President Joe Biden will award Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who served as chair and vice chair of the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee, with the Presidential Citizens Medal during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday.
The medal is the second-highest civilian award in the United States, behind only the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., called for the former congresswoman’s role in the Jan. 6 committee to be investigated, alleging that she engaged in witness tampering.
President Joe Biden will honor more than a dozen Americans, including marriage equality and civil rights activists, at the medal ceremony.
Several veterans, marriage equality activists, women’s rights activists and civil rights advocates are also set to be honored.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Bennie Thompson, Liz Cheney, Donald Trump, ” Trump, — Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, — “, Trump, Thompson, Trump’s “, Cheney, “ Donald Trump’s, Barry Loudermilk, Biden, ” Thompson, Chris Kleponis, Chris Dodd, Bill Bradley of, Nancy Kassebaum, Ted Kaufman
Organizations:
Presidential, White, NBC, Press, Capitol, ”, Republicans, Rep, CNN, Getty, NBC News, Trump
Locations:
United States, ”, AFP, Sens, Connecticut, Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Kansas, Ted Kaufman of Delaware