Like I can imagine him enthusiastically siding with protesters could have either turned all centrist off, or perhaps galvanized the population into rabid support. There'd be actual optimism in the air. There'd be a groundswell and a gameplan.
Or chuds might have felt extra threatened and started accelerationist, captial murder sprees.
Covid? RBG? Post office? West coast fires?
Tbh I don't think it'd even be that dramatic. With what we now know about his character he'd probably make some weak statement about opposing the status quo while asking protestors go respect private property and turn both sides off.