Foreign media: Biden awarded Michelle Yeoh and others the "Presidential Medal of Freedom", and also mispronounced Michelle Yeoh's name According to AFP, NBC and other media reports, US President Joe Biden awarded the "Presidential Medal of Freedom", which represents the highest honor for American civilians, to 19 people at the White House on May 3 local time, including former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former US Vice President Al Gore and other Democratic allies, as well as Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and other people in other fields. The report mentioned that at the same time, Biden did not forget to "attack his opponent by name" against his opponent, former Republican President Trump.
According to the report, at the event that day, Biden mentioned the Capitol Hill riot and praised Pelosi as "the greatest speaker of the House of Representatives". Later, while praising former US Vice President Al Gore, 76, Biden referred to the latter's "acceptance of the final disputed results" in the 2000 US election.
It is understood that in 2000 Gore was officially nominated by the Democratic Party as a presidential candidate, but in the general election with the Republican candidate George W. Bush won the same vote, after a month of stalemate and litigation, Gore declared the election defeat, since then he has been committed to the cause of environmental protection.
"For the sake of unity and trust in our whole, he accepted the controversial results of the presidential election. "To me, what you're doing is amazing, but I don't want to say more." NBC said Biden was slamming former President Trump.
Other prominent Democratic figures who received the award include 80-year-old former US Secretary of State John Kerry and 82-year-old billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City. In addition, the 19 winners also include people from the fields of culture and sports, including Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and American swimmer Ledecky.
On May 3, local time, Biden presented Michelle Yeoh with the U.S. "Presidential Medal of Freedom". Source: US media
It is worth noting that according to the British "Daily Mail", when presenting Michelle Yeoh with the award, Biden initially mistakenly called her "Michael", but quickly corrected himself and changed to the correct name "Michelle".
On May 3, local time, Biden missaid Michelle Yeoh's name when introducing her video screenshot. Source: The Twitter account "RNC Research" operated by the Republican National Committee (RNC) of the United States
Regarding Biden saying the wrong name Michelle Yeoh, some netizens complained on social media X: "Does anyone think this is a serious Freudian mistake?" ↓
As for Biden's award to Pelosi, some netizens expressed their inability to agree and complained: "This award is meaningless at this moment." "A great way to turn the highest honor into the biggest joke. ”↓
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