Mike Johnson unveils new ‘America First’ award for Trump, presents him a ‘beautiful golden statue’
Mike Johnson: Tonight we have created a new award. We are going to do something we've never done before. We will honor him with a new award. He is the first ever recipient of the America first award. That is this beautiful golden statue here, appropriate for the golden era. pic.twitter.com/SFp174yTWo
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC: The speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, announced a new award for President Donald Trump and presented him with a "beautiful golden statue" during the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual dinner in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 25.
Trump received the award before he addressed the NRCC’s annual fundraiser. Johnson said Republicans wanted to bestow the President with a new honour for working "around the clock to fix every issue." and solve "all the domestic problems."
“We wanted to do one thing before we bring the president out to the stage,” Johnson said, before revealing that House Republicans created a new award to honor Trump as he works tirelessly round the clock and solves every domestic issue.
Republicans introduce ‘America First Award’ for Trump
“We want to honor him in some small way, some token of our appreciation for his leadership. And so, tonight, we have created a new award,” Johnson said.
“We’re going to do something we’ve never done before. We’re going to honor him with a new award that we’ll present annually from this point forward. But he is the suitable and fitting recipient of the first-ever America First Award. We could think of no better title for what that is,” he explained.
“That’s this beautiful golden statue here. Appropriate for the new golden era in America,” Johnson added.
During his speech, Johnson also informed that the NRCC collected a record $18.5 million in the first quarter. He also introduced Trump, who reportedly went up onstage to receive the honor. However, the live feed of the president's speech at the NRCC fundraising dinner didn't show him accepting the trophy from Johnson.
Crazy Candy is gonna lose what little was left of her mind over this.
— Michele (@mlo_crmb) March 25, 2026
Trump slams Democrats at NRCC fundraiser dinner
While speaking at NRCC’s fundraising dinner, Trump criticised Democrats for their behaviour during the State of the Union address. Recalling the Democrats' conduct, the president said that they “sat there like dead people, emotionless, no clapping, nobody standing,” showing “no movement, no heart” even when there were emotional moments.
The emotional moments which Trump referred to included a grieving mother and a wounded military helicopter pilot being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Trump on SOTU: Democrats sat there emotionless, no clapping, nobody standing. At the end of the evening, they were clapping on everything I said because they were called by people watching on television. Did you see they were passing around notes and they were saying, start… pic.twitter.com/3mdOhgeHdz
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 26, 2026
Trump also won the FIFA Peace Prize in 2025
Earlier, in December, FIFA came up with the FIFA Peace Prize for Trump. The US President was bestowed with the inaugural 'FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World' by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Meanwhile, Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corinna Machado, who was awarded last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, later gave it away to Trump during her visit to White House in January after the US launched a classified military operation to abduct and bring the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to America.
