Trump to Award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Ben Carson
Carson also received the award in 2008 from President George W. Bush.
President Donald Trump and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson (R) attend the American Cornerstone Institute Founders' Dinner in Mount Vernon, Va., on Sept. 20, 2025. Tasos Katopodis /Getty Images
President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 20 that he will award Dr. Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.
Trump made the announcement during the American Cornerstone Institute Founder’s Dinner. The organization was founded by Carson.
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
