Donald Trump jokes about giving himself and his two eldest sons Medals of Honor during Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library event.
United States President Donald Trump made a bizarre joke involving himself and his two eldest sons while speaking about recipients of the Medal of Honour during the inauguration of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, on Wednesday.
Speaking about former US president Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Trump noted that they were one of only two father-son pairs to have received the United States’ highest military award for bravery.
“Except for Arthur and Douglas MacArthur … they’re the only father and son pair to receive our nation’s highest military award for courage above and beyond the call of duty,” the US president said.
Looking at his sons in the audience, Trump then joked: “Now, as I see my two beautiful sons sitting there, I think I’m going to give one to myself, one to them, and we’ll have a threesome.”
Trump on the Medal of Honor:
I see my two beautiful sons sitting. I think I am going to give one to myself and one to them, and we will have a threesome.
I will give them the Congressional Medal of Honor for something. pic.twitter.com/27BLNyPLEw
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Trump’s remark was met with awkward laughter from the audience at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.
As the remark drew audible reactions from the audience, Trump clarified that he would choose only one of his sons.
“Ok, I’ll pick out one of the two. I’ll give them the Congressional Medal of Honor for something for their genius at hunting, and I’ll get one for taking on Russia, Russia, Russia, or something, and we’ll have a third pair now,” he said.