President Joe Biden trolled MAGA with his final list of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients – while also awarding some of his family’s wealthy benefactors.
Among those receiving the highest civilian honor at a ceremony later Saturday include Hillary Clinton, the former first lady, senator and secretary of State, who was President-elect Donald Trump’s 2016 White House rival.
Biden will also give the award to George Soros, considered the boogeyman of Democratic super donors and restaurateur Jose Andres, who pulled out of a Trump hotel project due to the Republican’s anti-immigrant comments, prompting a years long legal battle.
Soros is getting the award, the White House said, due to his foundation’s work to ‘strengthen democracy, human rights, education, and social justice.’
Andres is being awarded the distinction due to 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, his World Central Kitchen has revolutionized the way food aid reaches communities affected by natural disasters and conflict around the world,’ the White House said.
The 82-year-old will give a posthumous 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, and finally joined forces with Trump. Trump has since nominated RFK Jr. – a prominent anti-vaxxer – to serve as his Health and Human Services secretary.
The White House did not respond to DailyMail.com’s inquiry on whether RFK Jr. was invited with other family members to the ceremony.
Biden will also posthumously honor former Michigan Gov. George Romney, who also served as the country’s third secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
George Romney is the late father of former Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee who became a vocal Trump critic.
Romney concluded his single term in the U.S. Senate this week after twice voting to convict Trump on impeachment charges.
Biden will also present awards to benefactors who’ve been good to him.
Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein will receive the honor – after letting the Bidens use his Nantucket waterfront home every Thanksgiving the Democrat was in the White House.
Rubeinstein has also poured his millions into American cultural institutions – helping firm up the Washington Monument, provide for the panda program at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and purchase a copy of the Magna Carta that was at auction.
Fashion designer Ralph Lauren will be presented with the award.
He designed granddaughter Naomi’s wedding dress for her November 2022 White House wedding.
Lauren is receiving the award, the White House said, as he ‘has influenced culture, business, and philanthropy, notably in the fight against cancer and the preservation of the Star-Spangled Banner.’
Anna Wintour – who oversaw a glamorous Vogue spread of said White House wedding – is also on the list.
She’s long been associated with Democratic causes and hosted fundraisers for Biden while he was still running in the 2024 campaign.
‘A champion for philanthropic causes, she is also the leading architect behind the annual Met Gala fundraiser and chief content officer of Condé Nast,’ the White House said.
A number of Hollywood types are also included on the list.
Actor Denzel Washington will receive the award, as will U2 frontman Bono – who’s done a lot of work in the HIV/AIDS space.
Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox – who actually supported Biden rival Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential bid – will also receive the distinction.
‘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 athletic world, soccer star Lionel Messi and Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson will be honored.
Tim Gill will receive it for advancing LBGTQ rights.
Fannie Lou Hamer will be honored posthumously 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.
Additionally 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 – picked to be President Barack Obama’s secretary of Defense.
She later vouched for Biden and said she wasn’t offending, saying the rubdown was a ‘means of offering his support.’