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‘Very Special Boy’ Trump Mercilessly Mocked As Republicans Give Him A New Trophy
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Another day, another made-up honor for Donald Trump. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) drew swift mockery on Wednesday after he awarded the president the first-ever “America First Award” at the National Republican Congressional Committee fundraiser, which he claimed would now be given “annually from this point forward.” “We could think of no better title for what that is,” Johnson said of the golden eagle statue. “That’s this beautiful golden statue here. Appropriate for the new golden era in America.” Mike Johnson: Tonight we have created a new award. We are going to do something we've never done before. We will honor him with a new award. He is the first ever recipient of the America first award. That is this beautiful golden statue here, appropriate for the golden era. pic.twitter.com/SFp174yTWo The over-the-top tribute quickly sparked ridicule online. It follows a string of similarly eyebrow-raising accolades for Trump, including the newly created FIFA Peace Prize, the Washington Coal Club naming him the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal” and his controversial co-opting of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. MS NOW host Jen Psaki didn’t hold back: “Little Mike Johnson and all those Republicans have just created yet another participation trophy to give their very special boy in the White House to make sure he feels good about himself.” Psaki: Trump's many awards are "like the EGOT for insecure man baby presidents" Others, including multiple lawmakers, piled on with similar criticism. More gold statues for Donald Trump while TSA agents wait for paychecks?! How very out of touch. https://t.co/RjLKLTUROj They have to treat the President like a child. So embarrassing for everyone involved. https://t.co/m2O4LR9bTL Instead of working with @HouseDemocrats to pay TSA, FEMA, and Coast Guard, Speaker Johnson is giving fake awards to Donald Trump. Do your job and stop kissing a$$. https://t.co/BbpByuyUJf Trump’s team is briefing him daily with 2 minute montages of only the successful Iran strikes. The Republican Party is making up fake awards to glaze him.This wartime President’s fragile ego is being managed like he’s a child, and we’re supposed to pretend this is normal? https://t.co/2S1uMLnL1i FIFA Peace Prize-caliber https://t.co/is14A0obsH Wow … this is great May I suggest the gold statue be calf-shaped? https://t.co/oDEg57nrdn Everyone is just creating new shiny awards to him now like he's a damn child. https://t.co/1VGfn9Zkq9 genuinely surprised at the proportion of the American establishment become subservient fawning lickspittles. Something’s very wrong over there https://t.co/9sj4vWYpRS It’s a perennial problem that politics attracts the kind of person willing to debase themselves in front of cameras like this https://t.co/h2zWxgbOwY I’ll never understand how displays like this don’t cause people to spontaneously combust with embarrassment. https://t.co/9k9ZNOGAo5 Mike Johnson created a new award for Trump and gave him a trophy. The Republican Party is an endless clown show. https://t.co/OGKPgoHC4C By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
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