it was clearly a moment where i lost my political bearings. look, i do everything i can to try to stay apolitical and just try and stay out of situations, uh, that may appear political. and uh, sometimes i'm successful at doing that, and, uh, and sometimes i'm not as successful. i should not have been there. my presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics. [woman] june 1, 2020 was one of the most important days of the trump presidency. certainly, it was a day that helped to shape the catastrophic ending of the trump presidency. because of the fallout from that, it became clear to donald trump that the leadership of the u.s. military was not going to go along with any further efforts on his part to politicize the military. [kelly] the president left washington late today for a destination he has not seen in 110 days-- the campaign trail. trump hated the fact that he couldn't go out and campaign.