I have every confidence that: a) he knows we're still out here, b) he knows that scores of millions of us are still pissed, c) he knows that there'll be hell to pay if any serious hint of a coup develops.
Lotsa folks in 1859 were just sure it would never come to brother fighting brother . . .
The silent majority only impacts when it gets active.
Other than that “silent” is no more than silence.