Former New York City Mayor and former private lawyer for former President Donald Trump Rudy Giuliani (R) leaves the U.S. District Court on May 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Giuliani is sued by election staff Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of Fulton County, Georgia, for defamation.
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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized on Saturday night with a fractured vertebrae and extra accidents following a car accident in New Hampshire, in keeping with a statement from his crew.
Giuliani, 81, was hit in his car from behind on the freeway “at high speed,” Michael Ragusa, Giuliani’s head of safety, mentioned.
Giuliani, President Donald Trump‘s former marketing campaign lawyer, was taken to a close-by trauma middle and identified with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, a number of lacerations and contusions, and accidents to his left arm and decrease leg, the assertion mentioned.
“He sustained injuries but is in good spirits and recovering tremendously,” Ragusa mentioned.
CNBC couldn’t independently confirm the small print of the incident on the time. The New Hampshire State Police didn’t instantly reply to CNBC’s request for remark.
Giuliani had pulled over to assist a girl who mentioned she was the sufferer of home violence, Ragusa mentioned.
Giuliani known as 911 and stayed on the scene till officers arrived, he mentioned.
After returning to his car, Giuliani was struck from behind whereas driving on the freeway, in keeping with the assertion.
Ragusa mentioned that the car accident “was not a targeted attack.”
“We ask everyone to respect Mayor Giuliani’s privacy and recovery, and refrain from spreading unfounded conspiracy theories,” he wrote on X.
Giuliani’s son, Andrew, mentioned, “I can tell you I’m honored to have a Dad that I can call the toughest SOB I’ve ever seen!” in keeping with a post on X.
Andrew Giuliani is the manager director of the White House process power for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Ted Goodman, who has served as a consultant for Giuliani, didn’t instantly reply to CNBC’s request for touch upon the incident.