Ex-NYC mayor Giuliani undergoes surgery after accident

This Nov. 20, 2016 file photo shows former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arriving at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Giuliani was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery over the weekend after falling while on vacation on Long Island on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)

NEW YORK—Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery over the weekend after falling while on vacation in Long Island.

Giuliani told the New York Post’s Page Six from his hospital bed following quadriceps tendon surgery that his “knee gave way” when he was walking on Sunday, the first day of his vacation.

The former mayor says he has suffered from “catcher’s knee” for years as a result of being a catcher from a very young age and that his doctors told him it would deteriorate. He says he’s now already up and limping around.

Giuliani was under consideration for secretary of state before withdrawing his name. He’s been advising the Trump administration on cybersecurity.

Giuliani was the active mayor of New York City when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers now being dubbed as 9/11. JPV