A Great American day no matter how you feel about it politically. Its normally a big american thank you to people who have made a difference in our lives. And its the president s opportunity to Say Something nice about them and give them their moment in the sun after what is, you know, widely believed to be fantastic accomplishments. In the room now, you see members of the president s cabinet and many of those who will receive these awards. They are running just a couple minutes behind. And over the last hour, weve gotten a flood of new information from the president elect about many subjects, this is all new. And well get to what we can before the ceremony begins. First off, and this one is complicated, prosecuting Hillary Clinton. Remember now, first donald trump said she should be in jail. Then he said he would prosecute her. Then he said, he would launch an investigation. Then he became the president elect. Hours ago his Senior Adviser says president elect trump does not plan to pu
Their achievements in national security, world peace, and other endeavors. Some of the recipients this year jordan, dianael ross, and Bruce Springsteen. This is an hour and 10 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of the president ial medal of freedom. Kareem abduljabbar. [applause] [indiscernible] Ellen Degeneres. [applause] niro. De [applause] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] tom hanks. [indiscernible] Michael Jordan. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [cheers] [applause] [indiscernible] Robert Redford. [indiscernible] diana ross. [indiscernible] Bruce Springsteen. [indiscernible] ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama. [applause] president obama with got some work to do here. This is not all fun and games. Welcome to the white house, everybody. Today, we celebrate extraordinary americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, pushed us toward progress
Their achievements in national security, world peace, and other endeavors. Some of the recipients this year jordan, dianael ross, and Bruce Springsteen. This is an hour and 10 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of the president ial medal of freedom. Kareem abduljabbar. [applause] [indiscernible] Ellen Degeneres. [applause] niro. De [applause] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] tom hanks. [indiscernible] Michael Jordan. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [cheers] [applause] [indiscernible] Robert Redford. [indiscernible] diana ross. [indiscernible] Bruce Springsteen. [indiscernible] ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama. [applause] president obama with got some work to do here. This is not all fun and games. Welcome to the white house, everybody. Today, we celebrate extraordinary americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, pushed us toward progress
Michael jordan. Actors tom hanks, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford. Singers, Bruce Springsteen and diana ross. This is about an hour and 10 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of the medal of freedom. Kareem adbuljabar. [applause] Ellen Degeneres. [applause] tom hanks. [applause] Michael Jordan. [applause] [applause] Robert Redford. [applause] Bruce Springsteen. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama. [applause] president obama this is not all fun and games. Welcome to the white house, everybody. Today we celebrate extraordinary americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, pushed us toward progress. I always love doing this event. But this is a particularly impressive class. [laughter] we have got innovators and artists, publicer is and haves, rabblerousers, athletes, renowned character actors like the guy from space jam. [laughter] we
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