Giuliani hospitalized in West Palm Beach with pneumonia
Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized in West Palm with pneumonia. He was intubated and is currently breathing on his own and in critical but stable condition.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani remains in “serious but stable condition” after being hospitalized on Sunday, May 3, his spokesperson announced on Monday, May 4.
Disease identified as pneumonia
Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized on May 3. Mr. Giuliani’s spokesman, Ted Goodman, said Monday that the former mayor was being treated for pneumonia. The cause of his symptoms was initially unknown.
Goodman said Giuliani was previously diagnosed with restrictive airway disease after responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while he was mayor.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, restrictive lung disease limits the ability of the lungs to fully expand, reducing oxygen uptake and causing shortness of breath.
“This condition presents complications with any respiratory illness, and the virus quickly overwhelmed his body, requiring a ventilator to maintain adequate oxygen and stabilize his condition,” Goodman said.
A spokesperson for Mr. Giuliani said that Mr. Giuliani is currently breathing on his own.
Government officials and celebrities offer words of congratulations
Current and former New York City officials and celebrities offered prayers and messages of support.
Former New York Mayor Eric Adams said Mr. Giuliani “dedicated his life to the city” and was an important figure at a critical time in New York’s history.
“I am praying for Rudy and his family and wishing him a full recovery,” Adams wrote on social media. “We shared some cigars in Florida a while ago. I’ll save one for you when you get home, my friend.”
New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani said on May 4 that Giuliani’s thoughts remain.
“I think former Mayor Giuliani is someone we as New Yorkers are familiar with,” Mamdani said. “He has been an integral part of our city’s political and public life for many years, and I know many New Yorkers are concerned by reports that he is in critical condition. We continue to keep him and his family in our prayers at this time.”
Rep. Mike Lawler of New York said he was wishing Giuliani “strength and a full and speedy recovery.”
From 9/11 mayors to national political figures.
Mr. Giuliani served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1983 to 1989, then became mayor of New York from 1994 to 2001.
In later years, he became a prominent lawyer and advisor to President Donald Trump during Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021, including efforts to contest the 2020 election results.
Those efforts led to criminal charges in multiple states, disqualification proceedings in New York and Washington, D.C., and a defamation lawsuit filed by Georgia election officials Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss.
Giuliani denied any wrongdoing in the criminal case and was pardoned by President Trump in November 2025.
President Trump took to social media on May 3 to blame Democrats for Giuliani’s condition, calling Giuliani “right on everything” and describing the situation as “very sad.”
Contributed by: USA Today Network
