Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph GiulianiTrump, the former mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition and remains hospitalized, his spokesman said Sunday.
Spokesman Ted Goodman did not say why the 81-year-old man was sent to the hospital or how long he had been there.
“Mayor Giuliani is a warrior who faces every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he fights with the same level of strength as we speak,” Goodman said in a statement on social media. He said Giuliani was in critical but stable condition.
Giuliani hosted online show“America’s Mayor Live Broadcast” Friday night from Palm Beach, Florida.
He coughed as he opened the show, sounding more gruff than usual. He stated: “My voice is a little bad, so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as usual, but I will get closer to the microphone.”
It was Giuliani The nickname “America’s mayor” In light of his leadership in New York after the September 11 attacks in 2001.
He later became Trump’s personal attorney for a time and a vocal defender of Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden. Trump and his supporters lost dozens of cases Allegations of fraud and numerous tells, comments And inspections There were no signs of significant inaccuracy or error in the election results.
“Our amazing Rudy Giuliani, a True Warrior and the Best Mayor in the History of New York, has been hospitalized BY FAR and is in critical condition,” Trump wrote on the social media platform on Sunday. “What a tragedy that he was treated so poorly by the Radical Left Crazies and Democrats – AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! They rigged the elections, made up hundreds of stories, did everything possible to destroy our Nation, and now look at Rudy. So sad!”
Two former Georgia election workers later won a $148 million defamation judgment against Giuliani. While trying to make the decision, the former federal prosecutor found in contempt of court And faced a trial this winter over the ownership of some of his assets. He is after all agreement reached This allowed him to keep their home and various belongings, including his valuable World Series rings, in exchange for unspecified compensation and a promise to stop speaking ill of former election workers.
Giuliani He fractured his spine in a car accident in September and was hospitalized after suffering other injuries. New Hampshire
Giuliani was elected mayor of New York in 1993 after serving as one of the nation’s most high-profile prosecutors, battling mobsters and crooked Wall Street traders.
He ran for the US Senate in 2000 but dropped out of the race against Hillary Rodham Clinton after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Weber reported from Los Angeles.
