A Politico columnist criticized President Biden For his final selection of recipients of the Medal of Freedom, which included liberal figures such as Hillary Clinton and billionaire George Soros.
Michael Schiffer, Politico's senior editor, wrote: Biden's award choices send a strong signal that Democrats are “out of touch with reality” and argued that honor, once higher than politics, is now another political battleground.
“The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor and is awarded to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant community, public, or private endeavors.” The white house He said in a statement.
A Politico columnist criticized President Biden for his Medal of Freedom award, which included liberal figures like Hillary Clinton and billionaire George Soros. (Getty Images)
Biden's picks, announced on January 4, actually showcased a cadre of laureates who failed to defeat President-elect Trump on the campaign trail, Schiffer wrote.
“Despite their cultural and humanitarian achievements, Wintour and Andress don't exactly sell products that ordinary Americans can afford,” Schiffer wrote. “The Romney and Cheney families' Republicanism lost the election because they were unpopular. (This year, Cheney's endorsement of the Democratic nominee didn't help either.)”
Former Sen. Mitt Romney posthumously accepted the medal on behalf of his late father, George Romney, who was a three-term Republican governor of Michigan.
“For some Republicans — who reacted particularly against the inclusion of George Soros, a financier of liberal causes and a longtime target of the conservative smear campaign — it seemed like trolling,” Schiffer wrote.
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“What’s worse is that the policy is unlikely to help Biden’s party or his legacy,” Schiffer wrote of the Presidential Medal of Freedom event. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
“What's worse is that the policy is unlikely to help Biden's party or his legacy,” the writer added.
Without Biden rising above the political fray in Washington, D.C., “the winners also feel like last-minute political opponents of the incoming administration,” he said.
“It feels a bit rude to flay a The late president “For celebrating his favorites as the curtain falls — especially since the winners, in this case, remove the hurdle of spending years over their fields,” Schiffer wrote. “However, the overtly political atmosphere represents a belittling of the nation's highest civilian honor, which is intended to celebrate America's great contributions.”
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Political commentators and Biden opponents used the event to attack the president, with billionaire Elon Musk emerging as one of the most prominent voices attacking mega donor George Soros in particular.
“It is a travesty that Biden is giving Soros the Medal of Freedom,” Musk said. Published on X last week in response to news that the nation's highest civilian honor would be presented to Soros, whose massive financial empire has funded progressive politicians' campaigns, legislation, ballot measures and initiatives.
Fox News' Michael Durgon and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
