Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital – Trump makes claim

May 6, 2026

Former New York City Mayor and longtime Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has been taken to hospital in critical condition.

According to a social media post by his spokesperson, Ted Goodman, yesterday (Sunday, May 3) the 81-year-old is currently in “stable but critical condition”.

Goodman did not provide further details – at the time of writing, the cause of Giuliani’s hospitalization remains unclear. The disbarred lawyer was involved in a car accident late last year, but the two events do not appear to be connected.

President Donald Trump, for whom Giuliani has continually campaigned for and staunchly defended, wrote on Truth Social to state his belief that Giuliani was the “Best Mayor in the History of New York City.”

In somewhat predictable fashion, Trump also used his friend’s hospitalization to take a swing at the Democrats, bizarrely implying they were to blame.

“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,” Trump wrote.

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 11: Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse on December 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Jury selection and opening arguments started today in his defamation jury trial brought by Fulton County election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who successfully sued Giuliani in civil court. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

“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!”

Giuliani was a close adviser of Trump’s legal team during the latter’s first stint as president.