India, May 4 -- 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 this morning (May 4).

Rudy Giuliani is said to be in a "critical but stable" condition, with his team requesting the American public for "prayers".

The 81-year-old Republican was elected as New York's mayor in 1993, after having served as one of the nation's most prominent prosecutors.

He also campaigned for the US Senate in 2000, but he withdrew from the race against Hillary Clinton shortly after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Giuliani has been a long-time ally of President Trump, having previously acted as one of his personal attorneys.

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