A Politico columnist criticized President Biden for including liberal figures such as Hillary Clinton and billionaire George Soros in his final selection for the Medal of Freedom.
Politico senior editor Michael Schaefer wrote: They said Biden's choice of award sends a strong signal that Democrats are “out of touch” and argued that an honor that was once beyond politics has now become a new political battleground.
“The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor for individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, security, and world peace of the United States, or to other important social, public, or private endeavors. given.” white house said in a statement.
Musk slams Soros in series of posts after Biden awards America's highest civilian award for 'hatred of humanity'
A Politico columnist criticized President Biden for awarding the Medal of Freedom to liberal figures such as Hillary Clinton and billionaire George Soros. (Getty Images)
Schaefer wrote that Biden's selection, announced on Jan. 4, is in fact indicative of a cadre of winners who were unable to defeat President-elect Trump during the campaign.
“Despite their cultural and humanitarian accomplishments, Mr. Winter and Mr. Andres are not selling products that ordinary Americans can afford,” Schaefer wrote. “The Romney and Cheney Republicans lost the election because they were unpopular (Cheney's support didn't help the Democratic candidates this year either).”
Former Sen. Mitt Romney received the medal posthumously on behalf of his late father, George Romney, a three-term Republican governor of Michigan.
“To some Republicans, it seemed like an act of vandalism, especially to those who were particularly repulsed by the participation of George Soros, a funder of liberal causes and a longtime target of conservative smear campaigns. It felt like ,” Schaefer wrote.
Liberal Washington Post columnist predicts Biden will not leave much of a lasting legacy.
“Worse still, politics is unlikely to help Biden's party or his legacy,” Schaefer wrote about the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
“Worse still, politics is unlikely to help Biden's party or his legacy,” the columnist added.
He said that unless Biden overcomes the political strife in Washington, D.C., “it feels like the award winners are politically dissing the incoming administration at the last minute.”
“It feels a little reckless to criticize an outgoing president for celebrating his favorites when the curtain comes down. Especially in this case, the winners have cleared the hurdles they've spent years in their fields.” Because we do,” Schaefer wrote. “However, the overtly political tone belittles this nation's highest civilian honor, which is intended to honor significant contributions to America.”
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Political commentators and Biden opponents used the incident to attack the president, with billionaire Elon Musk emerging as one of the most prominent voices bashing megadonor George Soros in particular.
Musk: “Biden giving Soros the Medal of Freedom is a travesty'' Posted in X Last week, in response to news that the country's highest civilian honor would be bestowed on Soros, his massive financial empire has been funding progressive politicians' campaigns, legislation, ballot measures and initiatives. Ta.
FOX News' Michael Dougon and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
