When President Donald Trump used his final State of the Union address to announce a Presidential Medal of Freedom for Rush Limbaugh — and then, after his 2020 defeat, conferred the same medal on congressional ultras Jim Jordan and Devin Nunes — Washington largely scoffed: It was a cheapening of an award that’s supposed to represent the best of America.

Magic Johnson and Lionel Messi are among 19 people receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden, the White House announced Saturday, the morning of the awards. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United States’ highest civilian honor.

Controversial Open Society Foundations founder George Soros and 18 others are recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Joe Biden announced Saturday.

On behalf of the entire Council on Foreign Relations community, I want to congratulate David M. Rubenstein, chairman of our Board of Directors, on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from

Citing their extraordinary contributions to the United States and to the world, President Joseph R. Biden has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to two pillars of the Kennedy School community.

President Joe Biden awarded a total of 19 Presidential Medals of Freedom on Saturday and Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein was one of the recipients. A release from the White House said Rubenst

Bono was recognized recently for his work with his companies One and (Red), which help world issues of poverty and the AIDS epidemic.

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Representative Liz Cheney during a ceremony at the White House. Cheney received a standing ovation from attendees as she was honored for her unwavering commitment to democracy and her role as vice chair of the House committee investigating the January 6,