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Mediaite reports:
Trump recalled a chapter from his presidency when he flew to Iraq on Air Force One to assess the battle against ISIS, and he spoke of how they had to dim the lights on the plane to avoid detection. Trump kept on expressing concern that he couldn’t see the runway, and he recalled “I told my wife how brave I was.” In the end, the landing went fine, so Trump said he asked “how did I do, Captain? Wasn’t I brave? I didn’t think you were gonna land.”
“In fact,” Trump went on, “as president, I wanted to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor but they wouldn’t let me do it. I’ve always wanted that, but they wouldn’t let me do it. They said that would be inappropriate.” The Medal of Honor is awarded to servicemen in the armed forces who distinguish themselves by going beyond the call of duty and risking their own lives to advance America’s military operations.
Read the full article.
The award is given in the name of Congress by presidents but its real name is simply the “Medal Of Honor.”
Just for the record: Idi Amin, Gaddafi, Kim Jong Un, Hitler and many other dictators gave themselves medals. (Or ordered others to give them medals.)
Trump Complains He Couldn’t Give Himself the Congressional Medal of Honor: ‘They Wouldn’t Let Me Do It’https://t.co/Cb3DFiDDEI
— John Oberlin (@OMGno2trump) July 24, 2022
Trump: As President, I wanted to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor but they wouldn’t let me do it.. They said that would be inappropriate pic.twitter.com/n0Y2RRAeDx
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 24, 2022
Meanwhile, not only did he dodge the draft in Vietnam, he also likened avoiding contracting STDs during his single years to fighting in Vietnam. https://t.co/dMVQdpMIv4
— Republicans against Trumpism (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 24, 2022
I’m 50/50 on whether he was callously making light of the country’s highest honor for bravery and sacrifice as a cheap joke or if he was just trying to scam the $1200/month pension that comes with the award. https://t.co/sMhZ72uRXO
— matt blaze (@mattblaze) July 24, 2022
Almost 20 percent of Medal of Honor recipients received their awards posthumously.
Draft deferments and bone spurs aren’t qualifications. https://t.co/CTLqt71P3d
— VoteVets (@votevets) July 24, 2022