- Rudy Giuliani, 81, is hospitalized in Florida in "critical but stable" condition, recovering from pneumonia.
- His spokesperson, Ted Goodman, confirmed Giuliani is now breathing on his own after requiring mechanical ventilation due to complications from a restrictive airway disease developed after 9/11.
- The announcement of his hospitalization came Sunday evening, days after Giuliani was heard coughing on his America's Mayor Live broadcast.
- Giuliani has recently faced significant legal and financial challenges, including disbarment, criminal indictments and a $148 million defamation judgment.
- President Donald Trump commented on Giuliani's hospitalization, using the opportunity to reiterate his baseless claims about the 2020 election.
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