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Biden Awards Presidential Citizens Medal to Republican Ex-Rep. Liz Cheney

HeadlineJan 03, 2025

President Biden on Thursday awarded former Republican Congressmember Liz Cheney a Presidential Citizens Medal for her work on the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Democratic lawmaker Bennie Thompson, who chaired the House committee, also received the award. Trump has threatened to retaliate against Cheney and Thompson, saying they should go to jail.

Among the other 18 Presidential Citizens Medal awardees was Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi, who received a posthumous recognition for challenging the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

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