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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump announced Monday he volition award erstwhile New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, arsenic Giuliani recovers from injuries sustained successful a car clang successful New Hampshire.
Trump made the announcement connected his Truth Social platform, calling Giuliani "the top Mayor successful the past of New York City, and an arsenic large American Patriot." The president said details astir the ceremony's clip and determination would beryllium announced later.
The announcement comes arsenic Giuliani, 81, recovers from a fractured thoracic vertebra, aggregate lacerations and contusions, and injuries to his near limb and little limb pursuing Sunday evening's clang connected Interstate 93 successful New Hampshire.
New Hampshire State Police said Giuliani was a passenger successful a rented Ford Bronco driven by his spokesperson Ted Goodman erstwhile their conveyance was struck from down by a Honda HR-V driven by a 19-year-old woman. The collision caused some vehicles to deed the road median, leaving them "heavily damaged," constabulary said.
Troopers witnessed the clang and rapidly assisted. Goodman and the 19-year-old operator suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospitals for treatment. Giuliani was transported to a adjacent trauma center.
Michael Ragusa, Giuliani's caput of security, said successful a connection posted connected X that Giuliani "sustained injuries but is successful bully spirits and recovering tremendously." Ragusa said that "this was not a targeted attack."
According to Ragusa, anterior to the accident, Giuliani had been "flagged down by a pistillate who was the unfortunate of a home unit incident" and contacted constabulary connected her behalf. The clang occurred soon aft Giuliani's conveyance pulled onto the road pursuing the completion of that incident, which Ragusa said was "entirely unrelated" to the collision.
State constabulary confirmed troopers were investigating a home unit study connected the southbound lanes of Interstate 93 soon earlier 10 p.m. erstwhile they observed the clang connected the northbound lanes. The bureau declined to remark connected Giuliani's reported engagement successful the home unit matter.
No charges person been filed successful transportation with the crash, which remains nether investigation.
Giuliani earned the nickname "America's mayor" for his enactment pursuing the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The erstwhile national authoritative aboriginal served arsenic Trump's idiosyncratic lawyer and became a vocal advocator for Trump's unsubstantiated claims of fraud successful the 2020 election.
Giuliani faced important ineligible consequences for his relation successful promoting predetermination fraud allegations. Two erstwhile Georgia predetermination workers won a $148 cardinal defamation judgement against him.
During proceedings to cod the judgment, Giuliani was recovered successful contempt of tribunal and faced a proceedings implicit plus ownership. He yet reached a colony allowing him to support his homes and belongings, including World Series rings, successful speech for unspecified compensation and a committedness to halt making disparaging statements astir the predetermination workers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
