Prevented the agitators from organizing.
Via Daily Mail:
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made an unannounced visit Monday evening to the Capitol Rotunda where the casket of former President George H.W. Bush lies in state.
The couple entered the rotunda and held hands as they quietly approached Bush’s coffin draped in the American flag.
A solemn-looking president saluted Bush’s remains while the first lady pressed her right hand over her heart.
They left about a minute later – as silently as they arrived.
U.S. Capitol Police cleared the rotunda of visitors before the first couple arrived. The doors to the rotunda had opened about 45 minutes earlier for members of the public to come pay their respects.
But the room was virtually empty when the first couple entered and eerily silent. It was dark outside but the Dome was lit up as the building will be open to public viewing through out the night and through Wednesday morning.
Only the click, click of cameras greeted the president and first lady, who were not escorted by Congressional leaders. The Senate Sergeant at Arms and House Sergeant Arms brought them into the room.
They were solemn in their approach – the first lady in a black coat and black high-heeled boots; the president in a dark overcoat and red tie.
Neither of them said anything and, within five minutes of their departure, the rotunda had been reopened to the public. Well-wishers poured into the room to pay their own respects to the 41st president.
The President and first lady will attend Bush’s memorial service at Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday despite the years-long tension between Trump and the Bush dynasty.