On Thursday evening at the White House, President Joe Biden will give the second-highest civilian medals to former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS). United States House of Reps. Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney preside over a hearing on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 28, 2022. Thompson and Cheney are set to receive Presidential Citizens Medals from President Joe Biden. (Image: EPA) Biden plans to recognize the two who spearheaded the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to punish members of the January 6th committee and has regularly condemned Cheney. At 5 p.m. this evening, Biden will bestow the Presidential Citizens Medal on Cheney and Thompson. The award is the second-highest civilian honor a citizen can receive after the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1969, President Richard Nixon created the Presidential Citizens Medal “to recognize citizens of… Read More
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