Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in Florida, spokesman says critical but stable

Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized in Florida and was in “critical but stable condition,” his spokesman said, putting the 81-year-old former New York City mayor back in the news as his long public decline continued to intersect with his legal and political fallout.

Ted Goodman said in a statement Sunday, May 3, 2026, that Giuliani was “currently in the hospital.” The statement did not disclose the cause of the hospitalization or name the hospital, and the location was not disclosed in news reports. President Donald Trump separately said Giuliani had been hospitalized and was in critical condition.

The news added another urgent chapter to the career of a figure who once stood at the center of national politics and now appears most often in coverage tied to court proceedings and personal liability. In recent years, Giuliani’s name has surfaced less in the role of a political power broker and more as a defendant navigating the consequences of his work around Trump and the 2020 election.

That legal exposure remained visible as recently as November 2024, when Reuters reported that Giuliani appeared in federal court in New York in proceedings tied to valuables he was ordered to surrender to Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed. The case became one of the clearest markers of how far his public standing had fallen from the height of his influence.

Some reports on Sunday said Goodman asked the public for prayers and described Giuliani as “a fighter” who had faced challenges with “unwavering strength.” Those words underscored the contrast between the hard-edged political operator who became a national Republican brand and the older, embattled figure now being discussed in the language of illness, court orders and unresolved liabilities.

Giuliani’s hospitalization also revived questions about what remains of his role in Trump-world. He is still attached to Donald Trump’s orbit by loyalty and history, but the center of gravity has shifted elsewhere, and the former mayor’s most consequential public appearances in recent years have been in courtrooms rather than campaign rallies.