Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized and is in “critical but stable condition,” his spokesman said Sunday.
Spokesman Ted Goodman did not immediately provide further details about Giuliani’s condition or how long he has been hospitalized.
“Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and now he is fighting back with that same strength,” Goodman said in a statement. “We ask you to join us in praying for America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani.”
Giuliani, 81, was acclaimed for his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda attack on New York City, earning the nickname “America’s Mayor.”
Giuliani worked as a lawyer for President Donald Trump in his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, an effort that led to criminal charges against Giuliani in two US states and a defamation lawsuit by poll workers. Giuliani has denied wrongdoing in the criminal cases.
Trump, in a social media post, called Giuliani the “best mayor in the history of New York City” and said he had been mistreated by Democrats.
Giuliani was previously hospitalized last year after a car accident in New Hampshire.
