Что значит "tested in the public eye" ?

[traven]

"Mattis led the Marine offensive to subdue the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2004, during the height of the insurgency. He has also been tested in the public eye: Comments he made in 2005 about it being "fun to shoot some people" in Afghanistan irked his bosses but didn't end his career. "

"Он был испытан вниманием общества"
?

[Speccy]

...привлёк внимание общества своими высказываниями...?

[Erica Blair]

"Он был испытан вниманием общества"
?

Не очень, но лучшее трудно подобрать.

[IZ]

Получил оценку в глазах общественности?

[nas2000]

"Mattis led the Marine offensive to subdue the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2004, during the height of the insurgency. He has also been tested in the public eye: Comments he made in 2005 about it being "fun to shoot some people" in Afghanistan irked his bosses but didn't end his career. "

"Он был испытан вниманием общества"
?

Could be:
Подвергся тестированию в СМИ.