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 Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is planning to vote for local billionaire Donald Trump in his home state’s primary later this month – but isn’t officially endorsing him, a spokeswoman for Mr. Giuliani said. Mr. Giuliani, who was mayor of New York from 1994 to 2001, signaled his support for the former reality television star in February, when he told an audience at a private fundraising dinner in Peoria, Ill., that they should support a presidential candidate who brags about how great he and America are. He said only one candidate remaining in the GOP field was capable of bolstering the economy, and that “two of them don’t seem like they fit that category.” 
 
 Asked by an audience member to tell his best story about Mr. Trump, Mr. Giuliani—a former prosecutor who started his own law firm—said he never represented him because he has a tendency to haggle over money he owes.
– Donald Trump can count on a vote from Rudy Giuliani, just not a formal endorsement. A rep for the former NYC mayor says Giuliani will vote for Trump in the state's April 19 primary, reports the Wall Street Journal, which adds, "Even without an official endorsement, Mr. Giuliani’s vote is a boost for Mr. Trump." More explicitly, Giuliani tells the New York Post: "I support Trump. I'm gonna vote for Trump." A longtime friend of Trump, per the Journal, Giuliani has been informally advising the billionaire's campaign. And in February, he told attendees at an Illinois fundraiser that they should vote for the candidate who "talks about how great they are." Giuliani tells the Post that he doesn't support all of Trump's positions, but is on board when it comes to the economy, immigration, and security. "Trump is a negotiator," he says. "Threatening to withdraw from NATO will get a better deal with NATO."