Shortly after addressing the nation on Monday night, U.S. President Donald Trump walked from the White House to St. John’s Church across from Lafayette Park. The 200-year-old church near the White House that was set on fire as demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend. Law enforcement cleared protesters out of the area with tear gas before Trump’s visit.
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