Trump says Medal of Freedom “equivalent” to and “better than” Medal of Honor
Former President Donald Trump received an immediate backlash Thursday when he said the Presidential Medal of Freedom he awarded to Dr. Miriam Adelson, the widow of Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, was “equivalent” and “better than” the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for bravery in combat. Speaking from his golf club in Bedminster,