Bennie Thompson

Update

Biden awards the 2nd highest civilian award to leaders of the Jan. 6 committee and 18 others

Cheney, a Republican former Wyoming congresswoman, and Rep. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, led the House committee that investigated the Trump-inspired insurrection
Biden last year honored people who were involved in defending the Capitol from a mob of angry Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, or who helped safeguard the will of American voters during the 2020 presidential election

By AP · 03 January 2025