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Condition criticalTrump colleague Rudy Giuliani in the hospital
Donald Trump (l.) and Rudy Giuliani at a 9/11 memorial service in September 2024.
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Rudy Giuliani is mayor of New York during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He later acts as Donald Trump's lawyer – and spreads false claims about alleged election fraud. The health of the now 81-year-old is said to be “critical but stable”.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in critical condition in a hospital. This is what US President Donald Trump reports about his loyal companion. Several US media outlets consistently quoted a spokesman for Giuliani as saying that he was being treated in a “critical but stable condition” at a clinic in the state of Florida.
Spokesman Ted Goodman did not provide any information to the New York Times about the reason or length of the 81-year-old's hospital stay so far. Giuliani was a “fighter” who met every challenge in his life with “steadfast strength,” wrote spokesman Goodman at X. That’s how it is now. He asked to pray for Giuliani.
Giuliani was mayor of New York from 1994 to the end of 2001 – including during the attacks of September 11, 2001. His supporters referred to him as the “Mayor of America”. Giuliani later supported Trump, including in the 2016 election campaign. After his election defeat in 2020, Giuliani continued to support the Republican. As Trump's personal lawyer, he was one of the driving forces who spread unproven claims about alleged voter fraud after the election.
In recent years, Giuliani has had to deal with a number of legal problems. When he was ordered to pay high damages in one case at the end of 2023 following false allegations about alleged election fraud, he filed for bankruptcy. The US state of New York revoked his law license in 2024.
Trump announced in September that he would award him the US government's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Now the president also defended his ally. With regard to the allegations of alleged election fraud, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Giuliani was “right about everything.” He was treated badly by the “radical, left-wing, crazy Democrats”.
Sources used: bho/AFP
