(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, two days after Giuliani was hospitalized following a car crash in New Hampshire.

The medal is considered the highest U.S. civilian honor and is traditionally presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the U.S., world peace, or other significant societal, public, or private endeavors.

Trump described Giuliani as “the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot” in a Truth Social post on Monday announcing his decision to award him the medal. “Details as to time and place to follow,” he wrote.

Giuliani was mayor of New York from 1994 to 2001 and was on

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