Rush Limbaugh has been spotted at President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight after being invited as a special guest.
Per CNN, President Donald Trump told network anchors during a private lunch Tuesday that he will award Rush Limbaugh with the Medal of Freedom, one day after the prominent political radio host announced he has advanced lung cancer.
According to a person familiar with the discussion, Trump informed anchors he will bestow Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the coming months. Limbaugh has been a staunch ally of the President’s for years, and dined with him at his Palm Beach golf club over the holidays. Once, during an event in the Rose Garden, Trump praised Limbaugh as someone who “can speak for three hours without a phone call.”
Trump wished the conservative radio talk show host a speedy recovery Monday after Limbaugh told his audience he is beginning treatment, which will require him to miss the show some days. Limbaugh did attend Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
“I wish I didn’t have to tell you this, and I thought about not trying to tell anybody, I thought about trying to do this without anybody knowing, because I don’t like making things about me,” Limbaugh said Monday during a live broadcast. But “there are going to be days that I’m not going to be able to be here, because I will be undergoing treatment, or I’m reacting to treatment.”
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Melania Trump arrives for President Trump’s State of the Union address. She is seated next to conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. #SOTU https://t.co/BgVy4J2lFP pic.twitter.com/EP6Ramr2Mv
— CNBC (@CNBC) February 5, 2020
Rush Limbaugh gives his thoughts on tonight’s #SOTU as he arrives to take his seat next to First Lady Melania Trump! pic.twitter.com/UFf3ECCqna
— Students For Trump (@TrumpStudents) February 5, 2020
Rush Limbaugh sitting next to @FLOTUS 🥰 #PrayForRush pic.twitter.com/o9zHo7MEV8
— Johanna (@C0nservativeGal) February 5, 2020
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