Mired in controversy stemming from comments directed at the grieving parents of a soldier killed in Iraq, Donald Trump received an unexpected gift from a veteran: his own Purple Heart.
The medal, awarded to military members wounded or killed during service, was given to Donald Trump, he said, by a veteran at a rally in Virginia.
According to Trump: “Something very nice just happened to me. A man came up to me and handed me his Purple Heart. I said to him, ‘Is that like the real one or is that a copy?’ And he said, ‘That’s my real Purple Heart. I have such confidence in you.'” Read more…
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