US President Joe Biden awarded the nation's highest political award, the Medal of Freedom, to Holocaust survivor and billionaire George Soros, together with 18 different individuals.
Because the Occasions of Israel experiences, “94-year-old Soros' award was notable as his philanthropic work has drawn sharp criticism, usually anti-Semitic or based mostly on conspiracy theories, from right-wing circles worldwide. The White Home ceremony highlighted his Jewish id and his escape from Nazi occupation to construct a lifetime of freedom for himself and others.”
Biden's resolution sparked backlash from conservatives, with Elon Musk calling the award a “travesty” in a submit on X.
George Soros wanting fairly good right here. Should be the lighting. pic.twitter.com/gNHhKyd2GQ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 5, 2025
George Soros’s hatred of humanity contains Israel btw pic.twitter.com/LY6UPblsh9
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 8, 2025
George Soros spent billions to create the pretend asylum-seeker nightmare that’s destroying America and Europe pic.twitter.com/29IsdKKwrf
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2025
The medal was accepted by Soros' son Alex, who heads the household's charity, the Open Society Foundations.