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Trump arrived at Quantico expecting applause and admiration but was met instead with a room of silent, stoic military leaders — a reaction that, according to retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, unsettled him. “President Trump thrives on applause and audience interaction,” Hertling explained. “When he encountered quiet professionalism from the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines, it rattled him from the very beginning.”
Trump arrived at Quantico expecting applause and admiration but was met instead with a room of silent, stoic military leaders — a reaction that, according to retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, unsettled him. “President Trump thrives on applause and audience interaction,” Hertling explained. “When he encountered quiet professionalism from the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines, it rattled him from the very beginning.”