The president, who avoided the Vietnam War draft, has been given multiple Purple Hearts by his supporters.

Donald Trump couldn’t resist praising himself at a Purple Heart Day ceremony, reminding the crowd that the minor injuries he suffered during last year’s assassination attempt weren’t “easy” for him either. The president hosted nearly 100 people awarded the Purple Heart at a ceremony in the White House on Thursday. The medal is awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action against an enemy. Three of the attendees handed Trump their own medals after a gunman tried to kill the then presidential candidate at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024.