Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and former adviser to President Donald Trump, was seriously injured but in stable condition at the hospital, his spokesman said Sunday. While Ted Goodman did not reveal why the 81-year-old was taken to the hospital or how long he was hospitalized, he asked his followers to pray for Giuliani.
“Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength and he is fighting with the same strength as we speak,” Goodman said in a statement posted on the X (formerly Twitter) platform. He further added that Giuliani “remains in critical but stable condition.”
Rudy Giuliani last seen
Before the latest health update surfaced, Giuliani appeared Friday night on his online show “America’s Mayors Live,” which airs from Palm Beach, Florida. Viewers immediately noticed that his voice sounded nervous at the start of the show.
“My voice is a little off, so I can’t speak as loudly as I normally would, but I’ll be close to the microphone,” he said.
One social media user reacted, saying Giuliani looked “weak” and “shrill.”
The former mayor was hospitalized after suffering fractured vertebrae and multiple injuries in a highway crash in New Hampshire in September.
Trump publicly reacts to Giuliani hospitalization
Trump, meanwhile, addressed Giuliani’s condition in a lengthy message on his social media platforms on Sunday.
“Our great Rudy Giuliani, a true warrior and by far the best mayor in the history of New York City, has been hospitalized in critical condition,” Trump wrote. “What a tragedy that he was treated so poorly by the radical left-wing lunatics, Democrats – and he was right about everything! They cheated on the election, made up hundreds of stories, did everything they could to destroy our country, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!”
Giuliani became one of Trump’s closest legal and political allies after the 2020 presidential election, aggressively promoting claims of election fraud after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump. The accusations ultimately failed in court, with multiple lawsuits dismissed and no evidence of widespread fraud found.
Election dispute sparks legal trouble
Giuliani’s post-election efforts have created huge legal and financial problems for the former federal prosecutor.
Two Georgia election workers successfully sued him for defamation and won $148 million in damages after Giuliani falsely accused them of helping rig the election results.
While the women went to collect their judgments, Giuliani was later found in contempt of court and faced lawsuits related to ownership of multiple assets. He eventually struck a deal that allowed him to keep personal property, including his home and his World Series ring, in exchange for compensation and a promise to stop public attacks on former election workers.
Rudy Giuliani’s Journey
Giuliani first rose to national prominence after the Sept. 11 attacks, earning the nickname “America’s Mayor” for his leadership of New York City after the attacks.
Before entering politics, he built a reputation as a high-profile federal prosecutor known for his work against organized crime elements and corrupt Wall Street traders.
He later won the New York mayoral race in 1993 and served two terms before launching a Senate campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2000.
The campaign was eventually abandoned after Giuliani was diagnosed with prostate cancer, a health battle he later publicly discussed while advocating for early screening and treatment awareness.
(With AP input)
