The president Zuzana Čaputová subsequently criticized the government for creating a hostile environment for senior civil servants.

The far right online influencer Daniel Bombic claimed Hellebrandt either died or was close to death after receiving the fourth dose of vaccine against COVID-19.

[7] After winning a mandate in the election, Hellebrandt wore a rainbow ribbon on his jacket during the swear in ceremony.

[8] On 6 February 2024, Hellebrandt resigned his MP seat after failing to disclose an infectious illness while being treated at a hospital in Žilina.

[3] Together with his fellow Progressive Slovakia MP Lucia Plaváková , he is the third openly gay member of the Slovak parliament, after Edita Angyalová and Stanislav Fořt.