NEW YORK – Former New York City Mayor and ex-adviser to President Donald Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, is hospitalized in a critical yet stable state, according to his spokesperson on Sunday.
Spokesperson Ted Goodman did not disclose the details of what led the 81-year-old to seek medical attention or the duration of his stay at the hospital.
“Mayor Giuliani is a resilient figure who has consistently met life’s challenges with steadfast determination, and he is confronting this situation with that same vigor,” Goodman shared via a social media statement, confirming Giuliani’s condition as critical but stable.
Giuliani continued to host his online program, “America’s Mayor Live,” on Friday evening from Palm Beach, Florida.
During the show’s opening, he coughed and his voice was noticeably hoarse. He commented, “My voice isn’t at its usual strength, so I’ll need to speak softer, but I’ll move closer to the microphone.”
Giuliani earned the nickname “America’s mayor” for his leadership role in New York City following the September 11, 2001, attacks.
He later became Trump’s personal attorney for a time and a vocal proponent of Trump’s allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, won by Democrat Joe Biden. Trump and his backers lost dozens of lawsuits claiming fraud, and numerous recounts, reviews and audits of the election results turned up no signs of significant wrongdoing or error.
“Our fabulous Rudy Giuliani, a True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR, has been hospitalized, and is in critical condition,” Trump wrote Sunday on his social media platform. “What a tragedy that he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL — AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! They cheated on the Elections, fabricated hundreds of stories, did anything possible to destroy our Nation, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!”
Two former Georgia elections workers later won a $148 million defamation judgment against Giuliani. As they sought to collect the judgment, the former federal prosecutor was found in contempt of court and faced a trial this winter over the ownership of some of his assets. He ultimately struck a deal that let him keep his homes and various belongings, including prized World Series rings, in exchange for unspecified compensation and a promise to stop speaking ill of the ex-election workers.
Giuliani was hospitalized in September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire.
Giuliani was elected New York’s mayor in 1993 after serving as one of the nation’s highest-profile prosecutors, taking on mobsters and crooked Wall Street traders.
He ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000 but abandoned his race against Hillary Rodham Clinton after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
In 2007, Giuliani ran for president. He started with huge name recognition and fundraising prowess, but his campaign faltered, and he withdrew in January 2008. He toyed with running for other offices but ultimately became a regular television political commentator.
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Weber reported from Los Angeles.
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