Biden Honors Key Figures from Jan. 6 Committee with Presidential Citizens Medal

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President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., at a ceremony held at the White House on Thursday. Cheney and Thompson served as vice chair and chair, respectively, of the House Jan. 6 committee, which conducted a thorough 18-month investigation into the events surrounding the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, and former President Donald Trump’s involvement.

BREAKING: President Biden awards Liz Cheney with the Presidential Citizens medal, the second-highest award.

Standing ovation for the role she played on the Jan 6th Committee. pic.twitter.com/JjQ8vxjxsY

— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) January 2, 2025

 

The Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honor in the United States after the Presidential Medal of Freedom, recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the nation. “You are elected officials who served in difficult times with honor, decency, and ensure our democracy delivers,” Biden said during the ceremony while highlighting the dedication of the recipients.

 

Thompson and Cheney’s recognition comes amidst continued tension, with Trump openly criticizing the Jan. 6 committee and its members. The former president has suggested punitive actions against them, including calling for their imprisonment. Trump has also pledged to pardon individuals convicted for their roles in the Capitol attack, further deepening the political divide. In response, Thompson dismissed Trump’s threats, stating that the committee acted within the bounds of the law.

 

During the ceremony, Biden underscored the critical importance of democracy and the role of citizenship in safeguarding it. “I think it's pretty damn simple. Our democracy begins and ends with the duties of citizenship. That’s our work for the ages. That’s what all of you — and I mean this — all of you embody,” he remarked.

 

As each recipient's name was announced, they stepped forward to receive their medal from the president. Cheney received a particularly enthusiastic response when her name was called. The announcer recognized her for “putting the American people over party,” prompting loud applause and a standing ovation from the audience. While Cheney herself did not comment on the recognition, her contribution to the committee’s work and her outspoken stance on upholding democratic principles have garnered widespread attention.

 

In addition to Cheney and Thompson, more than a dozen Americans were honored during the ceremony. These included former senators Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas, and Ted Kaufman of Delaware, along with veterans, marriage equality activists, women’s rights advocates, and civil rights leaders.

 

Based on a report by NBC 2024-01-04

 

 

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

The Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honor in the United States after the Presidential Medal of Freedom, recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the nation. “You are elected officials who served in difficult times with honor, decency, and ensure our democracy delivers,” Biden said during the ceremony while highlighting the dedication of the recipients.

If proof was needed ( it's not ) that Biden is in Lala land it's rewarding Cheney for being ( IMO ) a vile person. So unloved the voters rejected her.

 

At least Cheney has to live the next 4 years knowing every day she wakes up that the man she despises is POTUS. Seems like a fitting punishment.

[LosLobo]

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If proof was needed ( it's not ) that Biden is in Lala land it's rewarding Cheney for being ( IMO ) a vile person. So unloved the voters rejected her.

 

At least Cheney has to live the next 4 years knowing every day she wakes up that the man she despises is POTUS. Seems like a fitting punishment.

I afraid that proof is needed if your post is other than opinion.

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

God help him, Mr Biden does not look well in this video.

 

I've seen what advanced dementia looks like up close, and ... well....

 

Sad.

[xylophone]

1 hour ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

God help him, Mr Biden does not look well in this video.

 

I've seen what advanced dementia looks like up close, and ... well....

 

Sad.

IMO he just looks old......and he is, and acts as expected of an older man.

[Dave0206]

Trump will give Jim Jordan a similar award for defying his subpoena to testify. 

I can't for the life of me imagine why he didn't go I mean he was only going to be asked to tell the truth I mean what could go wrong?

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2 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

God help him, Mr Biden does not look well in this video.

 

I've seen what advanced dementia looks like up close, and ... well....

 

Sad.

Another right wing gerontologist member of aseannow.com. So many of them. We are truly blessed.

[deadbeat]

They're all going to jail.

[riclag]

9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If proof was needed ( it's not ) that Biden is in Lala land it's rewarding Cheney for being ( IMO ) a vile person. So unloved the voters rejected her.

 

At least Cheney has to live the next 4 years knowing every day she wakes up that the man she despises is POTUS. Seems like a fitting punishment.

She was resoundingly thrown out of her leadership role, in May of 2021.

She spent big money and was overwhelming embarrassed in her primary defeat to H.Haggerman.

Most importantly Chaney forgot

who she was helping!

“Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the only lawmaker running to replace Cheney, said in a letter to colleagues that they should be “united in our laser focus on defeating the radical Socialist Democrat agenda.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-ousted-as-gop-conference-chair-in-overwhelming-voice-vote/

 

“Fitting punishment “ NAH! She has to be held legally accountable 

or as the left would proclaim , retribution is forthcoming !

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Just now, riclag said:

“Fitting punishment “ NAH! She has to be held legally accountable 

or as the left would proclaim , retribution is fourth coming!

Coming in first, second, and third respectively will be cronyism, incompetence, and cluelessness.

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6 minutes ago, deadbeat said:

They're all going to jail.

Remember how the Barr/Durham investigation of the Justice dept turned out. When most right wingers were predicting the downfall of the Deep State? Despite Barr's and Durham's extraordinary efforts to find corrupt motives in the investigation of Donald Trump at the justice dept., they failed miserably.

[riclag]

13 minutes ago, deadbeat said:

They're all going to jail.

