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On the day he is arraigned for the second time, President Trump lacks a full legal strategy, has nothing on his public schedule, and does not have his favorite methods of responding on social media – in part because his son-in-law halted efforts to establish his presence on fringe platforms after his Twitter ban.

This amounts to near-invisibility for the president at the most perilous moment of his presidency, which ends with an uproar and a dramatic rebuke from members of his own party.

Aides expects Trump to primarily watch the debates on television throughout the day. But without Twitter, a campaign rally, a team of lawyers or Republicans ready to defend his actions, Trump is ready to overcome historic shame in a moderate way.

It’s a distant cry from the first time he was impeached, when aides staged a campaign rally in aptly named Battle Creek, Mich. To coincide with the House vote.

At the rally, which took place as members were dismissing him, his press secretary came out into the crowd to hold up a sign displaying the total votes.

“We have all Republicans (to vote) for us!” Trump sang when he saw the final tally, adding at another point, “It doesn’t really feel like we’re impeached.”

This is not what it feels like this time. A handful of Republicans are set to vote to impeach him, including Republican Liz Cheney, the third House Republican.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said impeachment would help oust Trump from the GOP for good. According to a person close to his reaction, Trump was particularly angered Tuesday night by Cheney’s announcement that he had betrayed the presidential office.

While other Republicans oppose impeachment because they say it “divides,” they don’t defend Trump on the merits of what he’s being impeached for: inciting an insurgency.