President Donald Trump will hand over one of the country’s highest civilian honors to two of his most outspoken allies in Congress, California Representative Devin Nunes and Ohio Representative Jim Jordan for wanting to reward loyalists with just over two weeks left in his term. .
A White House official has confirmed that Trump will hand over the presidential medal of freedom to Nunes on Monday. The former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee was an ardent supporter of Trump during investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the accusation of the president in 2019 by the Democratic-led House.
The award, instituted by President John F. Kennedy, is intended to recognize those who have made a “particularly deserving contribution” to national security, world peace, or “cultural or other important public or private efforts.”