Barack Obama honours Ellen DeGeneres and 21 others with US Presidential Medal of FreedomEllen DeGeneres was among those to receive a 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and even took part in a White House mannequin challenge. Obama said comedian Ellen DeGeneres has a way of making people laugh at something rather than someone, "except when I danced on her show." Obama presents award-winning comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. "The Michael Jordan of neurosurgery, or the Michael Jordan of rabbis, or the Michael Jordan of outrigger canoeing. CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres wipes away a tear as she and Barack Obama listen to her Presidential Medal of Freedom citation during a ceremony in the White House.

Source: Stuff November 23, 2016 00:53 UTC