‘All I did was testify’: Republican who defied Trump will get presidential medal

Rusty Bowers is one of 12 people who took risks to protect US democracy who will be honored on anniversary of January 6

Rusty Bowers, the former top Republican in Arizona's house of representatives who stood up to Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and was punished for it by being unseated by his own party, is to receive America's second-highest civilian honor on Friday.

Bowers will be among 12 people who will be awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by Joe Biden at the White House at a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the 6 January 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol. It will be the first time that the president has presented the honor, which is reserved for those who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens".