I see it as a refreshing break that gives us the opportunity to think of more nasty ways of making him look even more foolish than he can muster on his own.
1) Someone in his campaign was smart enough to figure out any money spent this week would be wasted. Nobody is interested in hate speech this week.
2) There is a higher than normal risk for him that he will say something stupid this week that would offend centrist voters.
It's a two fer win for him. As a politician, if you win by keeping your mouth shut, your career meter is close to empty..