Trump awards donor’s wife with Medal of Freedom

(16 Nov 2018) Miriam Adelson is a doctor, philanthropist and humanitarian, but is perhaps best known as the wife of Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas casino magnate considered one of the nation’s most powerful Republican donors. She added a new title Friday after President Donald Trump honored her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Adelson is among seven people Trump is recognizing with the medal, the highest honor America can give a civilian. The other recipients include retiring Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history; Alan Page, who was elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court after an NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears; and Roger Staubach, the Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback. Posthumous honors are being granted to Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth and Antonin Scalia, the conservative Supreme Court justice. During opening remarks, Trump acknowledged his approval for Andrew Wheeler, a former lobbyist who has led the