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Do you think if he got elected, due to being shot, he would give himself a Purple Heart? Or maybe a Medal of Honor?
I have no doubt he could with a straight face argue that running for Commander in Chief is essentially being in the military.
Actually he already has a purple heart…
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-purple-heart-226565
Firstly, lol. Of course to everything in that article. Can't believe I didn't already just assume that was true.
Second, I meant awarded one. That reads like the guy just symbolically gave the medal to Trump, but Trump isn't entitled to wear it. Anyone could have a replica Purple Heart, but without the citation it's just a gauche keepsake. It would be illegal for him to wear it—not that that would stop him or result in anyone telling him not to.
But it doesn't matter. Just idle speculation about exactly how big an asshole he is. Always shockingly so, but just not always in the ways I might predict.