Trump says Medal of Freedom is better than the Medal of Honor

[0311]

Here is a question that, because the resident MAGA MAGGOTS seem to think what Cheeto Benito said is all kinds fine, well, right and good.

What if Bill Clinton had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Hilary Clinton had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Barack Obama had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Michele Obama had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Joe Biden had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Jill Biden had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Kamala Harris had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Douglas Emhoff had said the exact same damn thing?

What you do, what would your reaction be? Cheeto Benito denigrated the Men and the Women of the U.S. Armed Forces who have recipients of the highest for valor our country bestow up a member of the United States Armed Forces? How would react if any of the former Democratic President had the Medal of Freedom is "Better" than the Medal of Honor?

How would they react to Democratic President had called the Men and Women who were Killed In Action while service to our country, "Suckers and Losers"?

He shits on the memory of our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coastguardsmen who have been maimed in combat. He did not see them marching in parade because "It is a bad look for me."

That Orange Shit Pile has attack our Military and you people cheer him. Fuck YOU!

 

[Leo123]

Every time I read a headline claiming Trump said something outrageous, I read the article and find out the headline is a lie, he actually didn't say it and said something else.

The MSM (Democrat media/press) is geared to low information citizens who only read headlines.

 

[Leo123]

Here is a question that, because the resident MAGA MAGGOTS seem to think what Cheeto Benito said is all kinds fine, well, right and good.

What if Bill Clinton has said the exact same damn thing?

What if Barack Obama had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Joe Biden had said the exact same damn thing?

What if Kamala Harris had said the exact same damn thing?

What you do, what would your reaction be? Cheeto Benito denigrated the Men and the Women of the U.S. Armed Forces who have recipients of the highest for valor our country bestow up a member of the United States Armed Forces? How would react if any of the former Democratic President had the Medal of Freedom is "Better" than the Medal of Honor?

How would they react to Democratic President had called the Men and Women who were Killed In Action while service to our country, "Suckers and Losers"?

He shits on the memory of our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coastguardsmen who have been maimed in combat. He did not see them marching in parade because "It is a bad look for me."

That Orange Shit Pile has attack our Military and you people cheer him. Fuck YOU!

The military loves Trump. You believe media lies.

 

[0311]

V.F.W. Slam Trump's 'Asinine' Remarks On Medal of Honor.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vfw-donald-trump-

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The Veterans of Foreign Wars criticized “flippant” comments from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who 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 who have risked their lives above and beyond the call of duty,” said Al Lipphardt, the VFW’s national commander, in a statement Friday.

The statement from one of the nation’s largest veteran advocacy organizations comes after the former president compared the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to the military decoration at an event in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday.

 

[surada]

Or before he acts.

And these people think that is a good quality.

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Trump Says Medal He Gave Donor Is ‘Much Better’ Than the Medal of Honor
Portrait of Margaret Hartmann
By Margaret Hartmann, senior editor for Intelligencer who has worked at New York since 2012

Trump presents Miriam Adelson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 16, 2018. Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images
For years, Donald Trump has been denying a claim from his own former White House chief of staff John Kelly that he once called dead veterans “suckers” and “losers.” President Joe Biden brought up the quote frequently when he was running against Trump, along with other allegations of his rival’s disrespect for service members. Now that Trump is running against Kamala Harris, his campaign has attacked her running mate, Tim Walz, by questioning claims Walz made about his National Guard service. So you might think Trump would make sure not to say anything that could even be construed as disrespectful to veterans.

But of course, staying on message isn’t Trump’s strong suit.

Thus, during a generally weird press conference at his home in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday, Trump decided to pontificate on why the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, is “much better” than the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration.

Trump’s remarks are worse in context. He was sucking up to billionaire GOP donor Miriam Adelson, whom he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018, explaining this week that the honor she received is preferable because the soldiers who get the Medal of Honor are “either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead.” Here are Trump’s full remarks comparing the two awards:

I have to say, Miriam, I watched Sheldon sitting so proud in the White House when we gave Miriam the Presidential Medal of Freedom. That’s the highest award you can get as a civilian, it’s the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor, but civilian version.



It’s actually much better because everyone gets the congressional Medal of Honor, that’s soldiers, they’re either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead.



She gets it, and she’s a healthy beautiful woman. And they’re rated equal. But she got the Presidential Medal of Freedom.


These are both high honors, and it’s weird that Trump is pondering which is “better.” But it’s particularly offensive that Trump is denigrating an award recognizing military-service members who demonstrate “gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” because honorees are wounded or killed in their acts of heroism. The Medal of Freedom is awarded to people who have made “especially meritorious contributions” to the United States. What that means is up to the president’s discretion, and the list of honorees chosen by Trump also included Rush Limbaugh, Devin Nunes, and Jim Jordan.


Miriam Adelson, the widow of GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, is the fifth-richest woman in America and the richest Israeli, with an estimated worth of $30 billion.

It appears Trump was trying to patch things up with Adelson after he had an aide “fire off a series of angry text messages” to his benefactor. The New York Times reported last week:

The texts were particularly jarring because Mrs. Adelson and Mr. Trump had a friendly meeting just a week earlier at the Republican National Convention, according to a person briefed on the matter.

The texts complained about the people running Mrs. Adelson’s super PAC, Preserve America, into which she is pouring millions of dollars to support Mr. Trump.

At the time, Preserve America was spending nearly $18 million on a week’s worth of ads aiding Mr. Trump in three battleground states. The texts said that the officials running Preserve America were “RINOs” — Republicans in name only — and that Mrs. Adelson’s late husband would never have tolerated that, the people said.

The broader point of the Times piece was that Trump’s richest donors want to see him “recalibrating after a series of damaging mistakes.” Oops! Better roll the number on that tally of “days since Trump said something offensive and off-message” back to zero.

 

[surada]

The military loves Trump. You believe media lies.

No they don't love Trump. They aren't stupid. He's a disgusting coward.

 

[Leo123]

No they don't love Trump. They aren't stupid. He's a disgusting coward.

2024 GOVX Election Poll: U.S. Military and First Responders Overwhelmingly Support Trump​

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2024 GOVX Election Poll: U.S. Military and First Responders Overwhelmingly Support Trump​

 

[carloz]

One is more grateful.

Yes!