President Donald Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Trump announced the honor two days after his longtime political ally was badly injured in a traffic accident.

Giuliani was once lauded for leading New York after the September 11 attacks.

He was later sanctioned by courts and disbarred for amplifying false claims about the 2020 election.

Giuliani was also criminally charged in two states but he has denied wrongdoing.

In a statement on social media, Trump called Giuliani the “greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot.”