{"id":2404811,"date":"2025-02-20T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-baits-haters-by-suggesting-he-give-himself-the-medal-of-honor-they-fall-for-it-and-its-hilarious\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:33:33","slug":"watch-trump-baits-haters-by-suggesting-he-give-himself-the-medal-of-honor-they-fall-for-it-and-its-hilarious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-baits-haters-by-suggesting-he-give-himself-the-medal-of-honor-they-fall-for-it-and-its-hilarious\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump Baits Haters by Suggesting He Give Himself the Medal of Honor &#8211; They Fall for It, And It&#8217;s Hilarious"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fwatch-trump-baits-haters-by-suggesting-he-give-himself-the-medal-of-honor-they-fall-for-it-and-its-hilarious%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=2404811&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>The article discusses a recent speech by former President Donald\u200c Trump at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Miami, where he humorously recounted a story about a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">daring nighttime landing<\/a> in Air Force One. He joked \u200babout deserving the Congressional medal \u2064of Honor for his bravery during\u200b the flight, which drew laughter from the audience. Trump acknowledged that the media would misinterpret his joke, predicting that they would\u200b report\u200d he wanted too \u2063award himself the honor. \u2064The article highlights how Trump seems to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advocacy-group-slams-medical-association-paper-for-seeking-taxpayer-funding-to-transplant-uteruses-in-men\/\" title=\"Advocacy group criticizes medical association&#039;s request for taxpayer funding to perform uterus transplants in men.\">provoke strong reactions<\/a> from his critics, who are described as either &#8220;lying psychopaths&#8221; or &#8220;propagandized fools.&#8221;\u2064 It suggests that he is adept \u200cat anticipating and\u2063 orchestrating thier responses, often using self-deprecating humor to engage his supporters while mocking his detractors.\u200d The tone of the piece reflects a strong partisan viewpoint,\u2064 framing \u200ctrump&#8217;s comments and the media&#8217;s reactions in a\u2063 specific, often negative light.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At this point, President Donald Trump&rsquo;s legions of detractors consist of only two groups: lying psychopaths and propagandized fools.<\/p>\n<p>The president, however, has mastered the subtle art of playing those detractors like a fiddle.<\/p>\n<p>During a speech Wednesday evening at the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit Miami 2025 &mdash; an annual Saudi Arabian investment conference in South Florida, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/business\/article300520989.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Herald<\/a> &mdash; Trump told a story of a harrowing nighttime landing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-considers-changing-course-air-force-one-upgrade-boeing-drags-feet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Force One<\/a> and then tweaked his detractors by joking that he ought to have awarded himself the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got out of the plane and actually asked my people, you know, I said, &lsquo;Excuse me, I was very brave sitting in that cockpit. Am I allowed to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor?&#8217;&rdquo; Trump said in a video posted to YouTube, thereby drawing laughter from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Keep that in mind: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jd-vance-buries-cnn-as-he-discusses-the-one-thing-the-president-has-been-unable-to-do\/\" title=\"Watch: JD Vance Buries CNN as He Discusses &#039;The One Thing the ... Has Been Unable to Do&#039;\">audience members laughed<\/a>. They knew a master storyteller&rsquo;s self-deprecating joke when they heard one.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And they said, &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t think so, sir,&#8217;&rdquo; the president added. &ldquo;I said &lsquo;Well, I felt I was extremely brave.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, he predicted the precise response from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tds-female-passenger-attacked-trump-cap-forced-off-plane-along-attacker-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump Derangment Syndrome<\/a>-afflicted enemies in the media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, here&rsquo;s the problem with saying a story like that,&rdquo; the president continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you kid, the press will say, &lsquo;President Donald Trump wanted to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor.&rsquo; Headlines, you know, headlines all over the fake news. We call it the fake news. But we&rsquo;re all wise to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view the president&rsquo;s comments in the YouTube video below. The speech ran nearly 80 minutes in length, but the relevant segment began around the 33:51 mark.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/11CnoIJidr8?si=3MFafdUbtYEUAaGZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wise to the fake news indeed.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-justice-staffer-fired-helping-doge-suddenly-put-charge-entire-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> knows his enemies so well that he practically orchestrates their unhinged responses to him.<\/p>\n<p>Let us start, for instance, with the lying psychopaths.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, the pathologically dishonest &ldquo;Republicans Against Trump&rdquo; account d a clip of the president&rsquo;s self-deprecating remarks on the social media platform X, complete with commentary that described those remarks &ldquo;so F wierd.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Note, however, the careful editing of the &ldquo;Republicans Against Trump&rdquo; clip. At the precise moment in the speech when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-announce-trip-ft-knox-just-1-objective-make-sure-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> began mocking the press for taking him seriously, the clip ended.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is so F weird.<\/p>\n<p>Trump says he deserves to award himself the Congressional Medal of Honor because he was &ldquo;brave&rdquo; enough to fly on an airplane.