President Donald Trump announced that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The announcement comes two days after Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized from a high-speed car crash. It also comes 10 days before the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, when Giuliani earned his fame for leading NYC through the traumatic episode.

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“As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American

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