Conservative radio show host Mark Levin became emotional during his program when remembering his friend Rush Limbaugh.
“I cannot tell you how much he loved you. Right to the end, he wanted to get on radio. He wanted to be behind the microphone to talk to you right to the end. You were his extended family, I'm telling you, like nobody else I've ever seen,” Levin said during the beginning of his Wednesday night radio program.
“You stood with him through thick and thin. When he came under attack, which he often did,” he said.
Limbaugh died Wednesday, which his wife announced at the beginning of his radio program. He had been battling lung cancer since last year, receiving treatment while continuing to host his show.
“People are hanging on his every word in order to try and destroy him, but they failed. Miserably. And he would say, because of you. You stood with him. And you supported him. Right to the very end,” Levin continued.
Limbaugh, who had the first nationally syndicated and highest-rated radio show, also shared advice with Levin on how to build his radio program when he got involved in the business.
“He was bucking me up,” Levin said. “And there was one other rule he told me: Never disrespect your audience. Doesn't mean you don't get at it with callers. He said, 'Never put down your audience. Never think you're smarter than your audience because you're not. And when times are tough, when you come under attack, and you will. It's your audience that's going to stand with you because you stood by your audience.'”
Limbaugh has been remembered by conservatives across the country, including by former President Donald Trump, who said he was “a defender of Liberty.”
“Rush was a friend to myself and millions of Americans — a guiding light with the ability to see the truth and paint vivid pictures over the airwaves,” Trump said in a statement. “Melania and I express our deepest condolences to his wonderful wife, Kathryn, his family, and all of his dedicated fans. He will be missed greatly.”
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