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President Donald Trump announced at a rally in San Antonio that he will award former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump made the announcement after Clemens introduced him, praising the president for his leadership. The article highlights Clemens's reaction to the unexpected honor and Trump’s defense of Clemens against past performance-enhancing drug allegations, stating there was no evidence found despite accusations from prosecutors.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 7, President Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month to hold a rally and stump for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who is facing Democrat James Talarico in an increasingly competitive race ahead of the midterms on November 8. During the rally at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, several protesters interrupted Trump's speech, leading to chaos and multiple ejections by security personnel. Trump accused some protesters of being "paid" and mocked a heckler who he claimed had a mother supportive of his administration. The event highlighted concerns about Paxton’s weak standing in recent polls; with just over a month until Election Day, Paxton is trailing Talarico according to the latest New York Times/Siena Research poll.
Written for “Trump Texas Rallies Midterms” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 17 other(s) covering the same event.
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Leaning: leans right for article 64550 (high confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-10-08
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening announced he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens.
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he → announce → Clemens
Trump revealed the former pitcher would receive the country’s highest civilian honor during a rally for Senate nominee Ken Paxton in Texas.
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pitcher → reveal → Texas
Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series champion raised in Houston who played on teams such as the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, introduced Trump at the San Antonio rally, hailing the president as “a man that loves our country, that puts all of us first, and puts America first.”
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that → raise → America
Trump called Clemens back onstage after saying he would award the athlete the Medal of Freedom, describing the former pitcher as someone who will “be in the Hall of Fame someday.”
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who → call → Fame
The announcement follows Trump’s tradition of awarding the prestigious medal to athletes, including Mariano Rivera and Babe Ruth, who were also both Yankees pitchers, along with Jerry West, Bob Cousy, Tiger Woods, Roger Staubach, Annika Sorenstam, Gary Player, and others.
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who → follow → West
“He deserves it.
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He → deserve → it
One of the greatest athletes and maybe the greatest pitcher of all time, and he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
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he → deserve → Fame
The Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Trump said of Clemens.
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Trump → say → Clemens
As he stood by Trump, the pitcher said he was “stunned.”
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he → stand → Trump
This supersedes anything that obviously I’ve done in my playing career, and to get it from this man, this president, that there wouldn’t be another president I’d want to get it from,” Clemens said.
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Clemens → supersede → it
“That’s a winner right there.
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That → ’ → ?
You see it, and the way he talked about all my stats, he could be my agent.
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he → see → stats
I guess I could come out of retirement again.”
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I → guess → retirement
Clemens denied allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his career.
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he → deny → career
In 2012, a federal jury acquitted him on all counts after prosecutors accused him of lying to Congress about his alleged drug use.
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prosecutors → acquit → use
Trump referenced the scandal on Wednesday.
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Trump → reference → Wednesday
“People talk drugs.
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People → talk → drugs
He never admitted to anything.
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He → admit → anything
They have no information.
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They → have → information
They didn’t find anything,” the president said.
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president → find → anything
“He never admitted to anything.
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He → admit → anything
He’s just a physical monster, OK?
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He → ’ → ?
He’s big, strong, and he just, he was great.”
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he → ’ → ?
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