Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs received the National Arts Medal on Wednesday from President Donald Trump, about the same time he was charged by the House of Representatives for the second time.
The awards were presented by Trump during a closed-door press conference, the White House press office confirmed Thursday.
A spokesman for Keith told Fox News: ‘I have no comment at this time. A Skaggs spokesman told Fox News: “There will be no official statement other than that served by the White House. ‘
In the press release, the White House says that Keith was chosen “because he made extraordinary contributions to American music. Toby Keith, who arose from a humble beginnings in the oil fields of Oklahoma, became one of the leading songwriters of his generation. .
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Skaggs was honored, according to the release, “for his contributions to the American music industry.”
“Ricky Skaggs, a virtuoso of the mandolin and violin, creates and produces bluegrass music that preserves the musical legacy of the most talented artists of his generation.”
Toby Keith (L) and Ricky Skaggs (R) were hacked on Twitter for accepting medals from Trump during his second indictment.
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Meanwhile, when the news of the event became known, Twitter users were not happy.
“Good to know. Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs are off my playlist now [sic]. The fact that they accepted it means that they also accepted 1/6. They can just go and sing for themselves in their showers, ” said a user, referring to the riots in the Capitol that took place on 6 January.
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“While we were accusing Trump yesterday, two country artists Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs thought it was worth receiving presidential medals from him. I would be ashamed of that,” he wrote. another.
“If I were Ricky Skaggs and Toby Keith, I would not accept the medals,” said someone else.
“Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs have shamed themselves forever! They’re now a shock to Country Music!” echo another.
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The House voted 232-197 to accuse the president of ‘inciting insurgency’ after a crowd of his supporters besieged the Capitol on January 6 in a failed attempt to certify the election of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College to stop.
Ten Republicans joined the Democrats.
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Trump is the only US president to have been charged twice. He was first charged by the House in 2019 over his relations with Ukraine, but the Senate voted in 2020 to acquit.
Fox News’ Marisa Schultz and The Associated Press contributed to this report