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5. Trump gave up any honour associated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in his first term

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 06:39 PM

Sep 2025

and total devaluing it in his second term. It will have to be renamed something else and all medals given by Trump mean absolutely nothing.

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You know who deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom? [View all] applegrove Sep 2025 OP

A once great honor... lame54 Sep 2025 #1

Tainted. 2naSalit Sep 2025 #9

in the future - cab67 Sep 2025 #20

... pazzyanne Sep 2025 #23

I did not know why this was posted and I just found out Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #2

Kirk lovers squirm pfitz59 Sep 2025 #4

It takes INCREDIBLE mental gymnastics.... lastlib Sep 2025 #6

I got a rare political text from my brother... Shipwack Sep 2025 #22

Donald J. Trump is what's wrong with this country, along... the nelm Sep 2025 #10

True MW67 Sep 2025 #12

Trump's typical response would be::: Who? Norrrm Sep 2025 #3

That kid is more of a hero than any magaloon will ever be ! kimbutgar Sep 2025 #7

How about medals popsdenver Sep 2025 #13

Nailed it LilElf70 Sep 2025 #8

My pleasure. applegrove Sep 2025 #11

Bernie Sanders? QueerDuck Sep 2025 #14

I hope this kid and their family are hearing RockCreek Sep 2025 #15

Sorry MW67 Sep 2025 #16

The hero's name is Victor. colorado_ufo Sep 2025 #17

Where is Wayne? BidenRocks Sep 2025 #19

Trump probably doesn't know about this shooting either. Emile Sep 2025 #21