President Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida during the October 18 protests, not at the White House.

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Trump stayed at Mar-a-Lago instead of Washington, D.C., avoiding visual proximity to protests. Past presidents (Nixon during Vietnam, Bush during Iraq War protests) remained in D.C. to project strength. Trump's absence prevented media split-screens of massive crowds outside the White House while he governed inside. It also avoided potential confrontations between protesters and supporters. calculated media strategy: don't give protests the symbolic power of surrounding the president.

President Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida during the October 18 protests, not at the White House.

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