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Trump Shares AI Image Claiming Unearned General Medals

8/5/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself in a uniform with unearned medals.
The image shows Trump beside Generals Patton and MacArthur, portraying Trump as a four-star general and two as two-star generals.
Trump, who never served and avoided the Vietnam draft with deferments and a bone-spur deferment, said he could award himself the Medal of Honor and told Howard Stern that avoiding STDs was his Vietnam.

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U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself in a uniform with unearned medals.
The image shows Trump beside Generals Patton and MacArthur, portraying Trump as a four-star general and two as two-star generals.
Trump, who never served and avoided the Vietnam draft with deferments and a bone-spur deferment, said he could award himself the Medal of Honor and told Howard Stern that avoiding STDs was his Vietnam.