President Donald Trump announced on Sunday night that Ben Carson will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Carson, a former neurosurgeon who ran against Trump in the 2016 Republican primary before dropping out and later becoming his housing and urban development secretary, will receive the award during a White House ceremony at a later date.
“Congratulations, Ben. He didn’t know this,” Trump said in a speech at an annual dinner of the American Cornerstone Institute, which was founded by Carson. “He didn’t know it. I hope he’s happy.”
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The award, established by former President John F. Kennedy in 1963, is the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Trump gave out the award to 24 people in his first term, including to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin
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