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Trump says presidential civilian award is 'better' than top military honor whose recipients are 'dead' or 'hit' by bullets'

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Former President Donald Trump awarded Miriam Adelson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018 .

Trump was speaking at a campaign event intended to discuss antisemitism.

Adelson is a wealthy Republican donor and widow of Sheldon Adelson , who pumped millions of dollars of his own money into electing Republican candidates before his death in 2021 .

"That’s the highest award you can get as a civilian," Trump said at his New Jersey resort.

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