President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to 19 individuals on Saturday.
The recipients include former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and billionaire Democratic megadonor George Soros, as well as a bevy of celebrities from the world of entertainment and sports.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States, given to individuals who have made exceptionally meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the nation, world peace, culture, or other significant public or private endeavors.
A ceremony is to be held later today.
The White House, in making the announcement, declared Clinton, Soros, and the other award winners to be “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States,…
