Mitt Romney will be awarded the JFK Prize Award, for his courage to vote to impeach the immediate past President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Senator Mitt Romney who is a Republican Senator from Utah, is being awarded the JFK Prize which was created by the family of the late president to acknowledge those who risk their careers for the greater public good by taking on unpopular positions
Mitt Romney will receive the John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for being the only Republican to vote to impeach Trump during his first impeachment trial.
The award is named after Mr Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Profiles in Courage”.
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of JFK, said in a statement from the JFK Library Foundation: “Senator Romney’s commitment to our Constitution.
Reacting to the award, the Senator took to his social media handle, to say that he is honoured and humbled to be a recipient. He said:
“I’m humbled by the Kennedy family’s recognition today. But I see courage every week from my colleagues in the Senate, many of whom make tough decisions to do what they believe is right even though it may be politically unpopular“.