At that moment, Barr felt like he could sink into concrete. Unlike Milley, he was a political appointee who wanted to see Trump get some good press and win. But he knew this spectacle, which he had been told earlier would be a simple “outing” by the president, was utterly ridiculous. There was no other way to describe it. He had a feeling for why Trump did it: He still felt embarrassment about going down into the White House bunker. He wanted to show strength.
