Under normal circumstances, silence would not be cause for alarm.
But these aren’t normal circumstances.
We’re talking about a politician who lives on Twitter.

On June 5, 2020, for example, the President sent out 200 tweets and retweets.
What could Trump’s Twitter silence mean?
All of this is to say, Twitter silence is clearly significant for President Donald Trump.

We’re counting the seconds.
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve entered the age of Trump Twitter Silence.
The Washington Posthas picked up on it.
The publication was so concerned that they called up social media experts.
Given Trump’s passion for the social media platform, they don’t expect his silence to last.
Samuel Woolley, professor of propaganda research, concurs.
And still, we’re waiting.
What, we wonder, is holding him back?