Trump Says He Will Award Rudy Giuliani The Presidential Medal Of Freedom

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President Donald Trump said Monday that he will grant Rudy Giuliani nan Presidential Medal of Freedom, nan nation's highest civilian honor, 2 days aft nan erstwhile New York City politician was injured successful a car accident.

“As President of nan United States of America, I americium pleased to denote that Rudy Giuliani, nan top Mayor successful nan history of New York City, and an arsenic awesome American Patriot, will person THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor,” Trump wrote connected Truth Social, adding that he would denote specifications and clip astatine a later time.

Giuliani’s caput of security, Michael Ragusa, said Sunday successful a connection that nan erstwhile politician sustained injuries that included a spinal fracture aft he was “struck from down astatine precocious speed” while riding arsenic a rider successful a conveyance connected a road successful New Hampshire.

He added that earlier nan crash, Giuliani was “flagged down by a female who was nan unfortunate of a home unit incident,” and he “immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911,” staying connected segment until constabulary arrived.

Ragusa said successful a follow-up connection that Giuliani was “in awesome spirits” and “fully alert and conscious.”

Police identified Ted Goodman, who has served arsenic a staffer to Giuliani, arsenic nan driver of nan conveyance nan erstwhile politician was in. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.

Giuliani roseate to nationalist prominence arsenic politician of New York City aft nan 9/11 attacks. He backed Trump during his 2016 tally for president and joined his ineligible squad successful 2018. Giuliani represented Trump successful lawsuits attempting to overthrow nan 2020 predetermination results, and he was yet barred from practicing law successful some New York and Washington, D.C., for those efforts and nan misinformation he spread.

Giuliani besides faced charges successful Georgia and Arizona and was named arsenic an unindicted co-conspirator successful typical counsel Jack Smith’s national predetermination interference lawsuit against Trump. Giuliani denied nan allegations.

Past recipients of nan grant see nan unit of nan Apollo 11, character Denzel Washington, journalist Edward R. Murrow, gymnast Simone Biles and head Steven Spielberg. In his first term, Trump bestowed nan grant connected power big Rush Limbaugh, golfer Tiger Woods, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and shot subordinate Babe Ruth, among others.