Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized In Critical But Stable Condition, Spokesman Ted Goodman Says

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, was hospitalized in critical condition on Sunday, with multiple outlets citing his spokesman’s description that he was “critical but stable.”

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ABC News reported that Giuliani is “critical but stable,” quoting his spokesman Ted Goodman’s statement that “Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition.”

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AP similarly said the former mayor Rudolph Giuliani was “hospitalized in critical but stable condition,” and added that Goodman “didn’t say what sent Giuliani, 81, to the hospital.”

CNBC also described Giuliani as in “critical but stable condition” in a Florida hospital on Sunday night, while noting that Goodman “did not offer any details about what led to the hospitalization.”

CNN likewise said Giuliani was “in critical but stable condition” and that the statement “does not say why the 81-year-old is in the hospital.”

The Guardian echoed the same characterization, saying Giuliani was “in a ‘critical but stable’ condition,” and that it was “unclear why Giuliani, 81, is in hospital or how long he has been there.”

Across the reports, the spokesman’s message consistently asked the public to pray for “America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani,” with Goodman saying, “We do ask that you join us in prayer for America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani.”

Several reports tied Giuliani’s hospitalization to what he said and how he sounded during his online show “America’s Mayor Live” on Friday night.

ABC7 New York said Giuliani hosted “America’s Mayor Live” Friday night from Palm Beach, Florida, and that “As he opened the show, he coughed and his voice sounded more raspy than usual.”

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AP reported that Giuliani coughed as he began the nightly online show “America’s Mayor Live” on Friday and that, as he spoke, he sounded “more raspy than usual.”

AP also quoted Giuliani telling viewers, “My voice is a little under the weather, so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do, but I’ll get closer to the microphone.”

CNN similarly said Giuliani told viewers Friday on his X show “America’s Mayor Live” that his “voice is a little under the weather, so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do.”

CNBC repeated the same line from Giuliani during the show, saying, “My voice is a little under the weather, so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do, but I’ll get closer to the microphone.”

The Guardian said Giuliani hosted “America’s Mayor Live” on Friday night from Florida and that he said his voice was “a little under the weather.”

President Donald Trump publicly responded to Giuliani’s hospitalization, posting on Truth Social and repeating his praise while also attacking Democrats.

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CNBC said Trump praised Giuliani while noting his condition, and quoted Trump calling him “a True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR.”

CNBC also quoted Trump’s additional message: “What a tragedy that he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL — AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!”

AP likewise reported that Trump called Giuliani “a True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR,” and included Trump’s longer post beginning “What a tragedy that he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL — AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!”

CNN described Trump’s post as repeating the same election-denial claims, quoting Trump: “What a tragedy that he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL — AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! They cheated on the Elections, fabricated hundreds of stories, did anything possible to destroy our Nation, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!”

In parallel, Eric Adams, who was mayor from 2022 to 2025, issued a statement wishing Giuliani well.

ABC News reported that an Adams spokesperson, Todd Shapiro, said, “From his years as a federal prosecutor to leading New York City through its darkest day on 9/11, he stood with this city when it needed him most,” and added, “We may not always agree politically, but this moment rises above politics.”

The hospitalization coverage placed Giuliani’s current condition against a longer record of legal and health events described in the reports.

ABC News said Giuliani served as New York City’s mayor from 1994 to 2001 and more recently was “a personal lawyer to President Donald Trump,” whose post on social media referenced the hospitalization.

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AP described Giuliani’s tenure as “punctuated by the 9/11 attack in his final months in office,” and said he became celebrated as “America’s mayor” for leadership after the 2001 al-Qaida terrorist attack that felled the World Trade Center twin towers.

AP also said Giuliani later became an adviser to President Donald Trump and spearheaded efforts to stay in office after the 2020 election loss, while noting that Trump pardoned Giuliani after he faced criminal charges for efforts to help try to overturn the 2020 election.

AP further reported that Giuliani was found in contempt of court and faced a trial this winter over the ownership of some of his assets, and that he struck a deal to keep his homes and various belongings, including “prized World Series rings.”

It also said two former Georgia elections workers later won a $148 million defamation judgment against Giuliani, and that he was disbarred in July 2024 in New York and disbarred in Washington, D.C., two months later.

CNN added that Giuliani was hospitalized in August after a car accident in New Hampshire, and that “Three people, including Giuliani, were taken to the hospital by ambulance with “non-life threatening injuries,” the police said.”

While the reports did not specify why Giuliani was hospitalized, they framed the immediate next steps as medical care and public support, with the spokesman’s statements emphasizing the condition and a request for prayer.

ABC News said the statement “does not say what led to the hospitalization,” and quoted Goodman asking the public to join in prayer for “America’s Mayor -- Rudy Giuliani.”

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AP likewise said Goodman “didn’t say what sent Giuliani, 81, to the hospital, how long he’s been there or what his prognosis is,” and repeated that Giuliani “remains in critical but stable condition.”

CNN reported that the statement “does not say why the 81-year-old is in the hospital,” and said Giuliani told viewers his “voice is a little under the weather,” connecting the hospitalization to the earlier on-air remarks.

CNBC reported that Goodman “did not offer any details about what led to the hospitalization,” and said Giuliani was in a “Florida hospital” on Sunday night.

The Guardian said it was “unclear why Giuliani, 81, is in hospital or how long he has been there,” and repeated Goodman’s statement that Giuliani is “a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength.”

Across outlets, the only concrete medical descriptors were “critical” and “critical but stable,” and the only explicit action requested from the public was prayer for Giuliani’s recovery.