Rush Limbaugh, the influential conservative radio host, has died of complications from lung cancer, his wife Kathryn announced in his radio program on Wednesday. He was 70 years old.
“It is with deep sadness, I must share directly with you that our beloved Rush, my wonderful husband, passed away this morning due to complications of Long cancer, “she said.” As so many of you know, it is terribly difficult to lose a loved one, even more so if that loved one is greater than life. Rush will forever be the greatest of all time. ‘
“Despite being one of the most recognized and powerful people in the world, Rush never allowed success to change his core or beliefs,” she added. “He was polite and respectful to everyone he met.”
Last February, Limbaugh announced the news of his cancer diagnosis to his listeners. “I can not help but feel that I am letting everyone down through this. But the result is that I have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer,” he said at the time.
Just one day later, former President Donald Trump awarded him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. Mr. Trump thanks Limbaugh for his “decades of tireless dedication” to the country.
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The radio host found fellowship with Mr. Trump, who was known for his large media presence and divided comments, long before his presidency. Prior to the 2016 election, Limbaugh treated the former president as a serious contender and expanded his platform for his millions of listeners. He told Mr. Trump praised for his bombastic and ‘smart’ media strategy.
Throughout the Trump administration, Limbaugh has used his radio program to support some of Mr. Trump’s most controversial policy decisions.
Limbaugh, a native of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, began his radio career at age 16. After picking him up from stations, he moved from disc jockey to radio host by peppering his broadcasts with sound effects and fast words, which deviates most broadcasts. While leaving the radio for a short while while struggling to gain wide approval, he launched his own radio program in 1988, which quickly became one of the most popular conservative talk shows.
Limbaugh was the winner of several broadcast awards, including admission to the Radio Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
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Limbaugh has made headlines for his controversial comments and is regularly accused of disorder, sexism and racism for his ardent remarks. Over the years, he has offered various excuses for accusing Michael J. Fox of exaggerating his Parkinson’s symptoms, and he mentioned a student in real school. Sandra Fluke a ‘slut’ and ‘prostitute’ and for promoting the false theory that former President Barack Obama was not born in the USA
Limbaugh was also a big smoker who enjoyed cigars. He often claims that the medical risks of smoking and second-hand smoke are false and suppressed by health officials.
In a 1991 interview with ‘60 minutes“Limbaugh admitted that others called him sexist and homophobic, which he denied.” I’m not one of those things. I am simply someone who views the events in life and comments on them. I have my own version of what is right and wrong. ‘