President Joe Biden presented MAGA with his final list of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients — while also rewarding some of his family’s wealthy benefactors.
Those who received the highest civilian honor at a ceremony later Saturday included Hillary Clinton, the former first lady, senator and secretary of state who was newly elected President Donald Trump’s White House rival in 2016.
Biden will also present the award to George Soros, considered the boogeyman of Democratic super donors and restaurateur Jose Andres, who withdrew from a Trump hotel project over the Republican’s anti-immigrant comments, sparking a yearslong legal battle.
Soros is receiving the award, the White House said, because of his foundation’s work to “strengthen democracy, human rights, education and social justice.”
Andres is receiving the award for his charity World Central Kitchen’s efforts to feed people in war zones and in the aftermath of natural disasters.
“A proud immigrant dedicated to building longer tables has revolutionized the way food assistance reaches communities affected by natural disasters and conflict around the world with his World Central Kitchen,” the White House said.
The 82-year-old will posthumously present an award to Robert F. Kennedy, the late attorney general, senator and Democratic presidential candidate who was assassinated in 1968.
RFK is the father of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ran for president against Biden, then ran as an independent candidate and eventually joined forces with Trump. Trump has since targeted RFK Jr. – a prominent anti-vaxxer – nominated to be his secretary of Health and Human Services.
President Joe Biden surpassed MAGA with his final list of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients — while also rewarding some of his family’s wealthy benefactors
Among those receiving the Presidential Medals of Freedom on Saturday are Hillary Clinton (left), President-elect Donald Trump’s 2016 White House rival, and George Soros (right), the Democratic super-donor whom Republicans framed in a boogeyman has changed.
The White House did not respond to DailyMail.com or RFK Jr.’s request. was invited to the ceremony along with other family members.
President Joe Biden will honor the late Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968. His son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been tapped to serve as newly elected President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Biden will also posthumously honor former Michigan Governor George Romney, who also served as the nation’s third Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
George Romney is the late father of former Republican Senator Mitt Romney, the Republican Party’s 2012 presidential candidate who became an outspoken Trump critic.
Romney ended his only term in the US Senate this week after voting twice to convict Trump on impeachment charges.
Biden will also present awards to well-wishers who have been good to him.
Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein will receive the honor — after letting the Bidens use his waterfront home in Nantucket every Thanksgiving the Democrat was in the White House.
Rubeinstein has also poured his millions into American cultural institutions: He helped strengthen the Washington Monument, tended the panda program at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and bought a copy of the Magna Carta that was up for auction.
Fashion designer Ralph Lauren will receive the award.
Restaurateur Jose Andres, who withdrew from a Trump hotel project over the Republican’s anti-immigrant comments, will receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his courageous work at World Central Kitchen. He dressed up as Santa Claus at a recent event in Paiporta, Spain
Michigan Governor George Romney (left) will be honored posthumously. He is photographed with his son Mitt Romney (right), the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, a former Massachusetts governor and outgoing Utah senator who was a top critic of Trump
Fashion designer Ralph Lauren will be honored by President Joe Biden on Saturday. He designed Naomi Biden’s wedding dress for her White House wedding in November 2022
Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday. He has donated millions to American cultural institutions. He also let the Bidens borrow his waterfront home in Nantucket every year the Democrat was in the White House
He designed granddaughter Naomi’s wedding dress for her wedding at the White House in November 2022.
Lauren is receiving the award, the White House said, for “impacting culture, business and philanthropy, particularly in the fight against cancer and preserving the Star-Spangled Banner.”
Anna Wintour – who oversaw a glamorous Vogue spread of the said White House wedding – is also on the list.
She has long been associated with Democratic causes and organized a fundraiser for Biden while he was still active in the 2024 campaign.
“A champion of philanthropic causes, she is also the lead architect behind the annual Met Gala fundraiser and Chief Content Officer of Condé Nast,” the White House said.
There are also a number of Hollywood types on the list.
Actor Denzel Washington will receive the award, as will U2 frontman Bono, who has done extensive work in the field of HIV/AIDS.
Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox — who actually supported Biden rival Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential bid — will also receive the award.
Michael J. Fox (left) and Denzel Washington (right) receive the Presidential Medals of Freedom on Saturday. Fox actually supported the primary campaign of current Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran against Biden in the 2020 presidential cycle
Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (right) will be honored posthumously on Saturday. Vice President Joe Biden (top left) went viral for rubbing Stephanie Carter’s shoulders (bottom left) during Carter’s swearing-in ceremony in 2015
“He is a world-renowned advocate for Parkinson’s disease research and development,” the White House said.
Bill Nye the Science Guy will also receive the award, along with conservationist Dr. James Goodall.
From the world of athletics, football stars Lionel Messi and Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson will be honored.
Tim Gill will receive it for advancing LBGTQ rights.
Fannie Lou Hamer is posthumously honored for her civil rights work in the segregated South.
Co-creator of the Kennedy Center Honors, George Stevens, Jr., will also receive the award from the President.
In addition, the late Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will be honored posthumously.
Biden memorably went viral for rubbing Stephanie Carter’s shoulders and whispering in her ear during a 2015 swearing-in ceremony for Ash Carter, chosen as President Barack Obama’s defense secretary.
She later vouched for Biden, saying she was not offending, saying the rubdown was a “means of offering his support.”