Biden salutes January 6 heroes ‘who did not flinch’ in medal ceremony
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The president spoke with passion about police officers and election officials who held the line on the second anniversary of the attempted insurrection
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Biden to honor Al Schmidt with Presidential Citizens Medal
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Biden salutes January 6 heroes ‘who did not flinch’ in medal ceremony
President Joe Biden will commemorate Jan. 6 Friday by awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second highest civilian honor, to 12 "individuals who made exemplary contributions to our democracy surrounding" the Capitol riot.
By MJ Lee, Senior White House correspondent President Joe Biden on Friday plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection by awarding for the first time in his presidency the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people.
Among the 12 recipients are several state officials who resisted pressure from Trump to overturn the election results, law enforcement officers and election workers.
The honorees include state officials who resisted pressure to overturn election results, police officers who defended the Capitol and election workers.
President Joe Biden on Friday will present the nation's second highest civilian award to 12 individuals, including former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, involved in defending the Capitol during the insurrection on Jan.
President Biden is expected to award the Presidential Citizens Medal to a group of Capitol Police officers who helped push back rioters on Jan. 6, 2021.
President Joe Biden is set to present the nation's second highest civilian award to 12 individuals involved in defending the Capitol during the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, and safeguarding the will of American voters in the 2020 presidential election.
Biden hosted a ceremony Friday in honor of the two-year anniversary of the Capitol riot, where he presented 14 citizens with the Presidential Citizens Medal.
President Joe Biden will present a dozen Presidential Citizens Medals Thursday during a special White House ceremony to commemorate the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
President Biden will mark the anniversary of the deadly attack on the United States Capitol by honoring 12 heroes with the nation's second-highest civilian honor.
President Joe Biden is set to present the nation’s second highest civilian award to 12 individuals involved in defending the Capitol during the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
The president spoke with passion about police officers and election officials who held the line on the second anniversary of the attempted insurrection
President Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors, to law enforcement, election workers and local officials who stood firm in the face of chaos on Jan. 6, 2021, marking the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
President Biden is marking the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by awarding medals to a dozen people who he said helped protect democracy that day.
