Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre was among those who reacted as President Biden presented the Presidential Medals of Freedom on Saturday.
Biden was criticized on social media for giving awards to Hillary Clinton and George Soros.
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Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre warms up before the game between the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at MM Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on September 8, 2018. (Chuck Cook-USA Today Sports)
Critics pointed to Clinton’s handling of the war in Libya and the attack on US government facilities in Benghazi, Libya, as well as her controversial private email server for government affairs, which led to former FBI director, James Comey, to say publicly that Clinton had mishandled the classified ads. information.
The award to Soros, a Democratic mega-donor, was criticized because of the billionaire’s campaign funding for progressive district attorneys who have been soft on crime, which they say has sparked waves of crime in blue cities.
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President Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, January 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Favre noticed it too.
“What words would you use to describe the White House medals that were awarded? I’m honestly speechless,” he wrote on X.
Favre has been a strong supporter of Donald Trump. He spoke at a rally for the president-elect in Wisconsin, criticizing Biden after he appeared to call Trump supporters “trash” in the final days before the election.
He promised that everything Democrats “broke” in the last four years he will “fix.”
Soccer legend Lionel Messi was also one of the 19 winners of the award. But he skipped the ceremony due to a scheduling conflict, according to USA Today.
