Donald Trump Gets Award at National Medal of Honor Ceremony

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump received the "Champion of Honor" award from the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation for his support in preserving the legacy of Medal of Honor recipients and promoting awareness of the award.
• During the Arlington, Texas ceremony, Trump reiterated his controversial suggestion that he would like to award himself the Medal of Honor, despite federal law restricting the award to military personnel who demonstrate extraordinary valor in combat.
• Trump compared the Medal of Honor to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, calling the latter "better" as it is awarded to civilians for exceptional contributions, while the Medal of Honor is reserved for military heroism.
• The Veterans of Foreign Wars criticized Trump’s comments about awarding himself the Medal of Honor, calling them "asinine."
• The Medal of Honor is the highest U.S. military decoration, awarded very rarely after extensive review, and only to service members who perform acts of extraordinary valor in combat, with only a few dozen recipients still living today.