In granting the Presidential Citizens Medal to Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Biden acknowledged their role in leading the House investigation into Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
2 Senate Republican John Barrasso, R-Wyo., declaring in a statement that Biden “was either going to pardon Liz Cheney or give her an award.
“I don’t know how you feel, but I was offended that President Biden gave the second-highest medal of honor— it’s not called the Medal of Honor, but a medal honoring these two congressmen… Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson.
“Joe Biden and his White House have lived in the bizarro land where no Americans really exist.
That’s why the presidency under Joe Biden has been an abject disaster.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden decided to give former Rep. R-Wyo, Liz Cheney. has infuriated pro-Trump Republicans, who have long accused the conservative lawmaker and frequent opponent of President-elect Donald Trump of betraying the party by receiving the second-highest honor a president can bestow.
In awarding Cheney and Rep. the Presidential Citizens Medal. Thompson, Bennie, D-Miss. Biden recognized their contribution to heading the House probe into Trump’s role in the January events. 6 rebellion. The committee unanimously decided to refer Trump for prosecution in December 2022, and then disbanded.
Trump and his supporters have stated that they and other panel members ought to be imprisoned for their actions; Cheney has drawn special censure from that faction of the political community because of her prominence within the Republican Party. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was the House Minority Leader at the time. took her out of the party leadership in 2021, and she lost her seat to a primary opponent in 2022.
A new wave of outrage was sparked by Cheney’s recent comeback to the public eye, with her home-state colleague and No. John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, is the second senator. claims that Biden “was either going to pardon Liz Cheney or give her an award,” according to a statement. Nor is she deserving. She does not represent Wyoming; rather, she represents partisanship and division. “”.
On Thursday night, Fox News joined the broadside. Former Representative and regular network contributor. During a Hannity segment that he hosted, Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah, expressed his displeasure with Cheney’s acceptance of the award.
“I’m not sure how you feel, but I was offended when President Biden awarded these two congressmen the second-highest honorific—it’s not the Medal of Honor. Thompson, Bennie, and Liz Cheney. He asked one of his guests, Rep., “How do you feel about that?”. R-Florida’s Byron Donalds.
Donalds retorted, “I’m really offended, but I’m not surprised.”. In the bizarro land, where there aren’t many Americans, Joe Biden and his White House have resided. For this reason, Joe Biden’s presidency has been a complete failure. This is merely one of the final touches to that cake. “.”.
The “fake” Jan, Donalds continued. “Put a lot of propaganda out into the information stream to go after and attack Donald Trump” was the sole goal of the 6 committee. “.”.
James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight Committee, was Donalds’ fellow panelist. concurred immediately. He began by denouncing Biden for allegedly ignoring first responders, soldiers, and humanitarians, saying, “It’s a slap in the face to all the good Americans who actually deserve to be recognized for their public service or for their sacrifice or for their community activism.”.
Cheney and Thompson were among 18 other honorees honored at the ceremony on Thursday, which also included a civil rights leader who fought for desegregation and a military physician who enhanced battlefield trauma care.
