Former New York Mayor Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) – Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized and is in “critical but stable” condition, his spokesman said on Sunday.

Spokesman Ted Goodman did not immediately provide further details about Giuliani’s condition or how long he had been hospitalized.

“Mayor Giuliani is a warrior who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he fights with that same strength now,” Goodman said in a statement. he said. “We ask you to join us in praying for America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani.”

Giuliani, 81, won acclaim and the nickname “America’s Mayor” for his response to the Al Qaeda attack on New York on September 11, 2001.

Giuliani worked as President Donald Trump’s lawyer in his unsuccessful efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election; The effort led to criminal charges against Giuliani in two US states and a defamation lawsuit by election workers. Giuliani has denied wrongdoing in the criminal cases.

He was previously hospitalized following a car crash in New Hampshire last year.

(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)