Biden Grants Highest Civilian Honor to George Soros, Hillary Clinton During Final Days in Office
On January 4,2025,President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 individuals,including notable figures such as Hillary Clinton and George Soros. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor in the United States, typically awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to national prosperity, values, or security.
In the announcement, the White House described Soros as a philanthropist focusing on global initiatives that enhance democracy and social justice, while Clinton was recognized for her historical significance in public service, notably being the first First Lady elected to the Senate and the first woman nominated for president by a major political party. Other recipients included cultural figures like Denzel Washington, Bono, and Ralph Lauren.
However, some critics argue that the awards to Soros and Clinton reflect political favoritism rather than genuine acknowledgment of thier contributions to society. They point out that Soros has financially supported various Democratic initiatives and campaigns, suggesting that the award serves as a form of political payback. Similarly, critics of Clinton note her controversial political career fraught with scandals, questioning the merit of her receiving such recognition.
The choice of these recipients has sparked debate on the appropriateness of the honors and their implications about political allegiance and the nature of the contributions recognized by such prestigious awards.
The White House announced on Saturday that President Joe Biden granted the Presidential Medal of Freedom to leftist billionaire George Soros and longtime politician Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The nation’s highest civilian honor, which is usually given to “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States,” was bestowed upon Soros and Clinton, alongside seventeen other individuals, in the final days of the Biden administration.
“These nineteen individuals are great leaders who have made America and the world a better place,” a statement from the White House said. “They are great leaders because they are good people who have made extraordinary contributions to their country and the world.”
Soros was described by the White House as a “philanthropist” who has “focused on global initiatives that strengthen democracy, human rights, education, and social justice.”
The White House added that Clinton has “made history many times over decades in public service,” including as “the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate” and the “first woman nominated for president by a major United States political party.”
Other nominees included actor Denzel Washington, musician Bono, and fashion designer Ralph Lauren.
It is fairly common for presidents to choose such cultural figures to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
But the choices of Soros and Clinton represent nothing more than brazen handouts to political allies.
Soros is not merely a “philanthropist.” Soros has infamously pumped billions of dollars into promoting woke leftism in the United States and across the world.
He has spent years contributing to Democratic campaigns, so this award is arguably a sort of kickback for those contributions.
Most recently Soros has bankrolled district attorney candidates who have refused to prosecute violent crime or even waged lawfare against President-elect Donald Trump and other political enemies.
Clinton meanwhile oversaw disasters like the attack on American diplomats in Benghazi, Libya.
She also has a wake of personal scandals through the decades she spent as a career politician, like her use of a private server for official communications, or allegations that the Clinton Foundation is a glorified pay-to-play scheme.
Neither Soros nor Clinton has, objectively speaking, “made America and the world a better place.”
Both have left a wake of destructive ideologies, failed policies, and shameless corruption that have “made America and the world” a worse place.
If anything, they should be receiving the nation’s most secure prison cells, not the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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