President Trump announced Ben Carson will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House Black History Month event celebrating its centennial milestone.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpannouncedthatformerHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)SecretaryBenCarsonwillreceivethePresidentialMedalofFreedomduringaWhiteHouseeventmarkingthe100thanniversaryofBlackHistoryMonthasattendeesatonepointbrokeintochantsof“fourmoreyears.”
“Ben’sgettingthePresidentialMedalofFreedom,”Trumpsaid.“It’sthehighestawardyoucanhaveoutsideoftheCongressionalMedalofHonor.”
TrumpsaidCarsonwouldreceivethenation’stopcivilianhonoratafutureceremony,tellinghim,“Ben,I’llbeseeingyoubackhereprettysoon.Ithinkyou’regoingtogettheaward.”
TheannouncementcameasTrumpmixedtributesandculturalreferenceswithpolicyandpoliticalclaims,includingcriminaljusticereform,crimereductionandborderenforcementwhilehosting“manyexceptionalAfricanAmericanleadersandpatriots”attheWhiteHouse.
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