Biden Honors Trump Critic Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson with Presidential Citizens Medal

Jan 2, 2025, 04:00 PM

President Joe Biden is awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican critic of Donald Trump, and Representative Bennie Thompson, recognizing their leadership in the congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. The medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor, is being awarded at a White House ceremony on Thursday evening to honor 20 individuals for their exemplary service. Biden praised Cheney and Thompson for "putting the American people over party" in leading the House select committee that examined the violent attack by Trump's supporters.