Right now they have The_Donald in it's own little echo chamber, but I imagine the shift in moderation power is a precursor to dampening down the user enthusiasm. A coup without a fight. I'm sure they would have kept it quiet too if the mods hadn't let everyone know so quickly.
The mods have discussed that this has been tried before, but Reddit admins can forcefully restore it. They don't want to create a subreddit of martyrs if they can help it.
I also came as a lurker from Reddit after I realized the sub was in lockdown mode. I was about to make my first post ever on Reddit and didn't get the chance. I'm not an American, I live in New Zealand, but you still have plenty of supporters here. God bless the United States of America.