What an absolute wild take.

What are y'all's thoughts on this?

Trump: When we gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom… It’s the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor— it’s actually much better because everyone who gets the Congressional Medal, they’re soldiers. They’re either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many… pic.twitter.com/a766KxAC2e

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 16, 2024

Thanks for the perspective.

There's a reason why I moved the topic to the military board.

Less unhinged people

I'm of the opinion Trump can win. this race unless he says something incredibly stupid. This statement was a giant step in the wrong direction.

He's wrong to say they are equal.

Presidential Medal is supposed to be on merit, but is obviously political. Either given to someone "on your team", or given to a popular performer or celebrity, to burnish the reputation of the current POTUS.

Not going to insult this board by telling you about MoH

But what he is very clumsily saying is, the Presidential Medal is better for the recipient because they don't get wounded or killed to receive it.

Although being wounded or killed is not a requirement.

I often wonder what they taught the students in the military prep school (high school) he attended. He seems pretty ignorant as to military history, customs, etc.

Two lousy candidates this time, still better than the Democrat choice.

He can say practically anything, and millions will still support him. Case in point is Trump talked about putting detergent and UV lights in bodies to fight COVID. However, millions overlook that silliness and still support him.

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Case in point is Trump talked about putting detergent and UV lights in bodies to fight COVID.

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CanyonAg77 said:

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I often wonder what they taught the students in the military prep school (high school) he attended. He seems pretty ignorant as to military history, customs, etc.

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The "military prep" high schools don't have much to do with actual military training. They wear uniforms for parades, and the discipline cadre are usually former NCOs or retired majors, but they don't have any association with the US military and don't teach military history, tactics, etc. Imagine the Corps with only D&C cadoodles and no ROTC classes - and every student their has an 8-figure trust fund and is going to major in financial economics so they can go back home and make partner at Bain

I had a couple of NY Military Academy students in the West Point rising senior summer week (kinda like a week long Spend the Night with the Corps). Those kids were very polite, extraordinary aloof from middle class peons like those in the Army, and completely ignorant of any military experience beyond watching Paulie Shore's "In the Army Now". They called me "Mr. Last name" instead of "MAJ Lastname".

Edit: That's not just NY Military, it's all the exceedingly expensive prep schools - Valley Forge, Fork Union, etc. They're college prep schools, not military prep school

Thanks for the info. I guess I thought they'd at least be doing JROTC stuff. Perhaps they did, 100 years ago.

The only one I've even driven by is Camden M.A., in Camden, SC. The only thing the locals say is it's more like a place to send kids who mom and dad can't handle.

The criterion Trump uses to state the Presidential Medal of Freedom being more important because MOH recipients are often wounded or deceased is a tremendous insult to the military and the MOH recipients. He smiles as he said this. It's sickening. Now let's listen to President Reagan.


Reagan Patriotic Speech

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The criterion Trump uses to state the Presidential Medal of Freedom being more important because MOH recipients are often wounded or deceased is a tremendous insult to the military and the MOH recipients. He smiles as he said this. It's sickening. Now let's listen to President Reagan.


Reagan Patriotic Speech

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Just a thought that popped into my head. If I'm doing my math correctly, that speech was some 5 ish years after the fall of Saigon, and some 25ish years after we entered Vietnam in some official capacity. We're now 3 year post fall of Kabul, and 23ish years after we entered Afghanistan.