(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump announced Monday he will award former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, as Giuliani recovers from injuries sustained in a car crash in New Hampshire.

Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, calling Giuliani "the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot." The president said details about the ceremony's time and location would be announced later.

The announcement comes as Giuliani, 81, recovers from a fractured thoracic vertebra, multiple lacerations and contusions, and injuries to his left arm and lower leg following Sunday evening's crash on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire State Police said Giuliani was

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