persons and their personalities, and I'm only a remote spectator to the whole th

This sounds like one example out of many? Disclaimer: I don't know the involved persons and their personalities, and I'm only a remote spectator to the whole thing playing out in the US. But here is my take at the issue: There is a increasing divide splitting the American people, and the fronts are hardening more and more. I know a company is not a place to heal the nation, but the wider the gap becomes, the more difficult it becomes for the people to actually discuss their views and develop understanding for one another - as opposed to yelling at each other (and "F* T." is close to that). Whatever your stance on that EO or T. or the whole state of politics is: I think instead of outright banning discussions of politics (or are violations against the CoC not enforced?), you should maybe try to foster a culture of "you're neither required disclose your political views nor to participate in political discussions, but if you do either, be constructive and accept that others might have a different opinion.". (Or something in that general direction - I don't have too much time today to produce a nice and watertight formulation of this ;-))