Hillary Clinton popped with patriotic satisfaction in a fiery pink pantsuit on Saturday on the White Home, the place she was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
It was an apt selection for the previous Secretary of State to decide on an American model for the ceremony, the place she was joined by its founder — and fellow honoree — Ralph Lauren.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton returns to her seat after being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden within the East Room of the White Home on January 4, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The outfit may look acquainted. Clinton wore the identical pantsuit with elongated jacket on Sept. 26, 2016 for an additional historic occasion, her first presidential debate towards Donald Trump, which drew 84 million viewers and have become the most-watched televised presidential debate in U.S. historical past.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (R) shakes arms with Republican nominee Donald Trump in the course of the first presidential debate at Hofstra College in Hempstead, New York on September 26, 2016.
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She continued carrying Ralph Lauren for 2 extra debates towards Trump, selecting a pantsuit in blue and one other in white. Clinton misplaced the election to Trump, who grew to become the 45th and 47th President of the USA.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton returns to her seat after being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden within the East Room of the White Home on January 4, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Clinton acquired the medal for her a long time in public service, which included Secretary of State beneath President Barack Obama, Senator (New York) and first woman of the USA throughout Invoice Clinton’s tenure in workplace.
Clinton and Lauren had been among the many 19 leaders who had been additionally honored on the ceremony for his or her “extraordinary contributions to their nation and the world,” based on the White Home.
Clothier Ralph Lauren is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden within the East Room of the White Home on January 4, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The total record of honorees embody:
• Earvin “Magic” Johnson
• Jane Goodall
• Michael J. Fox
• Anna Wintour
• José Andrés
• Ashton Baldwin Carter
• Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Tim Gill
• Fannie Lou Hamer (posthumous)
• Robert Francis Kennedy (posthumous)
• William Sanford Nye
• George W. Romney (posthumous)
• David M. Rubenstein
• George Soros
• George Stevens Jr.
• Lionel Messi
• Bono
• Ralph Lauren
• Denzel Washington