Defeated in the last American presidential election and on the verge of handing over the keys to the White House to Donald Trump, Joe Biden had the right to take a big blow from Leo Messi before emptying the place.
Invited on Saturday to come and collect the “Presidential Medal of Freedom”, an award given to people who have contributed “in an exemplary manner to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, to world peace or to other important social, public or private initiatives”, the Argentinian was unable to honor the ceremony with his presence.
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Not that he has a grudge against Joe Biden, but the Inter Miami striker simply already had something scheduled in his agenda on that date. The 2022 world champion also offered a word of apology to the future ex-president of the United States.
Messi promises to visit the White House as soon as possible
“It is a great honor to receive this recognition. I am very grateful for that. Unfortunately, I have a prior commitment and will not be able to attend the ceremony at the White House on January 4th. But I want you to know that I deeply appreciate this gesture,” he wrote, according to the newspaper Mark.
Lionel Messi, who was one of the nineteen personalities rewarded by Joe Biden, was the only one absent from a group which included former basketball player Magic Johnson, former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the actors Denzel Washington and Michael J. Fox. Having no one to send to represent him that day in Washington, the former Parisian still promised to come and collect his medal as soon as he returned home. Not sure that Joe Biden will still be there to give it to him on the other hand.
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