Ex-NYC mayor, Trump ally Rudy Giuliani in critical condition

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May 3 (UPI) -- Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized and is in critical condition, his spokesman said Sunday.

Giuliani "is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition," Ted Goodman said in a statement.

"Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he's fighting with that same strength now. We do ask that you join us in prayer for America's Mayor Rudy Giuliani."

Goodman did not say why Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized.

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The former mayor's condition was also noted by President Donald Trump, who wrote on his Truth Social platform, "True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR."

Trump also took the occasion to praise his political ally and former lawyer, who served as one of the key figures in the president's baseless campaign attacking the results of his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden as "rigged."

"They cheated on the Elections, fabricated hundreds of stories, did anything possible to destroy our Nation, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!" Trump wrote.

Trump in November pardoned Giuliani and 76 others tied to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including participation in what has become known as the fake electors scheme. The strategy involved the creation of false slates of pro-Trump electors in every battleground state that he lost to Biden, including Georgia.

The former mayor's championing of Trump's claims also resulted in his own financial troubles.

In September, he reached a confidential settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which had filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against him for his allegations the company rigged the 2020 presidential election.

Giuliani was previously disbarred as a lawyer in New York and Washington, D.C.