X flagged a post by podcast host and author Gayla Baer-Taylor reacting to Rep. Maxine Waters celebrating Trump political persecution: Baer-Taylor was responding to remarks by California House Representative Maxine Waters, who celebrated the guilty verdict against President Donald Trump. Reacting to the news, Waters said her "faith in the criminal justice system has been strengthened." Baer-Taylor posted in response: "Political Power! If we had that we could predict with incredible accuracy too! Y'all have exposed just how corrupt you are and to what lengths you will go to maintain power. You're a hag! Maybe rich and powerful enough to destroy America but you're still a disgusting HAG!" X reduced the visibility of the post and indicated that the post "may violate X's rules against Hateful Conduct" according to a screenshot shared by Baer-Taylor. She responded, saying "WTF @elonmusk I call Maxine a hag and I get this? Please tell me you're not caving to demands of censorship."