Observers baffled as Trump struggles to clasp Medal of Honor around veteran
President Donald Trump failed to clasp the Medal of Honor around a decorated veteran, and critics let him have it.
Major Nicholas Dockery received the Medal of Honor, the country's highest military decoration, on Thursday for his heroic actions in Afghanistan. Trump, however, had a problem putting the medal around Dockery during the ceremony.
Video from the ceremony showed Trump struggling to clasp the medal before tying it tightly around Dockery's neck....
Jun 18, 2026