The Purple Heart is awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action. At the ceremony, Trump: "It wasn't easy for me, either," before talking about the assassination attempt last year in Butler, PA.
Trump couldn't resist praising himself at a Purple Heart Day ceremony, reminding the crowd that the injuries he suffered during last year's assassination attempt weren't "easy" for him either.
-- The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) Aug 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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