Well he doesn't have a right to free speech, he's not American. Technically France does afford their citizens the right to free speech either, so he's SOL on ev

Well he doesn't have a right to free speech, he's not American. Technically France does afford their citizens the right to free speech either, so he's SOL on every front. My understanding is the refused entry is effectively the punishment. You wouldn't try him here, generally they try to have foreign nationals charged with the US crime in their home country, and it probably wasn't likely to happen. Lastly a friend of mine in college was arrested by the FBI for a joke on social media during the Biden admin. They arguably take online behavior more seriously than in person