The impromptu ceremony was one of many dramatic moments built into Trump’s address, as well as one of the night's longest digressions
Rush Limbaugh after receiving his award. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Trump awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom to right-wing demagogue Rush Limbaugh during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night — bestowing the highest civilian honor to the radio host a day after he announced that he had been diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer.
“I am proud to announce tonight that you will be receiving our country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Trump said, thanking Limbaugh for his “decades of tireless devotion to our country.” The president then had Melania Trump award the medal to Limbaugh right then and there, while Republican lawmakers in the chamber responded with thunderous applause and Limbaugh broke into tears.
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