He wanted to hear from the people who actually do the job, actually put their hands on people actually have to get dirty every single day, you know, and he was doing the same thing in the military, right? The military commanders would tell every president, this country, everything that they wanted to hear. And then he grabbed one of the Special Forces. You know, what. What are we doing wrong, sir? They're putting handcuffs on us every day. You know, they're. They're holding us back. They won't let us do the job. (26:01–26:09)
CLAIM
Asserts that Donald Trump sought direct input from Special Forces rather than relying solely on military commanders.
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