Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Hillary Clinton and George Soros.
The list of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients includes 19 individuals.
The recipients will receive the awards at a White House ceremony Saturday.
“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,” the White House stated in a news release.
“President Biden believes great leaders keep the faith, give everyone a fair shot, and put decency above all else. These nineteen individuals are great leaders who have made America and the world a better place. They are great leaders because they are good people who have made extraordinary contributions to their country and the world,” it added.
BREAKING: Biden to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton & George Soros. pic.twitter.com/Ps34trBqmC
— Dominic Michael Tripi (@DMichaelTripi) January 4, 2025
NEW: George Soros, Hillary Clinton get Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden https://t.co/y6DOQrsLri
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 4, 2025
Per NBC News:
Clinton is set to receive the award about two weeks before her former political rival, President-elect Donald Trump, is sworn in for a second term. In 2016, Clinton became the first woman nominated by a major party for president before losing to Trump.
Soros, who founded the Open Society Foundations, has contributed more than $32 billion to his organization, which supports a variety of human rights and pro-democracy causes, according to his website. He is also a major Democratic donor.
Other recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday include humanitarian and chef José Andrés, whose World Central Kitchen has helped provide food for civilians in war zones and areas hit by natural disasters; Jane Goodall, a highly acclaimed conservationist and scientist; and Bill Nye, a science educator who rose to fame with the show “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”
Several entertainment, sports and cultural icons will also be honored, including U2 singer Bono, actors Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington, athletes Lionel Messi and Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and fashion icons Anna Wintour and Ralph Lauren.
“A travesty that Biden is giving Soros the Medal of Freedom,” Elon Musk commented.
A travesty that Biden is giving Soros the Medal of Freedom https://t.co/LGvGe8kqKE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 4, 2025
Other X users reacted to the announcement:
Biden is giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton and George Soros… seriously two of the worst people on earth. This could be a @TheBabylonBee article with how unbelievable it is. pic.twitter.com/lHqRnRu64k
— Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) January 4, 2025
Soros getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the biggest F You to the American people possible.
As I said before, Biden is a petty, vindictive man who will go down as the worst President in US history.
— Matthew Marsden (@matthewdmarsden) January 4, 2025
“Joe Biden is finally admitting who’s been in charge this entire time,” Jack Posobiec commented.
WATCH:
SOROS IN THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY
He’s receiving a Presidential Medal of Freedom. “Joe Biden is finally admitting who’s been in charge this entire time.” – @JackPosobiec@Bannons_WarRoom pic.twitter.com/dz3uh21Uua
— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) January 4, 2025
Fox News reports:
Musk shared a video clip of himself on Joe Rogan’s podcast, where he said he believed that Soros “fundamentally hates humanity.”
“He’s doing things that erode the fabric of civilization. You know, getting DAs elected who refuse to prosecute crime,” he says in the clip.
Online commentator Blake Habyan wrote, “What a joke — these people have done the exact opposite of what the award is intended for,” while Natalie F. Danelishen wrote that the news could be a Babylon Bee story given how unbelievable it is.
“Seriously, two of the worst people on earth,” she wrote.
Clinton, the White House said, made “history many times over decades in public service” and the first female senator from New York and the first First Lady to hold elected office.
ADVERTISEMENTAfter serving as Secretary of State, she became the first woman nominated for president by a major United States political party. As the Democrat nominee, she lost her bid to be the country’s first female president when she lost to President-elect Trump in the 2016 election.
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