Trump Awards Mexican Border Defense Medals in White House Ceremony
The president also signed an order classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, citing the hundreds of thousands of U.S. deaths linked to the opioid.
U.S. President Donald Trump, with a recently signed executive order classifying fentanyl as a ‘weapon of mass destruction’, during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 15, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump awarded Mexican Border Defense Medals to 13 military service members who helped secure the southern border during a ceremony in the Oval Office on Dec. 15.
“Today, we are here to honor our military men and women for their central role in the protection of our border,” Trump said while surrounded by honorees and administration officials.
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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
