{"id":141966,"date":"2021-02-17T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T19:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=141966"},"modified":"2021-02-17T14:58:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T19:58:27","slug":"breaking-in-first-network-interview-since-leaving-wh-trump-honors-late-rush-limbaugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-in-first-network-interview-since-leaving-wh-trump-honors-late-rush-limbaugh\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: In First Network Interview Since Leaving WH, Trump Honors Late Rush Limbaugh"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-in-first-network-interview-since-leaving-wh-trump-honors-late-rush-limbaugh%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=141966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rush-Limbaugh-Donald-Trump.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump called into Fox News on Wednesday in his first network appearance since leaving the White House to remember late conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh.<\/p>\n<p>Limbaugh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-conservative-radio-icon-rush-limbaugh-dies-at-70-after-battle-with-cancer\">died<\/a> on Wednesday morning after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. His wife <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1362089092306067461\">announced<\/a> his passing at the beginning of his three-hour radio show on Wednesday. Trump called into Fox News soon after the announcement to praise the conservative broadcast titan.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he last spoke with Limbaugh \u201cthree or four days ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI called him just to find out. his fight, you know, was very, very courageous and he was very, very sick. From diagnosis on, it was just something that was just not going to be beaten but you wouldn\u2019t know it,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe is married to an incredible woman, Kathryn, who really, every time I spoke to him, he would tell me how great she was. She took such great care. He was very brave. I mean, he, in theory, could\u2019ve been gone four months ago really. He was fighting til the very end. He was a fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;His fight was very, very courageous and he was very, very sick\u2026He was fighting until the very end. He was a fighter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump spoke with Rush Limbaugh &#8220;three or four days&#8221; before the radio host&#8217;s death. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ewesGb1R9I\">pic.twitter.com\/ewesGb1R9I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1362099197722255361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump also reflected on when he awarded Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union address in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a pleasure to do so when we gave the Medal of Freedom. It was something special. It was an incredible night. We gave it during the State of the Union address,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHalf the room went crazy and the other half the room, they knew he should get it. It was special and he was special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 45th president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-trump-awards-rush-limbaugh-medal-of-freedom-during-state-of-the-union\">awarded<\/a> Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal shortly after the broadcaster announced his cancer diagnosis on his radio show. Trump took several moments to praise Limbaugh during the 2020 State of the Union address from inside Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost every American family knows the pain when a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness,\u201d Trump said at the time. \u201cHere tonight is a special man, beloved by millions of Americans who just received a Stage 4 advanced cancer diagnosis. This is not good news, but what is good news is that he is the greatest fighter and winner that you will ever meet. Rush Limbaugh, thank you for your decades of tireless devotion to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRush, in recognition of all that you have done for our nation, the millions of people a day that you speak to and that you inspire, and all of the incredible work that you have done for charity, I am proud to announce tonight that you will be receiving our country\u2019s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom,\u201d he added. \u201cI will now ask the first lady of the United States to present you with the honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Limbaugh\u2019s wife also wrote an announcement on Limbaugh\u2019s Facebook account on Wednesday announcing her husband\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, the Limbaugh family, are deeply saddened to announced that our beloved Rush has died,\u201d Kathryn wrote. \u201cRush Hudson Limbaugh III will forever be the greatest of all time, a courageous, brilliant gentle giant and radio pioneer. Our entire family is so thankful to everyone who prayed and cared for Rush, especially the audience he adored. Rush\u2019s love for our country, and for all of you, will live on eternally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump called into Fox News on Wednesday in his first network appearance since leaving the White House to remember late conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh. 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