You're  opinion doesn’t reflect reality!

 

Being legally held accountable doesn’t necessarily mean  jail, so many other

implications can occur!

Stay tuned , America has a new day

cometh !

 

 

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Just now, riclag said:

You're  opinion doesn’t reflect reality!

 

Being legally held accountable doesn’t necessarily mean  jail, so many other

implications can occur!

Stay tuned , America has a new day

cometh !

 

 

I predict it will cometh in fourth.

[Luuk Chaai]

3 hours ago, LosLobo said:

I afraid that proof is needed if your post is other than opinion.

oh it's all true  a vile and war mongering lefty

 

wait until President Trump pardons all the  J/6 people inprison !

[LosLobo]

22 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

oh it's all true  a vile and war mongering lefty

 

wait until President Trump pardons all the  J/6 people inprison !

If what you are saying is true that would suggest it's a fact--yet you have not posted a link, so it's only hypothetical.

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28 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

oh it's all true  a vile and war mongering lefty

 

wait until President Trump pardons all the  J/6 people inprison !

That would include the ones who beat on the police guarding the Capitol!

[Srikcir]

31 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

wait until President Trump pardons all the  J/6 people inprison !

Wait until Jan. 10th when convicted criminal and rapist Trump receives his sentencing - it may be immediate encarceration, ie., nine days so Trump can attend his own POTUS Inauguration.

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As for Liz Cheney, in this case, the Trump partisans have a point. At least in identifying her as unworthy of any honor. She was part of the clique who promoted falsehoods in the runup to the Iraq War. At the time she was Under Secretary of State for the Mideast. She deserves to be reviled. Although not for most of the alleged misdeeds laid at her door by right wingers.

EDIT: She is still defending the decision to wage war against Iraq. She stinks!

[candide]

1 hour ago, placeholder said:

Remember how the Barr/Durham investigation of the Justice dept turned out. When most right wingers were predicting the downfall of the Deep State? Despite Barr's and Durham's extraordinary efforts to find corrupt motives in the investigation of Donald Trump at the justice dept., they failed miserably.

I remember that time.

Riclag even chose Durham's photo for his forum ID! 

[Luuk Chaai]

12 hours ago, placeholder said:

That would include the ones who beat on the police guarding the Capitol!

ask Ashli Babbitt.

oh wait you can't ..  she was the woman police shot to death by the police .....

[Luuk Chaai]

12 hours ago, LosLobo said:

If what you are saying is true that would suggest it's a fact--yet you have not posted a link, so it's only hypothetical.

 

a link ?    do your own research ..   i'll give you a head start

but you can start with she supported Harris ,,,

Former Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to call the House back from its recess and introduce the bill that would send desperately needed aid to Ukraine

Rep. Liz Cheney, daughter of Dick, is trying to prolong her father's endless war in Afghanistan. You would think that every Democrat would be united in opposing such a policy, right? Well, you would be wrong.

CAIR Calls Liz Cheney an Unrepentant ‘Torture Advocate, Anti-Muslim Bigot and Warmonger’

 

I’m hardly a sucker for Liz Cheney. She and father Dick led the United States into a strategically disastrous war in the Middle East on the basis of lies and misrepresentations. It was one of the worst cons in American political history, and the results included the deaths of several thousand American soldiers and about 200,000 Iraqi civilians. 

[thaibeachlovers]

14 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

wait until President Trump pardons all the  J/6 people inprison !

Hopefully on day 1.

I can't think of a better way for Trump to give the finger salute to his opponents.

[Jingthing]

7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Hopefully on day 1.

I can't think of a better way for Trump to give the finger salute to his opponents.

Never mind the rule of law or the constitution.

But as non-American, what would you care about the U.S. constitution.

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1 hour ago, Luuk Chaai said:

ask Ashli Babbitt.

oh wait you can't ..  she was the woman police shot to death by the police .....

What makes it even worse is that she was shot in the privacy of her own home and not at the front of a mob trying to break through to the location where members of Congress were sequestered...oh wait a minute...

[Jingthing]

14 hours ago, placeholder said:

As for Liz Cheney, in this case, the Trump partisans have a point. At least in identifying her as unworthy of any honor. She was part of the clique who promoted falsehoods in the runup to the Iraq War. At the time she was Under Secretary of State for the Mideast. She deserves to be reviled. Although not for most of the alleged misdeeds laid at her door by right wingers.

EDIT: She is still defending the decision to wage war against Iraq. She stinks!

They're after her for defending the constitution against criminally corrupt insurrectionist Trump. Different issue. Don't conflate them. 

[dinsdale]

[billd766]

22 hours ago, deadbeat said:

They're all going to jail.

Really? And on what charges?

[gargamon]

On 1/4/2025 at 1:04 PM, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

I've seen what advanced dementia looks like up close, and ... well.

Stop looking in the mirror then.

[Patong2021]

21 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Wait until Jan. 10th when convicted criminal and rapist Trump receives his sentencing - it may be immediate encarceration, ie., nine days so Trump can attend his own POTUS Inauguration.

 

No need. It is  an absolute discharge. The judge has already stated this. It is impractical to do anything else. Trump is the President of the USA. He will however, be publicly rebuked as the judge explains why. It will be a meticulosuly delivered lesson in civics.