in this gripping episode of ABC's this week John Carl confronts Senator Tom Cotton who looks like he just got his ass whipped over Donald Trump's metal remarks sparking a heated debate don't miss this intense exchange where Carl challenges Cotton's defense of Trump's controversial comments on the Medal of Honor watch now to see how the conversation unfolds and get the full context behind the story I'm asking something else that that Trump had to say recently is saying that the presidential medal of freedom which is something presidents give out I mean Trump gave one to uh uh you know to Devon Nunes the former Congressman um uh is is the equivalent and much better than the Medal of Honor which of course is is the um practically as you know as a combat veteran sacred I mean it is the nation's highest military I mean what what do you make of that it's totally taken out of context gives the presidential medal Freedom just like other presidents do to civilians who have done important things for their Nation but who haven't sacrificed life and limb and when you go to a medal Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House and you're presenting it to a soldier who sacrificed his body or to his parents or to his children or his spouse that it is of a different order of magnitude it's totally out of context Donald Trump do you agree that the presidential medal freedom is much better those are his words John John it was totally you're totally taking that out of context Donald Trump was great for our military he is great for our veterans KLA Harris is the one who's proposed for instance to cut the military every single year KLA Harris is the one who voted for military cuts when she was in the Senate Donald Trump has utmost respect for our veterans and our troops and you see that by his record in office and and and before you go I I want to ask you about something else