His predecessors were quiet except when it came to Trump. Carter said that Russia stole the election for him, Bush bombed him, Obama campaigned against him openly. The only one who didn’t say much was Bill, but he was speechless staring at Melania.
Trump once said ” I always wanted to be the strong silent type, but somehow that just wasn’t in the cards”.
I am not a big fan, more a begrudging admirer, but expecting Trump to stop being Trump will only come true when he is in the ground.