Marking the end of his presidency. Cheney, the daughter of previous Vice President Dick Cheney, has been controversial throughout her career since.
She supported Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump. Actors, athletes, and campaigners are among the other awardees.
The late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, tech pioneer and LGBTQ champion Tim Gill, millionaire co-founder David M. Rubenstein, and celebrity chef José Andrés are a few.
Examples of philanthropists. Biden is also honouring past politicians, including former Michigan governor and Secretary of Housing George W. Romney, former U.S.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and former Secretary of Defence Ash Carter. Pop culture icons including Argentine soccer sensation Lionel Messi,
