President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday ripped President Joe Biden for honoring Jan. 6 select committee chairs Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson with "fake medals."
"Biden gave Liz Cheney a Medal yesterday, even though she has proven to be totally corrupt. She, 'Bennie' Thompson, and the rest of the Unselect Committee, destroyed and deleted all evidence from their crooked investigation of January 6th," Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post.
Cheney, Trump added, has "the distinction of losing her Congressional seat by the largest margin in History!" and said that "Biden rewarded her only because she hated 'TRUMP.'
"She's a Warmonger of low intelligence. All she wants to do is kill people in "Endless Wars," with no gain other than to defense companies. Liz Cheney, Cryin' Adam Kinzinger, Bennie Thompson, and the rest of these dishonest Thugs have gotten away with horrible things under the pretense of January 6th. Nancy Pelosi refused to accept the help which was offered for security. She is responsible, and admitted as much, for all to see, on her daughter's tape. They have destroyed the lives of many people, and are rewarded by getting Biden Fake Medals. This is not America. January 20th cannot come fast enough. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump wrote.
Biden awarded the second highest civilian medal to Cheney and Rep. Thompson, D-Miss., leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot who Trump has said should be jailed for their roles in the inquiry.
Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to 20 people in a ceremony in the East Room, including Americans who fought for marriage equality, a pioneer in treating wounded soldiers, and two of the president's longtime friends: former Sens. Ted Kaufman, D-Del., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn.
"Together, you embody the central truth: We're a great nation because we're a good people," he said. "Our democracy begins and ends with the duties of citizenship. That's our work for the ages and it's what all of you embody."
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