Simone Biles, 25, is the youngest person to ever receive the award.
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people, including Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and, posthumously, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and former Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
He continued,"That's the soul of our nation. That's who we are as Americans. And that's what we see: An extraordinary, extraordinary group of Americans up here on this stage that I have the honor to recognize today with the presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation's highest civilian award." Megan Rapinoe, a member of the US women's national soccer team who is an Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, is the first female soccer player to receive the medal. Biden also noted Biles, 25, is the youngest person to ever receive the award.
Lindsay told CNN's Boris Sanchez on Thursday that she wanted to use her platform to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
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