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually asked my people, excuse me, I was very brave sitting in that cockpit. Am I allowed to give myself the Congressional&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KEE3pkesVM\">pic.twitter.com\/KEE3pkesVM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RpsAgainstTrump\/status\/1892366616878354522?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the propagandized fools &mdash; one suspects willful blindness induced by unhinged hatred &mdash; reared their heads in the comments section.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He sounds like some of my patients with beginning stages of dementia. The problem with these illnesses and they can cause behavior and coping issues. Sometimes being overly aggressive. Not good for a president of a nuclear power.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jenny &#127464;&#127462;&#127482;&#127480; (@shindig101) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shindig101\/status\/1892380051661901833?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s weirder that Trump is allowed to speak utter nonsense to a room full of supposedly educated, intelligent people without being firmly led off the stage.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; hmilne &#127464;&#127462; (@HMilne57) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMilne57\/status\/1892422228165190045?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is his projection of inferiority. This is why he hates the military men and women of America. He knows he&rsquo;s a draft dodger and it haunts him. This is why he always disrespects our veterans.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ganker (@GSDWarden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GSDWarden\/status\/1892369184589254761?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Old fool finally starting lose his marbles.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Men In Black (@MenInBlackNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MenInBlackNZ\/status\/1892376790636605707?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, at least one Trump detractor proved that he or she had a functioning brain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ok, I&rsquo;m not a Trump fan, but he was saying that in jest for comical effect. Let&rsquo;s not blow that out of proportion.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Helotian (@darter666) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darter666\/status\/1892425879055131121?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One X user, however, went a step further and nailed the truth completely. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-signs-order-yank-taxpayer-funded-benefits-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> knows exactly how his enemies will react. He owns them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Watched it live. Immediately follows with how his haters will edit the clip and make it sound like he wasn&rsquo;t completely joking,&rdquo; the user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watched it live. Immediately follows with how his haters will edit the clip and make it sound like he wasn&rsquo;t completely joking. &#128579;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Morse CMT CFP&reg; (@RyanMorse33) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanMorse33\/status\/1892448011017396272?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In short, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-delivers-crushing-blow-biden-era-us-attorneys-must-clean-house-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> unhinged and moronic detractors would seem more dangerous if the president did not anticipate and practically orchestrate their insanity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Nevertheless, Trump has skillfully learned to manipulate these critics to his advantage. In a speech on Wednesday at the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit Miami 2025\u2014a yearly Saudi Arabian investment conference held in South Florida\u2014Trump recounted a dramatic nighttime landing of Air Force One and humorously suggested that he should award himself the Congressional Medal of Honor for his courage. He remarked, \u201cI got out of the plane and actually asked my people, you know, I said, \u2018Excuse me, I was very brave sitting in that cockpit. Am I allowed to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor?\u2019\u201d This elicited laughter from the audience who recognized it as a self-deprecating joke from a skilled storyteller.<\/p>\n<p>He continued with his anecdote by saying that when he posed this question to his staff, they responded with skepticism. Trump then anticipated how the media would react: \u201cNow here\u2019s the problem with saying a story like that&#8230; When you kid around, the press will say, \u2018President Donald Trump wanted to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor.\u2019 Headlines everywhere in fake news.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Trump is so attuned to his adversaries&#8217; reactions that he almost seems to orchestrate their overreactions. For example, on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), an account called &#8220;Republicans Against Trump&#8221; shared an edited clip of Trump&#8217;s remarks but cut off just before he mocked how seriously some take him.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Trump&#8217;s comments about bravery during flight training sessions for pilots\u2014some users expressed concern about his mental state while others acknowledged it was meant humorously. One user pointed out accurately that Trump is aware of how critics will twist his words and effectively controls their responses.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while Trump&#8217;s erratic detractors might appear threatening at times; it&#8217;s clear he anticipates and often provokes their extreme reactions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-20.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50380,33783,32171,32870,3634],"class_list":["post-2404811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-humor-2","tag-medal-of-honor","tag-political-commentary","tag-satire","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Donald-Trump-20.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404811"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404815,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404811\/revisions\/2404815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}