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JD Vance defends Trump for saying a civilian award is 'much better' than the Medal of Honor
JD Vance said that Donald Trump was simply trying to compliment a friend when the implied that ther…
Brent D. Griffiths
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John Kelly lashes out over Trump saying a civilian award is better than the Medal of Honor: 'No equivalency of any kind
Veterans groups have criticized Donald Trump for saying that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is b…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Megan Rapinoe almost ignored the White House phone call about receiving her Presidential Medal of Freedom
A teammate on the US Women's National Team had to urge the pink-haired superstar to answer the call…
Meredith Cash
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Simone Biles swipes back at Trump lawyer who called her a 'loser' after she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 'Who is Jenna Ellis?'
"Who is Jenna Ellis? Asking for everyone," Simone Biles tweeted in response to criticisms from Elli…
Katie Balevic
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President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people. Most of them have donated money to Democrats.
From former actor Denzel Washington to the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, most of Biden's medal recipie…
Bryan Metzger
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Biden to award 17 Presidential Medals of Freedom, including to Steve Jobs, John McCain, Simone Biles, Gabriel Giffords, and Denzel Washington
The president will award the nation's highest civilian honor to a mix of business luminaries, celeb…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Bill Belichick will not accept Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump after 'the tragic events of last week'
"Above all, I am an American citizen with great reverence for our nation's values, freedom and demo…
Meredith Cash
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Pat Cipollone suggested Pence should get the Presidential Medal of Freedom for refusing to block the Electoral College count certification on Jan. 6
Cipollone testified that Pence didn't have the "legal authority" to do what Trump demanded and bloc…
Kayla Gallagher
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Dolly Parton says she turned down Trump's offer of the Presidential Medal of Freedom - twice
The Biden administration has also approached her about the award, but she said she didn't want to b…
Julie Gerstein
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Trump is planning to give Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the US' highest civilian honor
The president admires Belichick so much that he once proposed making him a military adviser: "If I …
Will Martin
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Trump awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to longtime loyalist and GOP Rep. Devin Nunes
Nunes is one of Trump's most loyal backers and often parrots his conspiracy theories about the so-c…
Sonam Sheth
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A Rudy Giuliani associate wrote a letter asking Trump to give him a 'general pardon' and the Presidential Medal of Freedom after January 6 attack, book says
The letter never reached President Donald Trump because Rudy Giuliani's adviser intercepted it on i…
Hannah Getahun
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Trump rewards GOP ally Rep. Jim Jordan with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jordan objected to the 2020 election results in Congress last week, even after a pro-Trump mob stor…
Associated Press
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Trump will award the Medal of Freedom to 3 golfers less than 24 hours after his supporters staged a violent attempted coup at the Capitol
The White House released a statement late Wednesday that Trump will "work from early in the morning…
Oma Seddiq
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'She deserves one': Obama says that Dolly Parton not receiving a Medal of Freedom during his presidency was 'a screwup'
"I'm surprised," the former president said of the situation. "I think I assumed that she had alread…
John L. Dorman
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Buzz Aldrin sold his space jacket, presidential medal, and other artifacts at auction for $8.2 million, using a law change to let astronauts cash in
Since 2012 astronauts from the oldest space flights have had the right to sell items from their mis…
Marianne Guenot
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Trump asked Rush Limbaugh to hold off on cancer treatment to get his Presidential Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union
While Limbaugh knew he was receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he said he thought he would…
Lauren Frias
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Trump says he will be awarding Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom after win at the Masters
It's not the first time presidents have chosen to award athletes with the honor. Gerald Ford awarde…
Tyler Lauletta
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Trump awards controversial talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, who has advanced lung cancer, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at SOTU
According to The Washington Post, Trump first made this announcement in an off the record two-hour …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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No female athlete has ever won the Congressional Gold Medal. The USTA wants Billie Jean King to be the first.
Billie Jean King could become the first woman athlete to earn Congress' top honor, 50 years after h…