Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in critical condition with pneumonia, spokesperson says | CNN Politics

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in critical but stable condition as he recovers from pneumonia, his spokesperson said. “Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak,” spokesperson Ted Goodman said Sunday in a statement on X. Goodman said in an update Monday that Giuliani, 81, is recovering from pneumonia. He said the former mayor was previously diagnosed with restrictive airway disease after 9/11. “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,” Goodman said, adding Giuliani is now breathing on his own. Giuliani told viewers Friday on his X show, “America’s Mayor Live,” that his “voice is a little under the weather, so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do.” He’s seen coughing a few times on the streamed program. The most recent episode of “The Rudy Giuliani Show,” streamed on LindellTV, is from Wednesday. Giuliani missed several episodes in April but worked Monda