Maryland reps seeks presidential medal for slain journalist

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 5:29 pm CDT, Monday, July 16, 2018

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's congressional delegation has asked President Donald Trump to consider awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a woman credited with saving lives in the newspaper shooting that killed her and four others.

News outlets cite a Monday letter sent to the White House highlighting Wendi Winters' actions at the Capital Gazette office June 28 as meriting the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Witnesses say Winters armed herself with her trash and recycling bins and charged the shooter, distracting him long enough to allow several of her co-workers to escape.

Nine of Maryland's 10 federal representatives have signed the letter, which emphasized that Winters died "in defense of the First Amendment." A spokeswoman for the delegation's lone Republican, Rep. Andy Harris, says he's still reviewing the letter.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Maryland-reps-seeks-presidential-medal-for-slain-13079998.php

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[calimary]

1. Maybe ask the next president.

This one would only disgrace such an honor. Not sure I'd want to accept a "medal" from the so-called pResident who has literally threatened people like her, IE: the working press, with VERY possible harm. I think maybe I would want to wait til there's a different president to hand it to the family members of such a victim.

I know how I feel, being a former member of the media, myself. Not the only reason I've despised him from the get-go, though.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. It would be appropriate, but would violate every fiber of tRump's being & RubleCon Party values. .nt