After news broke that conservative icon Rush Limbaugh had died, Trump broke his long media silence and reacted to Limbaugh’s death.
Trump had not done any interviews since leaving the White House on January 20th, prior to today.
Shortly after Limbaugh’s passing, Trump called into Fox News’s “Outnumbered” to provide a tribute for him.
“He is a legend. He really is. There aren’t too many legends around. But he is a legend,” Trump declared. “And those people who listen to him every day, it was like a religious experience for a lot of people.”
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Trump said he had spoken to Limbaugh in recent days as the radio host’s condition worsened following a diagnosis of cancer. The former president praised Limbaugh as “street smart” and a “great gentleman.”
“He thought we were going to win,” Trump said of Limbaugh’s 2016 support.
“I don’t think it was necessarily the reason he was so gracious so early. He just had an incredible instinct for politics and he had an incredible instinct for life.”
Limbaugh was a vocal Trump supporter from early on in the 2016 primary, despite not knowing Trump well at the time.
As time went on, Limbaugh and Trump’s relationship progressed.
At the State of the Union in 2020, then President Trump awarded Limbaugh with the Medal of Freedom.
Throughout Trump’s campaign for his second term, Limbaugh hosted Trump on his show several times and continued to proudly support him.
Limbaugh was 70-years-old when he passed after a hard battle with cancer.
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