President Trump said Monday he'll award Rudy Giuliani a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.

The big picture: The announcement comes two days after the former Trump lawyer and New York City mayor was involved in a car crash that left him hospitalized injuries including a fractured vertebra. • His son Andrew Giuliani said on WABC 770 AM that his father was released from the hospital on Monday, noting "he's in a lot of pain" but "he's walking, thank God."

Driving the news: Trump called Giuliani "the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot" in announcing his medal plans on Truth Social.

What they're saying: "There is no American more deserving of this honor," Giuliani spokesperson said Ted Goodman in a post to X on Monda

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