Rudy Giuliani spokesperson shares health update on former mayor

PoliticsHealth & Fitness
5 May 2026 • 12:45 AM MYT
The Independent
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Rudy Giuliani spokesperson shares health update on former mayor

  • 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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