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Biden awards medals to US Capitol officers on Jan 6 anniversary

Joe Biden Donald Trump Capitol Rusty Bowers Shaye Moss US Capitol Ruby Freeman Brian Sicknick Capitol Police Eugene Goodman
Georgia election worker Shaye Moss receives the Presidential Citizens Medal from US President Joe Biden, while her mother — fellow election worker and honoree Ruby Freeman — applauds [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

United States President Joe Biden has presented 14 people with the country’s second highest civilian honour, in recognition of their efforts to “defend the integrity of our elections”.

The award ceremony was held on Friday to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, when protesters attempted to violently disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

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