President Donald Trump's praise for a hospitalized Rudy Giuliani escalated into a tirade against the 'Radical Left Lunatics,' whom he implied were responsible for the former Trump lawyer's condition.
Trump's Statement on Truth Social
'Our fabulous Rudy Giuliani, a True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR, has been hospitalized, and is in critical condition,' Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday night. 'What a tragedy that he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL — AND HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! They cheated on the Elections, fabricated hundreds of stories, did anything possible to destroy our Nation, and now, look at Rudy. So sad!'
Details of Giuliani's emergency were not disclosed by his spokesperson.
Context of Trump's Comments
Trump's lionization of Giuliani, a polarizing figure who unsuccessfully championed Trump's lies about the 2020 election, is not surprising. Nor is the president's attempt to scapegoat the left and other critics.
Last week, Trump and first lady Melania Trump called for the removal of Jimmy Kimmel over a throwaway line about the first lady as an 'expectant widow' — days before an alleged assassination attempt on the president.
Some conservative media outlets are trying to generate outrage by pointing to Kimmel joking about Giuliani 'rising from the grave' to insult him, just days before the ex-mayor's emergency.
Giuliani's Legal Troubles
Last year, Giuliani reached an agreement with Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed when he accused them of fraud. The original lawsuit judgment was $148 million, but the actual compensation from the agreement was not disclosed.
