Former New York mayor Giuliani hospitalized in crucial situation | EUROtoday

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Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York and historic ally of President Donald Trump, is hospitalized in “critical but stable condition”. The information was launched on Sunday by his spokesman, Ted Goodman, by way of a message on social media.

Shortly after the publication of the assertion, Trump himself intervened on-line, defining Giuliani as “a true fighter” and “the best mayor in the history of New York”, confirming the hospitalization and the seriousness of the medical state of affairs. In his message, the president additionally recalled Giuliani’s function in contesting the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election, denouncing what he referred to as unfair remedy in the direction of him.

At the second no additional particulars on the causes of hospitalization have been supplied. However, Giuliani was concerned in a automotive accident late final 12 months. On that event, whereas touring as a passenger in a automobile within the state of New Hampshire, he suffered a fractured thoracic vertebra, in addition to a number of lacerations, contusions and accidents to his limbs.

A number one determine in American politics, Rudy Giuliani turned recognized internationally as “America’s Mayor” for his administration of the emergency after the assaults of September 11, 2001. In the next years he maintained a central function within the public scene, specifically as a detailed collaborator of Trump.

After the 2020 elections, Giuliani led a authorized and media marketing campaign in opposition to the election end result along with different advisors, accusing then Democratic candidate Joe Biden of fraud. These accusations proved to be unfounded and led to vital authorized penalties: a jury awarded damages of 148 million {dollars} to 2 defamed election officers.