The Verge reports that Mr Trump has placed a gag order on scientists from the EPA and Department of Agriculture. Evidently, scientists cannot speak with the public or journalists but can continue to publish their research in peer-reviewed journals because the public would need to pay to read the results. This is really pretty strange.
Mr Trump appears not to understand science. There is no party line in science. You ask a question. You design a methodology to collect data to answer your question. Then, you communicate your results. You do try to publish, but informing the public is the final goal. Those of us who teach in science-based fields read this research to teach students.
Government scientists work for the public. They are not doing research to provide businesses an advantage. STEM teachers – this is not how it is supposed to work. To control access is unethical.