Posted on 07/01/2022 11:12:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people, including former Rep. Gabby Giffords, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe, the White House announced Friday.
Biden will present the medals at a White House event on July 7. The medals, the country’s highest civilian honor, are awarded at the discretion of the president to people who have made a significant cultural impact or great contributions to the country or world.
Biden will also awards medals to actor Denzel Washington; Khizr Khan, the father of a fallen Muslim U.S. Army captain; and Sandra Lindsay, a New York nurse who was among the first in the country to receive the Covid vaccine.
Three other recipients will be awarded the medal posthumously: the late Sen. John McCain, who served in the Senate and House for decades and became the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2008; Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, Inc.; and Richard Trumka, who served as president of the AFL-CIO.
Giffords, who served as a congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in at a constituent event in her state in 2011. She survived and became a major advocate on gun violence prevention efforts. Biles is the most decorated gymnast in American history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals, and Rapinoe is an Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion.
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i think he gave his mom one.....lol
Except for Denzel Washington, this list seems to be just human garbage that decent people would want to punch repeatedly.
These are mostly horrible people.
That’s in next year’s batch, along with George Floyd and Trayvon Martin.
”I was thinking the same thing. Similar to CA drivers licenses and voter registeation-like candy.”
Not to mention the Nobel Peace Prize.
A very select list of scumbags will be used to debase the medal...
With a 10% kickback for the Big Guy!!
The only one I would vote for would be Denzel.
I wonder how Denzel Washington likes getting lumped in with all these losers.
Yep, nothing but a political cub scout medal signifying what den you belong to. Nothing more.
Yep. It’s kinda like the Nobel Peace Prize. Get it for, well, it doesn’t matter just as long as the recipient is politically correct.
Personally, I think Biden should also award a Medal of Freedom to the Road Runner. The poor thing was always being harassed by Wile E. Coyote And Wile E. Coyote is a known Trump supporter.
Blech.
Poor Denzel. Only one in the list worthy of it.
ha!
sounds like everyone will get a participation medal... even hunter before the term is over...
And George Soros.
Democrats have cheapened the honor. If I were to get one, I’d turn it down.
“Except for Denzel Washington ...”
I like Denzel but what’s he done to deserve a Presidential Medal of Freedom?
The thing I’ll remember most about Megan Rapinoe is that Donald Trump once described her as “the purple haired woman who played terribly”.
Somebody tell President Retard the little Megan girl likes to be groped 🤪
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