"AMERICAN HERO!" reads the photo’s caption. The image appears to be based off of an Associated Press photo of Trump awarding the Medal of Honor - the most prestigious military award used to recognize acts of valor by US military service members - to Vietnam War veteran James McCloughan in 2017.
Trump’s tweet generated thousands of comments and retweets, with many users criticizing him for photoshopping the image in the digital age where photos and videos can be easily fabricated to “spread misinformation.” Another user joked that Trump had to edit the photo because the dog would bite him if he tried to actually give it an award. And of course, there was a slew of memes and Twitter users’ own creative renditions of the photo.