The president also gave a trophy to the Air Force Academy football team, prepared for the debut of his T-ball league and hosted a Cinco de Mayo festival on the South Lawn.
"Will he (Trump) be physically able to give a trophy to someone other than himself?" Kimmel joked.
Instead of teaching your kids to work hard and earn things, you give a trophy to every kid in youth sports and then hand them an iPhone in middle school.
But even if money is tight, experts urge employers to reward valued workers in other ways: Recognize them in front of co-workers, give a trophy or iconic award, or surprise them with an "on-the-spot" recognition such as a Starbucks card.
"I was given a huge trophy.
In the end, he was given a special trophy, which looked like a piece of pewter shrapnel stuck to a base, that read "Greatest Olympic Athlete of All Time".
But the spotlight shined brightest on Carrie Underwood, above, who became the first woman to win the academy's entertainer of the year award twice, and was given a special trophy for her previous "triple crown" victories as entertainer of the year, top female vocalist and top newcomer categories.
At the 1st Academy Awards, Chaplin was given a special trophy "For versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus.
"If that's really the cause, then the solution would be just to give them a trophy, give them a hug, give them a good-paying job, $10,000, and a skateboard so they can go and get their thrills and say, 'OK, great, they are going to be happy and they won't be fighting anymore.'".
But given a hefty cash prize, a trophy and a résumé line that could justifiably read "orthography prodigy", a few follow more idiosyncratic paths.
