President Trump Mistakenly 'Congratulates' Wounded Soldier for Earning a Purple Heart
by Ken Meyer | 6:40 pm, April 22nd, 2017
President Donald Trump congratulated an army sergeant for being wounded in Afghanistan during his visit to the Walter Reed Medical Center on Saturday. Except, of course, that it’s not appropriate to “congratulate” a recipient of this type of award for almost getting killed.
Sgt. 1st Class Alvaro Barrientos was wounded alongside three other soldiers last month after an Afghan soldier attacked them at a base in the Helmland province. Barrientos’ injuries required the amputation of his right leg below the knee.
The president and First Lady Melania Trump met with Barrientos and his wife at the hospital, and they had a small ceremony as Trump presented the sergeant with the Purple Heart. The medal is the longstanding award bestowed upon those wounded or killed in their service to the U.S. Military.
“I heard about this and I wanted to do it myself,” said Trump. “Congratulations on behalf of Melania, myself, and the entire nation. Tremendous job.”
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a fucking draft dodger to know better
He disgusts me.
These human beings who go 'into harms way' are just toys to this potus POS. He is not a strong leader as the poll suggests that is mentioned in DU threads today. He is a psychopath who slipped into office because he had enough votes from a lot of people who are terrified of losing their perceived entitlement and privilege to the 'others'. From the reading the name of this wounded warrior, this soldier better be careful ICE just may start researching his citizenship status........Trump ain't shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He had NO business awarding that medal.