Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in ‘critical but stable condition,’ his spokesman said
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Rudolph Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and former adviser to US President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition in hospital, his spokesman said on Sunday.
Ted Goodman did not say what sent the 81-year-old to the hospital or how long he had been there.
“Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he is fighting with that level of strength as we speak,” Goodman said in a statement released on social media, adding that Giuliani is in “critical but stable condition.”
Giuliani hosted his online show, America’s Mayor LiveFriday night from Palm Beach, Fla.
When he turned on the program, he coughed and his voice sounded louder than usual. He commented: “My voice is small under the weather, so I won’t be able to speak as much as I usually do, but I will approach the microphone.”
Giuliani was nicknamed “America’s mayor” for his leadership in New York after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
He later served as Trump’s attorney for a short time and was a vocal supporter of Trump’s alleged fraud in the 2020 election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden. Trump and his supporters have lost dozens of lawsuits claiming fraud, and numerous recounts, reviews and audits of the election results have had no signs of foul play or serious error.
“Our wonderful Rudy Giuliani, a True Hero, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR, is hospitalized, and in critical condition,” Trump wrote Sunday on his social media. “What a tragedy that he was treated so badly by Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL – AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT IT ALL! They rigged the Elections, made up hundreds of stories, did whatever they could to destroy our nation, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!”
Two former Georgia election workers later obtained a US $148-million defamation judgment against Giuliani. As they sought to collect the verdict, the former federal prosecutor was found in contempt of court and this winter faced a lawsuit over the ownership of some of his assets.
He eventually struck a deal that allowed him to keep his homes and various assets, including prized World Series rings, in exchange for an unspecified settlement and a promise to stop badmouthing former employees in the election.
Giuliani was hospitalized in September after suffering a broken spine and other injuries in a car accident in New Hampshire.
He was elected mayor of New York in 1993 after serving as one of the country’s most prominent prosecutors, taking on criminals and fraudulent Wall Street traders.
Giuliani ran for the US Senate in 2000 but dropped out of the race against Hillary Clinton after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
