The President was not involved in this event, but the event will be used to undercut his popularity. Ted Cruz, politician to his bones, had to play statesman. Too obvious. Also, when we marched in the flower power days, we knew the police would be keeping order. The Socialist leaders provoked violence, organized by their communist trainers. Nothing has changed in America except this: the 60's radicals run the states where police are ordered to not do crowd control.
It's Aug. Trump is on vacation. I predict this one event will lead to Congressional calls for impeachment. Right out of the Commie/Alinsky/Soros/Obama playbook.
Trump is working way too much to be on vacation.
The reason he's in Bedminster is, the White House is under overdue renovation, and his absence gives the renovators a chance to get it done.