Rudy Giuliani in critical condition at Florida hospital

By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:14, 4 May 2026 | Updated: 00:29, 4 May 2026 The former mayor of New York City and Trump ally Rudy Giuliani is in hospital in a critical condition.  In a statement, his spokesperson Ted Goodman said: '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. 'We do ask that you join us in prayer for America's Mayor - Rudy Giuliani.'  It remains unclear why the 81-year-old was hospitalized in Florida. Giuliani held a livestream on his Facebook page on Friday night where he could be heard coughing and spluttering.  Giuliani is seen here speaking with reporters in May of 2023 As it started he said: 'My voice is a little under the weather so I won't be able to speak as loudly as I usually do.' In a post to Truth Social, President Donald Trump said: '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.  '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! President DONALD J. TRUMP.' In November of last year Giuliani was pardoned by Trump among other Republicans for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. This is a breaking news story.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.