Biden Presents Presidential Medal Of Freedom To Hillary Clinton, George Soros And 17 Others
President Joe Biden has presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom,
the nation’s highest civilian honor, to former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton and left-wing billionaire George Soros. Biden also
honored 17 others during the ceremony.
On Saturday, the president presented the Presidential Medal of
Freedom to individuals he believes have made exemplary contributions to
the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace or
other significant societal, public or private endeavors.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady and former Secretary of State.
Michael J. Fox, the “Back to the Future” movie star
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, a Los Angeles Lakers legend
Ralph Lauren, a fashion designer
Lionel Messi, the MLS star and captain of Argentina’s World Cup-winning soccer team
Denzel Washington, the Academy-Award-winning actor
Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue
William Sanford Nye, the television presenter better known as “Bill Nye the Science Guy
Robert Francis Kennedy, the slain former New York senator and U.S. Attorney General
Jane Goodall, a primatologist and anthropologist
David M. Rubenstein, the billionaire co-founder of The Carlye Group
José Andrés, the celebrity chef and founder of the World Central Kitchen charity group
Ashton Baldwin Carter, the former Defense Secretary
Tim Gill, an entrepreneur whose work has advanced LGBT rights
George W. Romney, the late businessman and former Michigan governor
George Soros, philanthropist and Open Society Foundations founder.
George Stevens, Jr., an author and playwright
Fannie Lou Hamer, the late civil rights leader and founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Bono, the frontman of rock band U2
Many people online are furious with who Biden chose to honor.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to X to share that it’s “a travesty that Biden is giving Soros the Medal of Freedom.”
Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-La.) stated
that it is a “disgrace” that Biden was spending his final weeks at the
White House celebrating politicians that tried and failed to take down
President-elect Donald Trump.
Correction 11:30 AM: Mitt Romney has been taken out of the title as he accepted an award on behalf of George W. Romney.
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