Former New York City Mayor Giuliani Recovering From Pneumonia

America’s Mayor is on the mend.

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is recovering from pneumonia, according to a statement from his spokesman Monday, and he remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

Giuliani, 81, came to global prominence in 2001 as he led New York’s recovery from the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center towers, which his spokesperson said led to him developing restrictive airway disease.

“This condition adds complications to any respiratory illness, and the virus quickly overwhelmed his body, requiring mechanical ventilation to maintain adequate oxygen and stabilize his condition,” spokesperson Ted Goodman said in a post on X.

He added that Giuliani was now breathing on his own.

Giuliani was hospitalized at Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where he lives, according to a person familiar with the matter and The Palm Beach Post. He was admitted there on Sunday.

This latest health crisis comes eight months after the former mayor was injured in a vehicle accident in New Hampshire.

In a statement on Truth Social, President Donald Trump called Giuliani “a True Warrior and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR.”

New York’s current mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat, on Monday wished Giuliani a steady recovery.

“He’s been a fixture in our city’s politics and public life for so many years. And I know that many New Yorkers are concerned by the reports that he’s in critical condition,” Mamdani said.

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on X he is “praying for Rudy and his family and hoping for a full recovery.”

“We shared a cigar in Florida not too long ago,” Adams added. “I’m saving one for when you are back home, my friend.”

Reuters contributed to this story.