President Donald Trump has released a statement following the hospitalization of Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, who is 81 years old, in the early hours of May 4. Giuliani is in a 'critical but stable' condition, with his team requesting the American public for 'prayers'. Trump referred to Giuliani as a 'true warrior' and called his hospitalization 'so sad', blaming the 'radical left lunatics' for treating Giuliani poorly.
Before his hospitalization, Giuliani had been a polarizing figure, acting as an adviser to Trump in his attempts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani also received a pardon from Trump after confronting two criminal charges across two US states, along with a defamation lawsuit filed by election workers.
Jimmy Kimmel had previously joked about Giuliani emerging from 'the grave' during a monologue just days before the former New York City mayor was admitted to the hospital. Giuliani had also commented on Kimmel's podcast that the beleaguered talk show host is 'one of the most distasteful human beings in this country'. Kimmel replied with a joke about Giuliani farting his own pants off in front of Borat's daughter.
