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Ellen DeGeneres can’t hold back tears getting Medal of Freedom
Description
November 22, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama gave comedian Ellen DeGeneres a Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday and stated her work in the LGBTQ community as well as bringing laughs to people every day is what makes her a recipient of the award.
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Ellen DeGeneres can’t hold back tears getting Medal of Freedom03:24 | November 22, 2016
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Christopher Wahl’s new Payroll Portrait Project04:11 | September 21, 2023
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Ardern, Marin shoots down reporter’s question on why they’re meeting: ‘We are prime ministers’01:49 | November 30, 2022
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‘Set up your own rally’: Obama challenges heckler at Arizona campaign event01:04 | November 3, 2022
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U.S. midterms: Obama warns “more people are going to get hurt” in current political climate04:37 | November 2, 2022
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Biden, Obama, Harris condemn ‘despicable’ attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband04:03 | October 29, 2022
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Obama unveils official portrait at White House, thanks artist for taking on a “difficult subject”02:03 | September 7, 2022
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COP26: Poorer nations demand more climate action from richer countries02:10 | November 8, 2021
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Obama calls out ‘politics of meanness, and division, and conflict’00:45 | October 23, 2021
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How Peter Mansbridge got his start06:37 | October 5, 2021
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Prince Andrew’s latest legal troubles06:59 | August 12, 2021
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Jamie Foxx on his new show ‘Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me!’05:05 | April 13, 2021
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U.S. election: Obama suggests Republicans don’t actually believe there’s voter fraud01:40 | November 15, 2020
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U.S. election: Obama says claims of voter fraud are ‘one more step’ in delegitimizing democracy00:34 | November 13, 2020
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The fight for votes in battleground Pennsylvania01:46 | October 21, 2020
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Obama says Trump may owe more in taxes to foreign countries ‘than he pays in the U.S.’01:18 | October 21, 2020
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Obama jokes that Trump’s television ‘ratings are down’ while encouraging Americans to vote for Biden00:59 | October 21, 2020
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McConnell says Senate will vote on Trump’s nominee for U.S. Supreme Court03:26 | September 21, 2020
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Barack Obama on friendship with Joe Biden: ‘Didn’t know I’d end up finding a brother’00:43 | August 19, 2020
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Barack Obama says Trump treating presidency as ‘one more reality show’01:33 | August 19, 2020
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Democratic National Convention: Michelle Obama says Donald Trump is ‘clearly in over his head’09:21 | August 18, 2020
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Ellen DeGeneres can’t hold back tears getting Medal of Freedom03:24 | November 22, 2016
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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for President00:55 | July 26, 2024
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Christopher Wahl’s new Payroll Portrait Project04:11 | September 21, 2023
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Ardern, Marin shoots down reporter’s question on why they’re meeting: ‘We are prime ministers’01:49 | November 30, 2022
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‘Set up your own rally’: Obama challenges heckler at Arizona campaign event01:04 | November 3, 2022
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-
Biden, Obama, Harris condemn ‘despicable’ attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband04:03 | October 29, 2022
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Obama unveils official portrait at White House, thanks artist for taking on a “difficult subject”02:03 | September 7, 2022
-
COP26: Poorer nations demand more climate action from richer countries02:10 | November 8, 2021
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Obama calls out ‘politics of meanness, and division, and conflict’00:45 | October 23, 2021
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How Peter Mansbridge got his start06:37 | October 5, 2021
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Prince Andrew’s latest legal troubles06:59 | August 12, 2021
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Jamie Foxx on his new show ‘Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me!’05:05 | April 13, 2021
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Steven Van Zandt on his new album ‘Macca to Mecca’07:11 | March 22, 2021
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Biden inauguration: Clintons, Bushes and Obamas arrive at Capitol Hill06:27 | January 20, 2021
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Joe Biden expected to name Merrick Garland as attorney general01:28 | January 6, 2021
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U.S. election: Obama suggests Republicans don’t actually believe there’s voter fraud01:40 | November 15, 2020
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Long-term impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede04:40 | November 13, 2020
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U.S. election: Obama says claims of voter fraud are ‘one more step’ in delegitimizing democracy00:34 | November 13, 2020
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US election: Obama says Trump shouldn’t brag about dictators wanting him to win after recent campaign comments01:11 | October 27, 2020
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The fight for votes in battleground Pennsylvania01:46 | October 21, 2020
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Obama says Trump may owe more in taxes to foreign countries ‘than he pays in the U.S.’01:18 | October 21, 2020
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McConnell says Senate will vote on Trump’s nominee for U.S. Supreme Court03:26 | September 21, 2020
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Barack Obama on friendship with Joe Biden: ‘Didn’t know I’d end up finding a brother’00:43 | August 19, 2020
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Barack Obama says Trump treating presidency as ‘one more reality show’01:33 | August 19, 2020
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Democratic National Convention: Michelle Obama says Donald Trump is ‘clearly in over his head’09:21 | August 18, 2020
Ellen DeGeneres can’t hold back tears getting Medal of Freedom
Description
November 22, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama gave comedian Ellen DeGeneres a Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday and stated her work in the LGBTQ community as well as bringing laughs to people every day is what makes her a recipient of the award.
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