Former mayor of New York Metropolis Rudy Giuliani takes the stage on the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum throughout a rally held by Republican presidential nominees and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., Sept. 18, 2024.
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President Donald Trump stated Monday that he’ll award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, two days after the previous New York Metropolis mayor was injured in a automobile accident.
“As President of america of America, I’m happy to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the best Mayor within the historical past of New York Metropolis, and an equally nice American Patriot, will obtain THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Nation’s highest civilian honor,” Trump wrote on Fact Social, including that he would announce particulars and time at a later time.
Giuliani’s head of safety, Michael Ragusa, stated Sunday that the previous mayor sustained accidents that included a spinal fracture after he was “struck from behind at excessive velocity” whereas driving as a passenger in a automobile on a freeway in New Hampshire.
He additionally stated that earlier than the Saturday night crash, Giuliani was “flagged down by a girl who was the sufferer of a home violence incident,” and he “instantly rendered help and contacted 911,” staying on scene till police arrived.
Ragusa stated that Giuliani was “in nice spirits” and “absolutely alert and aware,” and in his Sunday night replace, added that Giuliani was “scheduled to be fitted with a brace and can start bodily remedy.”
Police recognized Ted Goodman, who has served as a staffer to Giuliani, as the driving force of the automobile the previous mayor was in. He sustained non-life-threatening accidents and was taken to a hospital.
Giuliani rose to nationwide prominence as mayor of New York Metropolis after the 9/11 assaults. He backed Trump throughout his 2016 run for president and joined his authorized group in 2018. Giuliani represented Trump in lawsuits trying to overthrow the 2020 election outcomes, and he was ultimately barred from training regulation in each New York and Washington, D.C., for these efforts and the misinformation he unfold.
Giuliani additionally confronted fees in Georgia and Arizona and was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in particular counsel Jack Smith’s federal election interference case in opposition to Trump. Giuliani denied the allegations.
Previous recipients of the award embody the crew of the Apollo 11, actor Denzel Washington, journalist Edward R. Murrow, gymnast Simone Biles and director Steven Spielberg. In his first time period, Trump bestowed the respect on radio host Rush Limbaugh, golfer Tiger Woods, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and baseball participant Babe Ruth, amongst others.
