Trump marks fifth anniversary of conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh’s death

President Donald Trump took time on Tuesday to mark the fifth anniversary of Rush Limbaugh’s passing.

The minute-long video posted to Truth Social honors the man who forever changed conservative talk radio, giving Republican ideals a platform when most of the modern news outlets were taking an obvious leftist bias.

Watch:

New media post from Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/ZFcLjCdYT8

— Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) February 18, 2026

“Well, this is the fifth anniversary of the loss of a really great man, a great conservative, somebody that loved our country, loved his family, loved a lot of things, but he was a friend of mine, Rush Limbaugh,” the president said. “I’d never met Rush when I announced that I was running. 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.”

“He liked when I got up in June, and I said, ‘You know, well, we got bad borders, we got bad crime, we got bad everything.’ And he liked it. I came down the escalator with now our first lady, and he thought it was great,” Trump continued. “And he endorsed me, and then I got to know him, and I realized what a great guy he was. But it’s five years, and we miss Rush. As Sean Hannity would often say, there will never be another Rush Limbaugh. So to his family, his great wife and family, I just want to say we miss you all, we miss him, and there’ll never be anybody like him. Thank you very much.”

X users also gathered on the platform to honor Rush’s memory:

Rush lives on in all of our hearts. Thank you, Rush, for being our steady source of wisdom and laughter for so many years.

– The Limbaugh Family pic.twitter.com/jPw6WTuobQ

— Official Rush Limbaugh (@OfficialRushUSA) February 17, 2026

Here’s the video I referenced in my earlier tweet. Thank you, Rush Limbaugh! pic.twitter.com/LsF8AkKeHn

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) December 5, 2023

Four years ago today, the legendary Rush Limbaugh went to be with the Lord.

Here’s a flashback to 2020, when President Trump surprised him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union.

Rest in Peace, Rush. pic.twitter.com/DcCD1ujCFp

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2025

I just can believe it’s already been 5 years,
Rest in Peace El Rushbo
Rush Limbaugh – talent on loan from GOD

Do you miss him? I sure do pic.twitter.com/yHLVmgMcKf

— GrrrGraphics-Ben Garrison 🤠 Cartoons 🇺🇸 (@GrrrGraphics) February 17, 2026

Hard to believe it has been five years – today.

RUSH LIMBAUGH – FIVE YEARS LATER https://t.co/jboJr4DJVO

— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) February 17, 2026

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