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Originally Posted by homoe
Lou Holtz, a former college football coach, caused controversy during the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night when he declared that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is a "Catholic in name only."
Biden has been vocal about his faith, which he says has helped him through difficult times in his life, like when his son, Beau Biden, died of brain cancer in 2015. Holtz made his judgment while delivering a speech praising President Trump, saying he is a man who "genuinely cares about people" and is someone Americans can "trust."
Not long after Holtz was finished, liberals and conservatives alike jumped to Biden's defense on Twitter. WTF is the matter with Lou! Perhaps he's suffered a stroke or something we're unaware of?
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President Donald Trump announced Friday that former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among the country’s highest civilian awards.
The announcement came nine days after the coach delivered a speech in support of the president at the Republican National Convention, claiming Democratic nominee Joe Biden to be a “Catholic in name only despite significant evidence of the former vice president’s faith.
The speech was controversial enough that the president of Notre Dame released a statement a day later distancing the school from Holtz and chastising its former coach for questioning another person’s faith.
Trump announces Lou Holtz’s Presidential Medal of Freedom
While Trump did not mention Holtz’ speech in his announcement, he called the coach a longtime friend of his and claimed to have received letters from several other coaches in support of Holtz, including Nick Saban, Ed Orgeron and Urban Meyer.
He added that Holtz’s ceremony is still to be determined, but won’t be in the “too-distant future.”