Politico: Trump to award Bill Belichick the Medal of Freedom amid House impeachment push
With just days to go in office and facing calls to resign, President Donald Trump is planning to spend the upcoming week taking a ceremonial victory lap and making last-minute use of his presidential powers.
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On Monday, Trump plans to award Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) the highest civilian honor. On Tuesday, he plans to visit Alamo, Texas, to visit a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. And on Thursday, Trump plans to award New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the Presidential Medal of Freedom, according to a White House official.
A spokesperson for the Patriots did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The president’s efforts to pursue a normal schedule of events amid the tumult he inspired began last week, when, in the aftermath of the riots, he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to professional golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player. This week’s events will have a similarly somber backdrop. Democrats could vote as early as Tuesday on articles of impeachment for inciting the violent mob that ransacked the Capitol, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Sunday during an appearance on Fox News.
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The Medal for Freedom for Belichick will represent the culmination of one of the more public relationships Trump has enjoyed with a major sports figure during the course of his presidency.
Last month, Trump reappointed Belichick to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition and, prior to then, he welcomed Belichick and the Patriots to the White House following their Super Bowl win against the Atlanta Falcons in 2017. But the team did not go for a traditional post-championship ceremony in 2019 after it won the Super Bowl again, although owner and Trump friend Robert Kraft has made personal appearances without the team.
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Belichick, who does not have military experience — but whose dad was an advance scout for the Naval Academy — said it was a “very nice compliment” but he is fine with his day job.
“I am flattered by that,” Belichick told Boston radio station WEEI. “But, I’ll just stick to coaching football.”
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(Signed, long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan!)
Jim Jordan is up for one. 
