News bulletin 2024/08/18 08:24

ABC News

Trump faces criticism over comments about Medal of Honor recipients

Former President Donald Trump drew criticism after he said the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, is “far superior” to the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, because soldiers are in “bad shape” or dead when they receive it — comments Trump’s campaign suggested were misinterpreted. At an event at his Bedminster, New Jersey, estate Thursday night that focused on anti-Semitism, Trump drew attention to a major donor, Miriam Adelson — the widow of his friend and business magnate Sheldon Adelson — whom he awarded the Medal of Freedom in 2018.