Rush Limbaugh reacts as first Lady Melania Trump, and his wife Kathryn, applaud, as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address. Photo / Patrick Semansky, AP, FileRush Limbaugh, bombastic talk radio host and voice of American conservatism, has died, his website says. Rush Limbaugh introducing President Donald Trump at the start of a campaign rally in 2018. Fox News reported the broadcaster learned he had Stage IV lung cancer in January 2020 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Trump at the State of the Union address days later. First Lady Melania Trump presented America's highest civilian honour to Limbaugh after his cancer diagnosis.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 17, 2021 18:01 UTC