He loves his awards so much that he wants to give himself one. We are officially over the line into ridiculous. It seems it’s taking too long for him to get some sort of another award, but resorting to giving himself something is sad. His ego and vanity appear to be getting even more fragile these days. He constantly needs to be uplifted by his sycophants, but it’s not enough. Are you ready for this? Respect to Raw Story:
Amid the ongoing U.S. war against Iran, President Donald Trump considered awarding himself the Medal of Honor, the most prestigious military award issued by the U.S. government, White House insiders claimed in a report published Saturday evening in the Wall Street Journal. Citing a “senior administration official” and people who have “spoken” with the president, the Journal’s report revealed that Trump had privately panicked in early April after learning of the downed U.S. fighter jet over Iran.
The Medal of Honor. Oh, please. What has he done that he thinks makes him worth this award? And then to find out he panicked when one of our planes was shot down? Those pilots deserve the Medal of Honor more than Trump does. I do not know the standards for *earning* the Medal, but there is no possible way *Trump* could deserve it. Just can’t see it.
“Trump screamed at aides for hours. The Europeans aren’t helping, he said repeatedly. Gas prices averaged $4.09,” the Journal’s report reads. “Images of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis – one of the biggest international policy failures of a presidency in recent times – had been looming large in his mind, people who have spoken to him said.”
According to a senior administration official, Trump had demanded that the pilots of the downed fighter jet be rescued immediately, though discussions grew adversarial due to the president’s “impatience.”
“Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments, a senior administration official said,” the Journal’s report reads.
Yup. Trump wants everything done *now* and doesn’t understand that it takes time for these things. It’s as if everything is “now” for him. Not past, not future, “now”. Adversarial was probably an understatement. Trump rages a lot, as we well know. We did eventually get both pilots back without incident, which was a lovely thing to hear.
Europeans and gas prices were/are his own damn fault. He needs to get over it, except he won’t, so *everyone* is miserable. He can scream all he wants, but it won’t make a difference.
Amid the chaos, which, according to the insiders, also involved Trump “sometimes” losing focus and attempting to pivot to topics unrelated to the U.S. war against Iran, such as his White House ballroom, the president also actively considered awarding himself the highest military decoration in the United States’ history.
“He has made risky pronouncements without input from his national security team – including his post about plans to destroy the Iranian civilization – saying that seeming unstable could help spur the Iranians to negotiate,” the Journal’s report reads. “At one point, he even mused he should award himself the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor.”
Gag me with a spoon (bonus points if you know what that’s from). I can’t recall any other president who has ever considered giving *themselves* that Medal. It insults every other recipient who *has* earned it.
Hrm, I thought chaos was the usual state of affairs in the White House. With Trump’s inconsistencies, it’s almost a surprise that anything ever gets done! Please, by all that’s holy, shut him up about that stupid, ugly, ridiculous ballroom!
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The least one would expect from one viewed as impetuous, vein, vindictive, self-absorbed, One who shows they lack real world rational capacities and abilities to make sound judgements and also take transparent honest and acceptable decisions. The public displays of toxic narcissism exemplify a myopic insatiable greed, and a need for self-adulation, regardless of what his sycophants pin, put, or hang on that propped-up shite show.
Well, the Medal of Honor is ONLY authorized for ACTUAL MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL. The “Commander-in-Chief” does NOT qualify.
From the AI overview during a search on the Medal of Honor:
The Medal of Honor is the highest U.S. military decoration, awarded by the President in Congress’s name to service members who distinguish themselves through conspicuous gallantry, intrepidity, and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in action against an enemy of the United States.
Key Requirements and Criteria:
Active Duty Component:
Must be a service member in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Combat Requirement:
The act must occur during military conflict against an enemy, while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces in armed conflict.
“Above and Beyond” Standard:
The action must be so outstanding it distinguishes the individual clearly above their comrades, with no margin of doubt.
Process:
Nominees are recommended through the chain of command, which then reviews the packet to ensure it meets these high standards before reaching the President.
Cadet Bone Spurs is ABSOLUTELY ineligible for the award.
As far as I can tell, he’s ineligible for ANY award, except maybe butthole of the century, or a Darwin award.