Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden was hospitalized this week after suffering a stroke, according to a statement from his foundation.

The Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security on Friday said on behalf of Hayden's wife and family that Hayden suffered the stroke earlier in the week at his home, while offering few other details.

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"He is receiving expert medical care for which the family is grateful," the center said in a statement. "As General Hayden begins the healing process, the family requests that their privacy be respected. The General and his family greatly appreciate the warm wishes and prayers of his friends, colleagues, and supporters."

Hayden, 73, served in the U.S. Air Force before later serving as head of the National Security Agency (NSA) and as former President George W. Bush's director of national intelligence.

The general went on to become a vocal critic of President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE successor, and advised top officials earlier this year to avoid serving in Trump's administration.

“The longer they were in the administration, the more their personal credentials were being threatened,” Hayden said in May. “At what point do you stop being a guard rail and become an enabler and a legitimizer?”

Hayden also knocked Trump earlier this month after the president skipped a visit to a World War I veterans memorial due to rainy weather.

"I AM a grandfather, older than the President, and was with my wife at an American cemetery in rainy France yesterday," tweeted Hayden earlier in November.

I AM a grandfather, older than the President, and was with my wife at an American cemetery in rainy France yesterday. https://t.co/bdiW2K4q4r — Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) November 11, 2018

CIA Director Gina Haspel, who took over the job following Trump's appointment of Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoPutin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' Pompeo accused of stumping for Trump ahead of election MORE as secretary of State, wished Hayden a "speedy recovery" in a statement through Twitter.

"On behalf of the men & women of CIA, I want to wish Gen. Hayden a speedy recovery. Mike’s long career of public service & commitment to national security continue to be an inspiration to all intelligence officers. Our thoughts are with Mike, Jeanine, & their family," Haspel wrote.