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Donald Trump: “I have to say, Miriam, I watched Sheldon sitting so proud in the White House when we gave Miriam the Presidential Medal…”

On the recordAugust 15, 2024
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 were either in very bad shape because they've been hit so many times by bullets, or they're dead.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump compares the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Medal of Honor, suggesting the civilian award is superior.

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