Trump’s AI Medal Fantasy Elevates Himself Over WWII Generals

Donald Trump posted an AI-generated Truth Social image depicting him as a four-star general above WWII icons Patton and MacArthur and wearing a Medal of Honor–style medal, a vanity-mythmaking moment given he never served in the military. The piece notes his deferments and a bone-spur diagnosis, and cites White House chatter that he once considered awarding himself the Medal of Honor, with AI imagery widening his self-legend through references to other presidents.