Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is receiving hospital treatment in critical but stable condition, according to a statement from his representative released Sunday.
Ted Goodman, serving as Giuliani’s spokesperson, declined to reveal what medical issue led to the 81-year-old’s hospitalization or provide details about the duration of his stay.
“Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak,” Goodman stated through social media. The spokesperson emphasized that Giuliani “remains in critical but stable condition.”
Just Friday evening, Giuliani broadcast his web-based program “America’s Mayor Live” from Palm Beach, Florida.
During the opening of that broadcast, viewers could hear him coughing, and his voice appeared more hoarse than normal. He told his audience: “My voice is a little under the weather, so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do, but I’ll get closer to the microphone.”
Giuliani earned the nickname “America’s mayor” following his response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks while leading New York City.
He subsequently worked as Trump’s personal legal counsel and became a prominent supporter of Trump’s claims regarding irregularities in the 2020 presidential election, which Joe Biden won. Trump and his supporters filed numerous legal challenges alleging misconduct, but these cases were unsuccessful, and multiple recounts and examinations of voting results found no evidence of substantial fraud or mistakes.
“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 posted 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!”
A pair of former Georgia election officials successfully obtained a $148 million defamation award against Giuliani. During their efforts to collect this judgment, the former federal prosecutor was held in contempt and faced potential trial regarding ownership of his possessions. He eventually reached an agreement allowing him to retain his residences and personal items, including treasured World Series championship rings, in return for undisclosed payments and an agreement to cease making negative statements about the former election officials.
In September, Giuliani required hospitalization following a motor vehicle accident in New Hampshire that resulted in a broken vertebra and additional injuries.
Giuliani won election as New York’s mayor in 1993 following his career as one of America’s most prominent prosecutors, pursuing organized crime figures and corrupt financial industry professionals.
He launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2000 but withdrew from the race against Hillary Rodham Clinton following a prostate cancer diagnosis.
