AMERICAN HERO! pic.twitter.com/XCCa2sGfsZ— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2019
Anyone with any familiarity with how medals are awarded knew instantly that this was joke; the dog was photoshopped in. The fact that random leftists didn't get it doesn't prove their evil since not everyone is expected to know about how military honors are awarded.
However the fact that "reporters" who knew nothing about the subject had no problem attacking Trump about this is a condemnation of them; if they don't know about something they shouldn't attack Trump, or anyone for that matter, based on their ignorance.
Even the NYT managed to be basically civil:
President Trump on Wednesday shared a photograph from 2017 altered to show him placing a medal around the neck of the dog injured in the raid that led to the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State’s leader.https://t.co/XUWwq0b9Ie— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 30, 2019
On the other hand at least one journalist who probably hasn't risked their life for their country was indignant and scolded Trump:
James McCloughan ran through VietCong gunfire for 2 days, saving 10 men, taking shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire into his head and arm, refusing a superior's order to evacuate. Today he was replaced by a picture of a dog https://t.co/BTDa3qv9KX— David Freedlander (@freedlander) October 30, 2019
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