As cities burned, Trump stayed silent — other than tweeting fuel on the fire

Trump and some of his advisers calculated that he should not speak to the nation because he had nothing to say.

He had no tangible policy or action to announce, nor did he feel an urgent motivation to try to bring people together. So he stayed silent. https://t.co/1Yf2biYnBC

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 1, 2020