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Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the SOTU on Tuesday, one day after Limbaugh announced he was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.
The political commentator said on his radio show he was going to start his treatment Tuesday evening until he received a call from the president saying to show up in Washington as his personal guest at the SOTU.
After telling the president he had a "serious medical procedure" scheduled for later that day, Trump said he wanted to call Limbaugh's doctor and "have him delay it for a couple days ''cause I need you down here tonight.'"
"'Look, your health comes first; there's no question,'" Trump said, citing the transcript of Limbaugh's show. "'But can't they just do half of what they're gonna do and then send you down here? Believe me, you don't want to miss this. It's gonna be great. It's gonna be great. You don't want to miss this.'"
The commentator said he tried to push back on Trump's invitation, but Limbaugh said "the fact was that this is what Trump wanted ..."
https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-asked-rush-limbaugh-postpone-cancer-treatment-attend-sotu-2020-2
2naSalit
(86,822 posts)Hope you get the reference.
Blue Owl
(50,523 posts)The jokes just write themselves with this childish, self-centered moron pResidunce...
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)That's the big problem with those pesky Fuhrers. They are always bent on getting what they want and when they want it.
You could be having a series of heart attacks at the hospital and they would have you dragged to a rally.
Rush displayed true fealty to his liege and, for most of us, hit the bottom of his fetid barrel. What a shame when you are that ill.
tanyev
(42,632 posts)it could have made a big difference in your likely outcome.
*Not intended to be an actual quote
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)I think that's a good idea.
Treatment can wait.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Limbaugh is such a tool.
kskiska
(27,048 posts)Like the partial physical you had just a while ago?