President Biden did not give any formal on-camera remarks about U.S. airstrikes against the Houthis last month. He did not give any formal on-camera remarks about the U.S. airstrikes against Iranian proxy groups in Iraq and Syria that began Friday. For the second straight year, Biden will not participate in the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview.

In recent days, Biden has appeared at campaign events in Warren, Michigan, and Philadelphia, as well as a campaign fundraiser at George Lucas’ house in Bel Air, California, and a campaign event and fundraiser in Nevada. He has no public events on his schedule today.

Defenders of the 81-year-old president will insist that everything is fine, and the choice to skip traditional national addresses and interviews is a deliberate communication strategy, and not further evidence that Biden’s team does not trust him when he doesn’t have a teleprompter in front of him, or facing questions in a formal environment.