Despite massive criticism from all corners, Donald Trump is doubling down on his recent ― and controversial ― comment that a Presidential Medal of Freedom award is better than the Congressional Medal of Honor. During a campaign event on Thursday, the former president told the crowd that the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian … Read more
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) called former President Donald Trump “despicable” after he said the nation’s highest civilian award was “much better” than the highest honor in the military because soldiers had to die or be severely wounded to receive it. “Donald Trump is despicable. He doesn’t deserve to be commander in chief,” Duckworth, an Iraq … Read more
The Veterans of Foreign Wars criticized Donald Trump’s “flippant” comments on Friday after the former president called a civilian award “much better” than the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration. “These asinine comments not only diminish the significance of our nation’s highest award for valor, but also crassly characterizes the sacrifices of those … Read more
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, was “much better” than the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, because soldiers who receive the latter had to be severely injured or killed to receive it. Trump made the comments in a campaign event titled … Read more
