The error is to assume that Musk actually cares about the First Amendment in the first place. He doesn't.
Musk is an authoritarian at heart. What he cares most about is achieving the maximum authority with the least constraint. He will say and do anything in the pursuit of that.
In this regard, Musk and Trump are very similar people. For both of them, the First Amendment is a stage prop to be used in their pantomimes. It's not something they truly believe in, especially because people might exercise the First Amendment to criticize them.
Musk is an authoritarian at heart. What he cares most about is achieving the maximum authority with the least constraint. He will say and do anything in the pursuit of that.
In this regard, Musk and Trump are very similar people. For both of them, the First Amendment is a stage prop to be used in their pantomimes. It's not something they truly believe in, especially because people might exercise the First Amendment to criticize them.