Lt. Col. Louis Dorfman, a retired lieutenant colonel and Trump supporter. gave his Purple Heart Medal to Mr. Trump .
Trump responded; “Is that like the real one, or is that a copy? Man, that’s like big stuff. I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. “This was much easier.”
Trump then invited Dorfman to appear onstage with him on camera, as the two posed for photographs and Trump flashed a thumbs-up before placing the Purple Heart back in his suit jacket pocket”
Following Trump’s statement, NBC reporter Katy Tur tweeted that she had spoken with Dorfman and that he said the medal he gave to Trump was a copy of the one awarded to him.
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