Or as "The Movie" implies, he's been gone/out/dead for a while but the intent was always to have the flipped media assists release it at the time Q team etc. specify.
If so, that would imply we're at the stage where the rest of the public is ready to hear of deaths/arrests/hangings and the social media onslaught exposing them for the vile pieces of shit they are.
They've heard of laymen, to staff, to corporations, the agencies, the governments, the officials and now to potential Presidential candidates. Only one or two more pops before the big fireworks.
An opinion, anyway.