Conservative Radio Talk Show Host Rush Limbaugh Dies At 70

Rush Limbaugh, the influential conservative radio host, has died from complications of lung cancer, his wife Kathryn announced on his radio show Wednesday. He was 70 years old. 

"It is with profound sadness, I must share with you directly, that our beloved Rush, my wonderful husband, passed away this morning due to complications from lung cancer," she said. "As so many of you know, losing a loved one is terribly difficult, even more so when that loved one is larger than life. Rush will forever be the greatest of all-time."

Last February, Limbaugh broke the news of his cancer diagnosis to his listeners. "I can't help but feel that I'm letting everybody down with this. But the upshot is that I have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer," he said at the time.

Just days later, former President Donald Trump awarded him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. Mr. Trump thanked Limbaugh for his "decades of tireless devotion" to the nation. 

In 1988, Limbaugh began his self-titled radio show, which quickly rose to become one of the most popular conservative talk shows. 

Limbaugh made headlines for his controversial comments and was routinely accused of bigotry. He was previously criticized for promoting conspiracy theories on his show, including the false theory that President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S.

In a 1991 interview with "60 Minutes," Limbaugh acknowledged that others have called him both sexist and homophobic, which he denied. "I'm none of those things. I am simply someone who views events in life and comments on them. I have my own version of what's right and wrong."

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