President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd July 1, 2026, at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre in Medora, N.D., in front of people portraying Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)
President Donald Trump departs Air Force One as he arrives at Bismarck Municipal Airport on July 1, 2026 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Sen. John Hoeven, left, is waiting to greet him before they depart for Medora for a celebration honoring the nation’s 250th birthday and the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
A crowd fills the Burning Hills Amphitheatre July 1, 2026, in Medora, N.D. The crowd listens to introductory remarks before President Donald Trump takes the stage. (Photo courtesy of North Dakota Governor’s Office)
MEDORA – President Donald Trump presented a new artifact for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library during its dedication ceremony Wednesday — the Medal of Honor awarded to Roosevelt.
The medal had been displayed in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
“I thought this would be a … really appropriate place to have it,” Trump said after being introduced by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the fo…