Joe Biden, the figurehead currently cooling his heels in the Oval Office, has once again reminded Americans why his tenure feels like one long, tiresome lecture from the coastal elite. This time, he’s decided to hand out shiny participation trophies in the form of Presidential Citizens Medals to people whose “exemplary service” seems more like a punchline than a point of pride.
Among the recipients of this gilded back-slap are Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who chaired the J6 select committee, a modern-day Star Chamber dedicated to rewriting history and criminalizing dissent. Not satisfied with just recognizing his ideological enforcers, Biden also threw medals at his old Senate buddies, Ted Kaufman and Chris Dodd, whose resumes boast accomplishments that make swamp-dwellers blush. If you want a full list of names, you can read the official statement here, but try not to throw up with disgust.
The White House attempted to justify Cheney’s selection with the kind of sanctimonious word salad only a press secretary could love: “Throughout two decades in public service … Liz Cheney has raised her voice—and reached across the aisle—to defend our Nation and the ideals we stand for.” Translation? She’s the kind of “Republican” Democrats adore: one willing to torpedo her own party to earn applause from the New York Times editorial board.
Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson’s work on the January 6th Committee was less about defending democracy and more about staging a political show trial. Cheney reportedly suppressed evidence that President Trump had authorized National Guard troops to be on standby, evidence that might—heaven forbid—complicate their narrative. Thompson, meanwhile, wasn’t content to simply smear Trump; he also lobbied to strip him of Secret Service protection, because nothing says “democracy” like vindictive score-settling.
Then there’s Chris Dodd, the kind of guy who gets a medal from Biden but whose past reads like the script of a bad frat movie. Dodd’s most infamous moment came in 1985 during the “Waitress Sandwich” incident, where he and the late Ted Kennedy were accused of assaulting a waitress in a Washington, D.C., restaurant. Even GQ—hardly a bastion of right-wing thought—chronicled this grotesque episode, detailing how Kennedy allegedly threw the waitress onto Dodd’s lap while “rubbing his genital area against hers.” Sounds like the perfect candidate for a Presidential Citizens Medal, right?
And let’s not forget Ted Kaufman, Biden’s best friend and political shadow. Kaufman has been Biden’s wingman for decades, serving as an advisor, Senate replacement, and, during the presidential transition, the guy who helped pack the administration with every woke bureaucrat this side of Berkeley.
In awarding these medals, Biden isn’t celebrating public service—he’s celebrating loyalty to his regime and contempt for anyone outside the Beltway bubble. The Presidential Citizens Medal, once a symbol of true service to the nation, now feels like another weapon in the Democrats’ arsenal of political theater. For Biden, it’s not about honoring Americans; it’s about rewarding those who help rewrite history to suit the left’s narrative.
What this stunt reveals is the left’s desperation. Their policies are failing, their narratives are crumbling, and their “medal-worthy” allies are rapidly becoming punchlines. If handing out meaningless awards to tarnished figures like Cheney, Thompson, Dodd, and Kaufman is Biden’s idea of a legacy, the country can’t flip the calendar to 2025 fast enough.
Republicans should see this charade for what it is: a pathetic attempt to cling to power by rewriting history and rewarding loyalty to the regime. The American people deserve better than a president who trades in propaganda and backslaps to cronies. Here’s hoping the next administration restores dignity to the medals—and the office.
