Hillary and her husband received the award, following former President Clinton 12 years ago.
Robert Kennedy’s son joins Trump camp
NYT “Billionaire Soros is a response to Trump’s Musk”
On the 4th (local time), U.S. President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award given to ordinary citizens, to 19 people, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and investor George Soros.
According to US media such as the New York Times (NYT) on the 4th, the White House said that recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom are “people who have made exemplary contributions to American prosperity, values or security, world peace, or other important social and public efforts.” revealed.
“The 19 recipients are outstanding leaders who have made America a better place,” the White House said in a statement. “They have made extraordinary contributions to our country and the world.”
Hillary Clinton received the Presidential Medal of Freedom 12 years after former President Bill Clinton received it from Barack Obama, making them recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Like past presidents, Biden also awarded medals to large donors, with George Soros as a representative example.
He is a progressive activist billionaire who has been described by Republicans as an evil puppet of the Democratic Party.
The Hungarian-born hedge fund billionaire has donated more than $175 million to Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections, according to Federal Election Commission records.
During last year’s presidential election, Soros provided an additional $60 million to the House and Senate Democrats through the Democracy PAC.
NYT interpreted that Trump seemed to want to say that we also have billionaires when he brought up Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, as one of his close associates.
Former senator and attorney general Robert Kennedy was among the deceased recipients.
His son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., supports Donald Trump in this election and will also participate in the second term cabinet. The Kennedy family traditionally supported the Democratic Party.
George Romney is the father of former Senator Mitt Romney and served as Chairman of American Motors Corporation and Governor of Michigan. Mitt Romney was a Republican, but voted in favor of Trump’s impeachment trial twice.
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has put Biden’s wife, Jill Biden, on the cover of Vogue twice in the past four years, while rejecting Melania Trump.
After Trump won in 2016, President Barack Obama awarded medals to NBA star Michael Jordan, actors Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro, among others. Obama also presented this award to Biden, who served as Vice President.
Software entrepreneur Tim Gill is one of the most important donors in the gay community. He donated $355,000 to Biden in the 2020 primary.
The list of 19 winners is as follows:
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
george soros investor
‘Back to the Future’ star, Michael J. Fox
LA Lakers legend, Irvin Johnson
Fashion designer, Ralph Lauren
Lionel Messi, MLS star and captain of Argentina’s World Cup-winning soccer team
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour
William Sanford Age TV Host
Former Senator Robert Kennedy, Attorney General
Primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall
Carlyle Group billionaire co-founder David M. Rubinstein
Celebrity chef and charity founder Jose Andrés
Former Secretary of Defense Ashton Baldwin Carter
Entrepreneur Tim Gill helped advance LGBT rights
The late George W. Romuni, businessman and former Michigan governor
Playwright George Stevens Jr.
Civil activist the late Fanny Rowhammer
Bono, frontman of rock band U2
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