Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who has been diagnosed with pneumonia, is applying for free medical care through a federal program for emergency workers and others exposed to toxins following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to his lawyer.

More than 152,000 people have been enrolled in the initiative, the World Trade Center Health Program, which pays for medical research and provides free medical care to people affected by the terrorist attacks. Beneficiaries have access to doctors who specialize in Sept. 11-related illnesses, and the patients don’t face co-payments or deductibles.

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[–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Whatever people think about Giuliani politically, it’s easy to forget how central he was during and after 9/11. A lot of people exposed that day are still paying for it physically decades later.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    He was central only because he happened to be mayor at the time. This is also someone who, before he was mayor and as a police officer, lead a charge on city hall and occupied it with other police because they were sad that a black man became mayor.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    He MADE himself central. That's why

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    The country let him too. "America's Mayor" he was called. He was a celebrity for a while, even cameoing in movies. It wasn't really until he showed what a crooked spineless fuck he was as Trump's crony that his image was permanently changed.

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