Trump Struggles Fastening Medal Of Honor, Ties Crude Knot

During a Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony on Thursday, Trump struggled for nearly a minute to fasten the medal around Army Major Nicholas Dockery’s neck, eventually tying it in a crude knot that drew jeers from attendees. Video footage captured Trump patting Dockery on the back, fiddling with the medal’s clasp, and appearing to make an inaudible remark to the serviceman while the crowd laughed.

Before the presentation, Trump made a self-aggrandizing joke, stating he wanted to award the medal to himself but was “informed I couldn’t do it” and claimed he “couldn’t find anything where I was actually worthy.” The remark underscored his characteristic tendency to center himself during ceremonies honoring military service.

Critics on social media mocked both the duration of Trump’s fumbling and his clumsy technique in handling the nation’s highest military honor. The botched presentation became a focal point for public ridicule regarding his competence and dignity in executing basic ceremonial duties.

(Source: https://nz.news.yahoo.com/trump-struggles-drape-medal-honor-022159247.html)