{"id":2244684,"date":"2024-05-14T21:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-congressional-gold-medal-for-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T21:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:23:07","slug":"house-republicans-seek-congressional-gold-medal-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-congressional-gold-medal-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans propose awarding Trump Congressional Gold Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-seek-congressional-gold-medal-for-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2244684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of House Republicans is advocating for\u2063 former President Donald Trump to receive\u200b the \u2062Congressional \u2063Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the\u200d Legislative \u2064Branch. Fox News obtained a\u200d draft resolution praising Trump for his exceptional\u2063 leadership and diplomatic efforts during his presidency. Led by Rep.\u2063 Anna Paulina Luna, \u200dthe initiative has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tom-carper-announces-bill-to-give-d-c-statehood\/\" title=\"Sen. Tom Carper announces bill to give D.C. statehood\">received support<\/a> from several Republicans.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Republicans<\/a> have banded together in trying to get former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> a Congressional Gold Medal, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cgm.smithsonianapa.org\/honors\/congressional-gold-medal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-presidential-medal-of-freedom-recipients\/\" title=\"Biden Announces Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients\">highest civilian award<\/a><\/a> the Legislative Branch can bestow.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-congressional-gold-medal-new-house-gop-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained<\/a> a draft of a resolution that seeks to recognize Trump for \u201chis exceptional leadership and dedication to strengthening America\u2019s diplomatic relations during his presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The long-shot effort is spearheaded by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-LA) and has the support of at least six other Republicans, including House GOP Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the liberal media\u2019s attempts to spread fear, America and the world were undoubtedly safer under President Donald Trump,\u201d Luna told the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of our duties in Congress is to honor those who have contributed significantly to our nation, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m introducing this legislation,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Former presidents are <a href=\"https:\/\/history.house.gov\/Institution\/Gold-Medal\/Gold-Medal-Recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">counted<\/a> among the recipients of gold medals from Congress, including George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n<p>However, given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2014\/06\/12\/political-polarization-in-the-american-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political climate<\/a> and the fact that Republicans narrowly control the House and Democrats lead the Senate, Trump will not likely end up winning the award in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Still, as Trump seeks another term in the White House, his GOP supporters in Congress have introduced different measures geared toward honoring the former president.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Reschenthaler, for instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-republicans-propose-renaming-dulles-airport-after-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">led a House Republican effort<\/a> last month to rename Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as the Donald J. Trump International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>As he campaigns, Trump is also trying to fight off criminal cases on the federal and state levels in which he claims prosecutors are engaged in a politically motivated \u201cwitch hunt\u201d against him.<\/p>\n<p>During an ongoing hush-money trial in New York City, congressional Republicans and others have shown up with Trump to show their support of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mike-johnson-everybody-can-see-dems-are-prosecuting-trump-to-keep-him-off-the-campaign-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared<\/a> at the Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday where he said it is \u201cpainfully obvious\u201d that Trump is being unfairly targeted by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden is also running for a second term,\u00a0paving the way to a 2020 rematch with some new factors this time, such as independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the mix.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans unite to push for ex-President Trump to receive Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor from the Legislative Branch. 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