Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized in Florida in Critical But Stable Condition, Spokesman Says

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized in Florida and was in “critical but stable condition” on Sunday night, according to his spokesman Ted Goodman.

CNBC reported that Giuliani was in “critical but stable condition” in a Florida hospital on Sunday night, and NBC News similarly said he was in “critical but stable condition,” citing Goodman.

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Goodman did not specify what led to the hospitalization, and CNBC said the spokesman “did not offer any details about what led to the hospitalization of the 81-year-old Giuliani.”

NBC News likewise said Goodman “did not specify why the former New York City mayor, who is 81, had been hospitalized, or which hospital admitted him.”

The Guardian described the same condition and quoted Goodman’s post, including “We do ask that you join us in prayer for America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani.”

In the same reporting, Giuliani’s age was consistently stated as 81, and his hospitalization was tied to his recent public appearance on Friday night.

CNBC and NBC News both said Giuliani hosted his online show “America’s Mayor Live” on Friday night from Palm Beach, Florida, and CNBC added that during the show he “coughed and sounded more raspy than usual.”

NBC News and The Daily Beast both quoted Giuliani describing his voice as “a little bit under the weather” after coughing at the start of the livestream.

President Donald Trump confirmed Giuliani was hospitalized and used the moment to attack Democrats in a post on Truth Social, according to CNBC and NBC News.

CNBC said Trump praised Giuliani while noting his condition and repeated election denial claims in a post on Truth Social, quoting Trump’s language that Giuliani was a “True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR.”

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NBC News reported Trump’s post as “Our fabulous Rudy Giuliani, a True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR, has been hospitalized, and is in critical condition,” and it added that Trump wrote “What a tragedy that he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL — AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!”

CNBC also quoted Trump’s further claim that “They cheated on the Elections, fabricated hundreds of stories, did anything possible to destroy our Nation, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!”

The Daily Beast similarly described Trump’s Truth Social post and repeated the same phrasing about “Radical Left Lunatics” and “Democrats ALL,” while adding that Trump’s post politicized the moment.

The Guardian also reported Trump’s praise and included the same Truth Social quote about Giuliani being “right about everything” and that Democrats “did anything possible to destroy our nation, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!”

Beyond the immediate hospitalization, the sources tied Giuliani’s current prominence to his role as Trump’s personal lawyer and to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

CNBC said Giuliani previously served as Trump’s personal lawyer and was “an attorney for Trump's 2020 campaign,” where he promoted false claims that Trump had actually won the election over former President Joe Biden.

Multiple outlets placed Giuliani’s hospitalization within a longer arc of legal and political conflict, describing his earlier public role and later courtroom fights.

CNBC said Giuliani was New York’s mayor from 1994 to 2001 and that his tenure was marked by a decline in the city’s crime rate and by the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack on the World Trade Center.

It added that Giuliani was “widely lauded for leading the city's response to the attack,” and that he later faced an unsuccessful run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.

CNBC then described how Giuliani was “later indicted in Georgia and Arizona over efforts to reverse Trump's loss in the 2020 election,” and it said he “has denied any wrongdoing.”

NBC News similarly said Giuliani was disbarred in New York and Washington, D.C. over his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

The Guardian said Giuliani “garnered acclaim for his response to the 11 September 2001 al-Qaida attack on New York City, earning the nickname “America’s mayor.””

It also said Giuliani “later worked as an attorney for Donald Trump in his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election,” and that the effort “led to criminal charges against Giuliani in two US states and a defamation lawsuit from election workers.”

The Daily Beast added that Giuliani was “disbarred in New York and Washington, D.C.” and described his election claims as a “major voice amplifying false claims that Trump had won the 2020 election.”

The hospitalization was described as occurring after Giuliani had recently appeared publicly while hosting “America’s Mayor Live” from Palm Beach, Florida, and after he had said his voice was “a little under the weather.”

CNBC said Giuliani hosted his online show on Friday night from Palm Beach, Florida, and that “During the show, he coughed and sounded more raspy than usual.”

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NBC News reported that “As he kicked off the show, he noted his voice was 'a little bit under the weather' after coughing.”

The Daily Beast quoted Giuliani directly, saying “My voice is a little under the weather,” after coughing during the opening of his livestream, and it added that he said, “So I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do, but I’ll get closer to the microphone.”

The Guardian also said Giuliani hosted his online show “America’s Mayor Live” on Friday night from Florida, but said he told viewers his voice was “a little under the weather.”

Beyond the immediate hospitalization, CNBC and NBC News both referenced that Giuliani had been hospitalized last year after a car crash in New Hampshire.

CNBC said Giuliani was hospitalized last year after suffering injuries, including a spinal fracture, following a car crash in New Hampshire, and it described that his vehicle was “struck from behind at high speed,” while he was riding as a passenger.

The Daily Beast provided additional detail about the injuries from the New Hampshire crash, saying the highway rear-ending left him with “a fractured thoracic vertebra, multiple lacerations and bruises, and injuries to his left arm and lower leg.”

While the immediate cause of Giuliani’s Florida hospitalization remained undisclosed across multiple outlets, the reporting emphasized that his condition was “critical but stable” and that his spokesman asked for prayer.

CNBC said Giuliani was in “critical but stable condition” in a Florida hospital on Sunday night, and it quoted Goodman saying, “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.”

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NBC News similarly quoted Goodman on X, including “Mayor Giuliani is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition,” and it repeated Goodman’s request: “We do ask that you join us in prayer for America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani.”

The Guardian reported that it was “unclear why Giuliani, 81, is in hospital or how long he has been there,” and it likewise said Ted Goodman posted the same message.

WRAL, which said its story originally appeared in The New York Times Company, also stated that it was “unclear what sent Giuliani, 81, to the hospital, and how long he has been there,” while repeating Goodman’s wording about unwavering strength and prayer.

The sources also tied the hospitalization to ongoing political and legal developments that had already involved Giuliani’s name, including his disbarment and his election-related cases.

CNBC said Giuliani was disbarred in New York in July 2024 after a state appeals court found that he had “flagrantly misused his prominent position as the personal attorney for ...Trump and his campaign” to spread false claims about the 2020 election, and it said he was disbarred in Washington, D.C., two months later.

In the immediate term, the reporting’s next steps were framed around the hospital status and the lack of disclosed details, with Goodman’s statement serving as the clearest line on what the public should know.