Top civilian honour to Rudy Giuliani: Ex-NYC mayor to get Presidential Medal of Freedom; Trump hails him as 'great American patriot'

Donald Trump announced that Rudy Giuliani will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, praising him as a great mayor and patriot. The announcement follows Giuliani's hospitalisation after a car accident in New Hampshire, where he was aiding a woman. Despite injuries, including a fractured vertebra, Giuliani is expected to recover and resume his activities.