Extraordinary i'view w/McRaven, who oversaw clutch ops including killing of OBL. Began public warnings after Trump started calling reporters/free press the "enemy of the American people." Says: "The fact is, I've *fought* the enemy of the American people and it is not the media." https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1318658786161315842

"This attack on the media was the worst attack on democracy in my lifetime," he says, adding, "This is not the way to be a president."

Now, "We've got a rising China," "an aggressive Russia," "a North Korea w/ICBMs," "the pandemic." Urgent U.S. need for alliances/coalitions. McRaven, a lifelong conservative, endorsed Biden in WSJ. A Biden win would reform America's standing almost "within five minutes."

Remember, McRaven in 2018, in a rare rebuke of a sitting president by a former top mil commander, told Trump, "Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation."

Cites the President's "egregious acts." Nine minutes, well worth your time.