Princeton’s Political Society Votes To Rescinds Award To Ted Cruz

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton University’s politics and debate society, the oldest in the country, has voted to strip Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of its highest honor for his role in trying to overturn the Presidential elections.

The American Whig-Cliosophic Society voted to rescind the James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service (JMA) on March 4.

This is the first time the society has voted to take back an award, said the Daily Princetonian, who first reported the story.

Cruz was given the JMA in 2016.

During the 90-minute assembly, 37 members voted in favor of rescinding the award, 32 voted against, and five people abstained.

The final decision will be made by the Whig-Clio Board of Trustees, said the campus paper.

Other recipients of the award include former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, former president Jimmy Carter and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

On Jan. 6, Cruz led efforts to overturn the results of the November election. On the same day, a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, resulting in the death of five people.

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