Casino Queen Miriam Adelson Presidential Medal of Freedom More Important Than Medal of Honor?
Casino mogul and mega donor to the Republican party, Miriam Adelson, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018. And now that's sort of came back to haunt her a bit after former president and GOP nominee Donald Trump compared that award to the Medal of Honor, suggesting hers was more impressive.
Miriam Adelson is the widow of Sheldon Adelson. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
After his death, she became the owner of the Las Vegas Sands and as of August 2024, is estimated to be the fifth richest woman in America with a net worth of $27.7 billion.
Let's get real about @realDonaldTrump 's comments on the Medal of Honor and Medal of Freedom. Those feigning outrage were anti-Trump already. Many haven't seen him say it and only read his words. Watch it here. To me, he's clearly saying it's better to get the MOF because the… pic.twitter.com/YyiIUT0Wpf
— Joe Pags Pagliarulo (@JoeTalkShow) August 17, 2024
"I watched Sheldon sitting so proud in the White House when we gave Miriam the Presidential Medal of Freedom," Trump said, speaking at a New Jersey event regarding the fight against antisemitism on Friday. "That's the highest award you can get as a civilian.
"It's the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor but civilian version."
Trump continued, "It's actually much better because everyone gets the Congressional Medal of Honor, the soldiers they're either in very bad shape because they've been hit so many times by bullets or they're dead."
Trump's campaign spokesperson Brian Hughes was cited in the media as saying following the incident, "President Trump was simply saying how it can be an emotionally difficult experience to give the Congressional Medal of Honor to veterans who have been wounded or tragically killed defending our country, as he proudly did when he was Commander in Chief."
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