From Copilot who researched this at my direction:
Several credible, mainstream news outlets have reported that Donald Trump has mused about or considered awarding himself the Congressional Medal of Honor. These reports are based on named or senior administration sources and on‑record remarks Trump made publicly.
Credible reporting from major outlets:
The Wall Street Journal, as summarized by Yahoo News, reported that Trump “considered giving himself the Medal of Honor” during discussions inside the White House.
Yahoo News / HuffPost independently reported that Trump has “mused” about awarding himself the nation’s highest military honor, citing the same WSJ reporting and Trump’s own public comments.
International Business Times UK also reported on the WSJ-sourced claim, noting that Trump privately discussed the idea, amplified by a viral TikTok summarizing the WSJ reporting.
NewsBreak covered Trump’s public remarks in Georgia where he said he had tried to give himself the medal after his Iraq trip and asked his staff whether he was allowed to do so.
What’s factually established:
Across these sources, two things are consistent.
Trump publicly joked or riffed about wanting to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor — including asking aides whether he was legally allowed to do so.
WSJ reporting, cited by multiple outlets, states that he privately considered awarding himself the Medal of Honor during internal White House discussions.
What is not established:
No source reports that Trump has formally attempted to award himself the medal, only that he:
publicly floated the idea,
privately “mused” about it,
and asked staff whether it was legally possible.
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From Atlanta Black Star:
... the situation began spiraling the moment Trump learned a U.S. jet had been shot down over Iran. What followed wasn’t a steady command response. Instead, Trump turned volatile.
Trump appeared to be growing nervous as the crisis unfolded, with his confidence slipping and his fears starting to take over.
Inside the West Wing, he “screamed at aides for hours,” the report said, circling the same anxieties: gas prices, European allies, and the political damage he feared could mirror past presidential failures.
He fixated in particular on one moment in history. “If you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter…with the helicopters and the hostages, it cost them the election,” Trump said in March, referring to the failed Iran hostage rescue that helped sink Carter’s reelection bid. “What a mess.”
That fear carried into the crisis involving the missing airman, shaping his urgency and agitation as he demanded immediate action. But the military refused to hand him the keys.
Instead, officials made a calculated decision to keep Trump out of the command room. As the rescue operation unfolded, he was only updated at “meaningful moments.
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More from Atlanta Black Star:
Hours after the rescue, he posted a threat that raised alarms across Washington and beyond.
“Open the F–kin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell,” he wrote on Truth Social, adding “Praise be to Allah” at the end. The message wasn’t coordinated through his national security team. It was, by all accounts, improvised.
Privately, Trump explained the thinking in his own way. He said he wanted to appear unstable, believing that projecting unpredictability might force Iran to negotiate, the Journal reported. But even then, he seemed unsure of the fallout, asking aides afterward: “How’s it playing?”
Trump’s indecisiveness has become a defining feature of his approach during the conflict. Advisers described a president toggling between aggressive threats and deep concern about consequences, including the risk of American casualties and political damage at home.
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More from Atlanta Black Star:
At one point, he resisted a proposed military move because, as he put it, U.S. troops would be too exposed. “They’ll be sitting ducks,” the president said. At another, he floated the idea of awarding himself the Medal of Honor.
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From The Mirror US:
Lawmakers are renewing demands to invoke the 25th Amendment following a shocking new report claiming President Trump was deliberately kept out of a critical briefing regarding a dangerous rescue operation in Iran.
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