Rudy Giuliani out of ICU after hospitalization for pneumonia
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has now left the intensive care unit, his spokesperson said, after being hospitalized with pneumonia.
Updated on: May 6, 2026 / 11:16 PM EDT / CBS News
Giuliani "will spend some time recovering before leaving the hospital," spokesperson Ted Goodman said in a statement, adding: "The mayor and his family appreciate the outpouring of love and prayers sent his way."
Giuliani had been hospitalized in critical condition earlier this week, his spokesperson said Sunday. Goodman said Giuliani was previously diagnosed with restrictive airway disease, which he said was a result of his proximity to the collapsed World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
"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 Monday.
Giuliani rose to prominence in the 1980s, when he worked as Manhattan's top federal prosecutor and oversaw a slate of high-profile cases against Mafia leaders. He then served as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001, and was best known for presiding over the local response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks, earning the moniker "America's mayor." Giuliani later ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.