Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 81, is hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman Ted Goodman confirmed Sunday. No details about the nature of his condition or the length of his hospitalization have been disclosed.
“Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak,” Goodman said, asking the public to join in prayer for the former mayor.
Giuliani had appeared on his online program, “America’s Mayor Live,” Friday evening from Palm Beach, Florida. During the broadcast, he noted that his voice was raspy and that he would not be able to speak as loudly as usual — though he continued the show without apparent alarm. It is not known whether the Friday broadcast preceded or followed his admission to the hospital.
Giuliani served as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001 and is widely remembered for his leadership in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, which earned him the nickname “America’s Mayor.” Earlier in his career he served as a high-profile federal prosecutor, pursuing organized crime and Wall Street corruption cases that brought him national attention. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000 but withdrew from the race against Hillary Clinton after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
In later years, Giuliani became a more polarizing public figure, serving as a personal attorney and adviser to President Donald Trump and taking a prominent role in legal efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election. He subsequently faced criminal charges related to those efforts, for which President Trump issued him a pardon.
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a statement Sunday saying the moment rises above politics and wishing Giuliani “strength, good health, and a full recovery to a man who devoted his life to public service.”
ASC News will continue to monitor this developing story and provide updates as verified information becomes available.
Why This Matters to You
Rudy Giuliani is a figure whose life in public service spanned more than four decades — from federal prosecutor to mayor of the nation’s largest city to a central figure in some of the most contentious political episodes of the past decade. Regardless of one’s views on his later career, his response to the September 11 attacks remains a defining moment in American public life, one that shaped how the country understood civic leadership in a time of national crisis.
For New Yorkers specifically, and for Americans who lived through September 11, news of his critical condition is a moment that touches on shared history and memory. For younger readers, it is a reminder of how complex and consequential a single public life can be — marked by both broadly praised service and deeply controversial decisions.
ASC News joins in wishing Mayor Giuliani and his family strength during this time, and will report further updates as they become available.
-Elijah Iraheta, Editor-in-Chief, ASC News
Photo: U.S. State Department.
