Top civilian honour to Rudy Giuliani: Ex-NYC mayor to get Presidential Medal of Freedom; Trump hails him as ‘nice American patriot’

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US President Donald Trump on Monday introduced that Rudy Giuliani, the previous New York City mayor and longtime ally, will obtain the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour.Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, calling Giuliani “the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City” and “an equally great American Patriot.” He added that particulars of the ceremony can be shared later.The announcement got here only a day after Giuliani was significantly injured in a automobile crash in New Hampshire. His spokesman, Michael Ragusa, mentioned the 80-year-old former mayor had pulled over to help a girl fleeing home violence and had helped her name 911. After leaving the scene, Giuliani’s rental automobile was struck from behind at excessive pace on the freeway.He was hospitalised with a number of accidents, together with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, contusions, and accidents to his left arm and decrease leg. Ragusa mentioned Monday that Giuliani’s situation is enhancing and that he’s anticipated to be discharged within the coming days.“This is a man who survived 9/11—so a little car accident won’t be slowing him down,” Ragusa mentioned in a press release to Fox News Digital. “He is eager to return to business and continue fighting for this country, as he has proudly done for the past 50 years.”Giuliani, who served as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001, rose to nationwide prominence for his management following the September 11 assaults. More just lately, he joined Trump’s authorized staff in 2018, representing him through the Robert Mueller investigation into Russian interference within the 2016 election.