General MacArthur returned to America and President Truman sent a universally despised weasel of a man to meet him. The uproar in American opinion was amazing for a pre-networked nation. Public opinion polls showed approval ratings lower than any President until the Second Great Depression. The Joint Chiefs were criticized for being Presidential lapdogs. Politicians and military leaders refused to meet with them. MacArthur went home a national hero. Truman was not so lucky.