Trump Marks Limbaugh's Fifth Death Anniversary with Video

Former President Donald Trump marked the fifth anniversary of Rush Limbaugh's death with a video tribute released on February 18, 2026, reflecting on the late radio host's influence and their personal friendship. Limbaugh, a pioneering figure in conservative talk radio, died on February 17, 2021, at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer.

In the one-minute video posted to Truth Social, Trump described Limbaugh as "a really great man, a great conservative, somebody that loved our country, loved his family." He recounted how their connection began during his 2015 presidential campaign announcement. "I'd never met Rush when I announced that I was running," Trump said. "I'll never forget, 2015, I got a call, all excited, that Rush Limbaugh just endorsed you. I'd never met him. He liked my opening speech."

Trump noted that Limbaugh's endorsement stemmed from his campaign launch event in June 2015, when he descended an escalator with Melania Trump and addressed issues like borders and crime. "He liked when I got up in June, and I said, you know, we got bad borders, we got bad crime, we got bad everything," Trump recalled. "And he liked it. I came down the escalator with now our...