Quite so. A given struggle in that role. Especially in service of you know who. Urgency carrying out directives is passed down from CIC, secretary, chairman, joint chiefs and so on, yes. But the gold braided boomer in question wasn’t summarily stripped of post because the admin got wind of subversion. Withdrawal of enthusiasm conceivably did him in. Same reason Truman had McArthur benched. Only in this case, we have a publicity stunt so rank amateur and pointless it’s worked in reverse.