Joe Biden awards Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi the Medal of Freedom
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Joe Biden awards Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi the Medal of Freedom

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President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to a group of entertainers, former government officials, athletes and philanthropists for their contributions to public service. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States Nineteen people will be honored at a White House ceremony on Saturday, the latest in a series of events Biden has held in the final weeks of his presidency as he tries to enshrine his legacy. Among those receiving the medal are former Secretary of State and US Senator Hillary Clinton, retired basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, soccer player Lionel Messi, philanthropist George Soros, longtime fashion editor and media executive Anna Wintour and the film star Denzel Washington. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” according to the White House. Biden also posthumously honored Ashton Carter, a Defense secretary in the Obama administration; Fannie Lou Hamer, a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party who laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and George Romney, an auto company chief executive, a Republican governor of Michigan and the third secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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