On Thursday, CBS announced that President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, the chair and vice-chair of House committee that led the investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
A White House announcement on the decision read, “The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens of the United States of America who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens. President Biden believes these Americans are bonded by their common decency and commitment to serving others. The country is better because of their dedication and sacrifice.”
The reality is the committee led a witch hunt over 18 months and voted to refer now-President-elect Donald Trump for “possible prosecution.”
Cheney — a RINO and warmonger — has since left office after losing a re-election bid in 2022 while Thompson continues to serve Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District.
The vehemently anti-Trump Cheney became aligned with Democrats after 2020 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris during her failed presidential campaign in 2024.
Biden himself seemingly takes every opportunity to communicate the supposed magnitude of Jan. 6, but the choice of putting Cheney front and