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imanamerican63

(15,422 posts)
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 01:13 PM Sep 11

Giving the Medal of Freedom to someone who was a radical racist right wing activist?

Just because he well liked by Trump’s standards is asinine! Kirk was true meaning of race baiting!

It’s like Ashli Babbitt getting full military honors ?

The priority of this is only attention grabbing by Trump and his goon squad!



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Giving the Medal of Freedom to someone who was a radical racist right wing activist? (Original Post) imanamerican63 Sep 11 OP
They changed the name to The Fascist Iron Cross first Class. nt ImNotGod Sep 11 #1
He gave one to Rush Limbaugh. And Arthur Laffer. That sets the bar pretty low. Midnight Writer Sep 11 #2
He gave it to Rush Limbaugh and Rudy Giulani is in the works. LeftInTX Sep 11 #3
Those prizes have lost any relevance that once had Klarkashton Sep 11 #4
Everything Trump does is performative. He is always "selling." surfered Sep 11 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author surfered Sep 11 #6
In Trump's fascist America, B.See Sep 11 #7

LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)
3. He gave it to Rush Limbaugh and Rudy Giulani is in the works.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 01:26 PM
Sep 11

Expect more of them to other RW provocateurs. I've given up following them. It's a joke.

Klarkashton

(4,035 posts)
4. Those prizes have lost any relevance that once had
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 01:35 PM
Sep 11

Since Trump started awarding them to right wing cranks just to own the libs.

Response to imanamerican63 (Original post)

B.See

(6,674 posts)
7. In Trump's fascist America,
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 02:29 PM
Sep 11

Medal of Freedom awards go to hate peddlers and Trump sycophants. Bizarro-world "peace prize" as it were.

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