Fact check: Donald Trump posted this statement on Truth Social on May 3, 2026.

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Claims analyzed (3)

1. verified: Donald Trump posted this statement on Truth Social on May 3, 2026.
   Multiple news organizations, including the Associated Press and The Guardian, quoted this exact post from Trump's Truth Social account on the evening of May 3, 2026.
2. verified: Rudy Giuliani is currently in critical condition in the hospital.
   Giuliani's spokesperson, Ted Goodman, confirmed to multiple outlets on May 3, 2026, that the former mayor is in 'critical but stable' condition at a Florida hospital.
3. verified: Donald Trump has publicly blamed Democrats for Rudy Giuliani's medical condition.
   In his verified Truth Social post, Trump explicitly stated it was a 'tragedy that he was treated so badly by the Radical Left Lunatics, Democrats ALL' and linked this treatment to his current hospitalization.

Sources consulted (6)

• theguardian.com — theguardian.com
• wwltv.com — wwltv.com
• latimes.com — latimes.com
• Rudy Giuliani in 'critical' condition in hospital, spokesperson says — Axios
• Trump's rhetoric on Truth Social — New York Times
• Rudy Giuliani in 'critical condition' in Florida Hospital — The Spokesman-Review

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