Gerald Ford foundation accused of not honoring Liz Cheney over Trump fears
Source: The Guardian
Wed 10 Apr 2024 12.30 EDT
Gerald Fords White House photographer resigned from the board of the 38th presidents eponymous foundation and alleged it refused to honor Liz Cheney, the anti-Trump former Republican congresswoman, for fear of reprisal should Donald Trump return to power next year.
The honor in question was the Gerald R Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Recent recipients include the former defense secretary Robert Gates; the late Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole and his wife, the former senator Elizabeth Dole; and the late secretary of state Colin Powell.
A key reason Lizs nomination was turned down was your agita about what might happen if the former president is re-elected, David Kennerly, 77 and a Pulitzer-winning photographer, told the executive committee and board members of the Gerald R Ford Presidential Foundation in a letter reported by Politico. Some of you raised the spectre of being attacked by the Internal Revenue Service and losing the foundations tax-exempt status as retribution for selecting Liz for the award.
The historical irony was completely lost on you. Gerald Ford became president [in 1974], in part, because Richard Nixon had ordered the development of an enemies list and demanded his underlings use the IRS against those listed. Thats exactly what the executive committee fears will happen if theres a second coming of Donald Trump.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/10/liz-cheney-gerald-ford-foundation
BaronChocula
(1,579 posts)Why don't they just reserve the award for rapists and traitors from this point on instead of people who stand up to them.
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(688 posts)Biophilic
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(51,038 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)Assholes.