Trump has mostly been giving the medal to sports stars he likes and big donors. It was gross but essentially harmless. Presidents often give the medal to entertainers as well as leaders in science, academia, politics etc. Then Trump gave it to Rush Limbaugh, which was outrageous. But Limbaugh is dying and I guess we all shrugged since it was Trump and the wingnuts really do revere the obnoxious ass.
Now he has made it completely worthless and anyone getting it in the future who will know that it’s been forever tainted by this:
He’s reportedly going to give it to Jim Jordan next week. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him hand it out to Ghislaine Maxwell on the way out the door.
As Rick Wilson said, “everything he touches dies.” He’s killed the Presidential Medal of Freedom.