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Trump jokes about Medal of Honor “threesome” at ND dedication

7/2/2026

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Trump Jokes Medal

President Donald Trump joked “threesome” while suggesting he and his two adult sons receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
The remark was made during a North Dakota speech at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library dedication after teleprompters failed.
The audience laughed as Trump quickly added he was only kidding.
He cited Arthur and Douglas MacArthur’s father-son Medal of Honor, recalling jokes about daughter Ivanka.

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Trump Medal Joke

President Donald Trump used the Roosevelt library dedication to launch a partisan attack, saying Theodore Roosevelt would condemn Democratic presidents.
Trump’s joke about awarding a Medal of Honor to himself and his sons at North Dakota dedication prompted laughter.
He arrived on a Freedom 250 train, saying site was not an Archives library.
Trump handed Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, citing White House collection.

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Trump Jokes Medal

President Donald Trump joked “threesome” while suggesting he and his two adult sons receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
The remark was made during a North Dakota speech at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library dedication after teleprompters failed.
The audience laughed as Trump quickly added he was only kidding.
He cited Arthur and Douglas MacArthur’s father-son Medal of Honor, recalling jokes about daughter Ivanka.

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