The 10 men and nine women hail from the worlds of politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy, science, and religion. Three medals will be awarded posthumously.
“These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that shaped America for the better,” the announcement from the White House said. “They are the pinnacle of leadership in their fields. They consistently demonstrated over their careers the power of community, hard work, and science.”
Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and heard the person on the other end say they were calling from the White House.
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Good job Mr. President. This wipes away the stain of the award being given to Rush Limbaugh, and is a collective bitch slap to to all of that sewer waste on AM hate radio, and right wing media. Give it to all of the people they despise.
Thats why we love him.