I don't know why this is an unpopular opinion. Whether you agree or disagree with, or despise, that person's political views, the concept that people can critic

I don't know why this is an unpopular opinion. Whether you agree or disagree with, or despise, that person's political views, the concept that people can criticize the US government to their heart's content, and that the US government does not retaliate for that, is a bedrock principle. Access to federal government agencies is not contingent on voicing support of specific (incumbent) politicians, or ideologies.