Rudy Giuliani ‘recovering’ from pneumonia and complications tied to 9/11 effects

Published May 4, 2026 12:49pm ET | Updated May 4, 2026 12:50pm ET



Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in the process of recovering from a pneumonia diagnosis, his spokesman said, after being hospitalized in Florida on Sunday.

Giuliani’s pneumonia battle was complicated by an underlying respiratory condition he was diagnosed with after helping New Yorkers during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center when he was mayor, according to his spokesman.

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