Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani remains in “critical but stable condition” after being admitted to a hospital Sunday, his spokesperson said Monday.
Illness identified as pneumonia
Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized May 3. His spokesperson, Ted Goodman, said Monday that the former mayor is being treated for pneumonia. The cause of his condition was not initially disclosed.
Goodman said Giuliani was previously diagnosed with restrictive airway disease following his response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks while serving as mayor.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, restrictive lung disease limits the lungs’ ability to fully expand, reducing oxygen intake and causing shortness of breath.
“This condition adds complications to any respiratory illness, and the virus quickly overwhelmed his body, requiring mechanical ventilation to maintain adequate oxygen and stabilize his condition,” Goodman said.
Giuliani is now breathing on his own, according to his spokesperson.
Officials, public figures send well-wishes
Current and former New York officials and public figures have offered prayers and messages of support.
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Giuliani “devoted his life to the city” and was a key figure during critical moments in New York history.
“I’m praying for Rudy and his family and hoping for a full recovery,” Adams wrote on social media. “We shared a cigar in Florida not too long ago. I’m saving one for when you’re back home, my friend.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday that Giuliani remains in his thoughts.
“I think former Mayor Giuliani is someone that we, as New Yorkers, know well,” Mamdani said. “He’s been a fixture in our city’s politics and public life for so many years, and I know that many New Yorkers are concerned by reports he is in critical condition. We do keep him and his family in our prayers at this time.”
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., said he is wishing Giuliani “strength and a full, speedy recovery.”
From 9/11 mayor to national political figure
Giuliani served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1983 to 1989 before becoming mayor of New York City, a role he held from 1994 to 2001.
In later years, he became a prominent attorney and adviser to President Donald Trump during Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021, including efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.
Those efforts led to criminal charges in multiple states, disbarment proceedings in New York and Washington, D.C., and a defamation lawsuit filed by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
Giuliani has denied wrongdoing in the criminal cases and was pardoned by Trump in November 2025.
Trump said on social media Sunday that Democrats were to blame for Giuliani’s condition, calling him “right about everything” and describing the situation as “so sad.”
Contributing: USA Today Network
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Rudy Giuliani remains in hospital. Officials reveal diagnosis
Reporting by Alexandra Rivera, New York Connect Team / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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