White House.
Click, click, click.
At the award ceremony, facing the cameras and under the eyes of everyone present, President Belden pinned a medal representing the highest honor onto Tony.
"Thank you, Tony Stark, for your contributions to human technology. For this, I hereby announce the special awarding of the highest Presidential Medal of Honor to Mr. Stark."
Clap, clap, clap.
Below the stage, applause thundered and cheers rang out.
Onstage, President Belden and Tony smiled as they shook hands.
Click.
The image froze there. The reporters captured the moment perfectly, and they were certain that this photograph was very likely to go down in human history!
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The news fermented extremely quickly. Whether online or offline, everyone was scrambling to discuss it.
Some agreed, believing it was an inevitability of history, a sign of technological progress. In the future, armor would become as widespread as guns!
Some expressed opposition, believing this was Pandora's box and would bring even greater war and disaster!
The two views stood opposed, and the internet turned into a battlefield!
[Members of the public have spontaneously gathered, holding various signs to oppose the authorization of Iron Armor, and have been carrying out long-term protests outside the Stark Industries Building over the past few days.
Stark Industries executive CEO, Ms. Pepper, was besieged by reporters. Regarding this matter, Ms.