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Yonnie3

(19,458 posts)
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 11:33 AM Jan 2021

Medals of Freedom to be presented today

same old crap out of the White House





Betsy Klein
@betsy_klein
One day after a mob of his supporters breached the US Capitol, President Trump turns attention to the trappings of office -- and golf -- presenting three Medals of Freedom
Kevin Liptak
@Kevinliptakcnn
per @betsy_klein, Trump plans to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player, as well as Olympic athlete Babe Zaharias, at the White House today.

(Gary Player helped prop up the apartheid regime in South Africa, though later disavowed it)
9:46 AM · Jan 7, 2021
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RockRaven

(19,381 posts)
2. Imagine what kind of scumbag you have to be to show up to accept that award from him today...
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 11:37 AM
Jan 2021

SharonClark

(10,497 posts)
10. Even clueless Trump supporting Gable didn't deserved it
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 11:58 AM
Jan 2021

that. On second thought, maybe he did.

exboyfil

(18,359 posts)
5. From the afterlife phone
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 11:39 AM
Jan 2021

Babe Zaharias from the grave has declined the medal. She doesn't want to be associated with the Trump administration even in death.

marybourg

(13,642 posts)
14. Well, she might have deserved it in life, but at
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 12:33 PM
Jan 2021

This point it’s probably a favor to a friend/donor/sycophant

Hugin

(37,848 posts)
15. Like Adelson's wife and the almost dead right wing radio guy.
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 12:36 PM
Jan 2021

Yeah, I think there's someone still trying to watch out for the overgrown diaper rash's little feelies with distractions in the WH.

Hugin

(37,848 posts)
8. If these three who are alive have any dignity or patriotism at all they will decline the award.
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 11:45 AM
Jan 2021

I'm not expecting it.

Hugin

(37,848 posts)
13. Geezus.
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 12:03 PM
Jan 2021

Yet, American citizens can't even squeeze more than a $600 COVID survival check out of these pukes.

lpbk2713

(43,273 posts)
16. I would take no pride in having that medal presented by Trump.
Thu Jan 7, 2021, 12:56 PM
Jan 2021


Ther's no doubt he will be recorded as the worst president ever.

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