At Purple Heart Ceremony, Trump Says, ‘It Wasn’t That Easy for Me Either’

Michael Luciano Aug 7th, 2025, 6:09 pm

President Donald Trump hosted a ceremony for Purple Heart recipients at the White House on Thursday and told attendees that “it wasn’t that easy for me either.”

The Purple Heart is awarded to U.S. service members who are killed or wounded. Trump recognized numerous recipients by name.

“Last year, after an assassin tried to take my life in Butler, Pennsylvania. Thomas generously mailed me one of his Purple Hearts,” he said, referring to one of the attendees. “Many of the other veterans showed me the same unbelievable gesture of kindness, including three-time Purple Heart recipient John Ford and Gerald Enter Jr., who also came along with us and did us a great, great favor

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