Conservative radio star Rush Limbaugh on Sunday assailed the news media, suggesting its efforts to “destroy” Republican President Trump are “comical” and dismissing stories about Russia purportedly influencing the 2016 White House race in Trump’s favor. "The media did not make Donald Trump, and they can't destroy him," Limbaugh said on "Fox News Sunday." "It's not going to work on Trump,” Limbaugh continued. He suggested Trump won because Americans had fears about the direction in which the country was going, not because Russia meddled in the race. “People that voted for Donald Trump really believed they would lose the country if Hillary won,” said Limbaugh, who has an audience of 20 million people over nearly 600 stations.

Source: Fox News February 19, 2017 20:15 UTC