Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday morning at his home in Florida after battling lung cancer, his family announced. He was 70 years old.
Limbaugh, a conservative talk radio icon, died at his home in Palm Beach, his wife, Kathryn, announced on “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” which began in 1988. [TRENDING: ‘Dance Moms’ instructor accused of sex battery on students | Boy dies after homemade igloo collapses | Latest on $1,400 payments] Limbaugh learned he was suffering from stage IV lung cancer in January 2020.
Days later, President Donald Trump awarded Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the State of the Union address. First lady Melania Trump presented America’s highest civilian honor to Limbaugh.