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Monday Night’s Alright For Winning: Joe Biden Praises Elton John Joining EGOT Club With Emmy Victory

Joe Biden hasn’t had anything to say so far about Donald Trump’s big win at the Iowa caucuses last night, but when it comes to Elton John, the man in the White House was ebullient this morning. “Sir Elton John has been a tidal wave throughout his career to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme,” POTUS said Tuesday in a social media post praising the “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” performer’s ascension to EGOT status. Put around Elton neck in front of the invite-only audience and cameras, the medal’s citation calls AIDS and sobriety activist John “an enduring icon and advocate with absolute courage, who found purpose to challenge convention, shatter stigma and advance the simple truth, that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.”

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