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(34,195 posts)
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:25 PM Feb 2020

Trump asked Limbaugh to delay cancer treatment for medal

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

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Trump asked Limbaugh to delay cancer treatment for medal (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 OP
Hope it hastens the inevitable. 2naSalit Feb 2020 #1
-6 Roland99 Feb 2020 #5
... 2naSalit Feb 2020 #6
Hehe Roland99 Feb 2020 #7
Bwahahaha! Blue Owl Feb 2020 #2
See, Newest Reality Feb 2020 #3
"I'm sorry, Mr. Limbaugh, if we'd been able to do that procedure even two days sooner tanyev Feb 2020 #4
Does it make me a bad person if ... (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #8
Then award him a medal every day. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #9
It's all about Trump Generic Other Feb 2020 #10
"'But can't they just do half of what they're gonna do and then send you down here? " kskiska Feb 2020 #11
Who could refuse such an honor? Kid Berwyn Feb 2020 #12

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
3. See,
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:38 PM
Feb 2020

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)
4. "I'm sorry, Mr. Limbaugh, if we'd been able to do that procedure even two days sooner
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 02:49 PM
Feb 2020

it could have made a big difference in your likely outcome.”

*Not intended to be an actual quote

kskiska

(27,048 posts)
11. "'But can't they just do half of what they're gonna do and then send you down here? "
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 05:04 PM
Feb 2020

Like the partial physical you had just a while ago?

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