US President Joe Biden yesterday, Thursday, awarded former Republican Representative Liz Cheney, a strong opponent of Donald Trump, with the Citizen Service Medal, after the president-elect warned that she “may face several legal problems” immediately after he takes office this month.
It was announced during The ceremony that was held at the White House, where Biden awarded her the medal, indicated that the former representative from Wyoming and 19 other prominent figures were awarded the “Presidential Citizens Medal”, in honor of them for “putting the interest of the American people ahead of other accounts.” Among the other figures who were awarded the medal (which is the second-highest civilian award given by the US government) are former Senator Chris Dodd, former Representative Caroline McCarthy, and current Representative Bennie Thompson, who chaired the House of Representatives committee that investigated Trump’s role in the riots. January 6, 2021 inside the Capitol.

Anti-Trump Biden addressed the honored figures by saying at the beginning of the ceremony, “Together you embody the fundamental truth that we are a great nation because we are good people. I say that with all my heart.” Liz, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, served as vice chair of the committee that I investigated the events of January 6.

In describing her, the White House said yesterday that Liz Cheney "raised her voice and reached out to both parties to defend our nation and the principles we stand for: freedom, dignity, and decency." 

He added, "Her integrity and boldness are a reminder to us of what can be achieved if we work together." Cheney (58 years old) has become a prominent anti-Trump voice within the ranks of the Republican Party in recent years, but she lost her seat in Congress in 2022 in favor of a pro-Trump candidate. It supported the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee who was defeated by Trump last November.

Revenge on opponents. Trump will return to the White House on January 20 and pledged revenge on his political opponents. The Republican president stated in a post on social media during December 2024 that “Liz Cheney may face many problems based on Evidence obtained by the Subcommittee indicates that Liz Cheney likely violated numerous federal laws, and the FBI should investigate these violations.”

A congressional committee headed by Republicans accused Cheney in December 2024 of witness tampering when she helped lead the investigation into the attack by Trump supporters on the Capitol. Cheney denied those accusations.