National

President Trump plans to award conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom "as soon as next week," Politico reports. 

Driving the news: Limbaugh, 69, announced on air Monday that he's been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer and is seeking treatment. As one of the country's most influential conservative radio hosts over the past two decades, he has featured Trump on his show several times.

Trump has also invited Limbaugh to attend his Tuesday night State of the Union address and sit with first lady Melania Trump in the gallery.

Go deeper: Rush Limbaugh diagnosed with advanced lung cancer

Trump says he wants to award Rush Limbaugh with Presidential Medal of Freedom

Limbaugh announced Monday he will be seeking treatment for advanced lung cancer.

In this image, Trump and Limbaugh stand next to each other on stage with an American flag near them

Trump and Limbaugh at a Missouri rally in 2018. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Politics

Medal of Honor

Media

Donald Trump

President Trump plans to award conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom &quot;as soon as next week,&quot; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Politico" data-vars-click-url="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/04/trump-presidential-medal-freedom-rush-limbaugh-110757" data-vars-content-id="470ad5a1-1ffe-4a08-83b9-207570d2956d" data-vars-headline="Trump says he wants to award Rush Limbaugh with Presidential Medal of Freedom" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/04/trump-presidential-medal-freedom-rush-limbaugh-110757" target="_blank">Politico</a> reports. Driving the news: Limbaugh, 69, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced on air" data-vars-click-url="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/breaking-rush-limbaugh-announces-he-has-advanced-lung-cancer/" data-vars-content-id="470ad5a1-1ffe-4a08-83b9-207570d2956d" data-vars-headline="Trump says he wants to award Rush Limbaugh with Presidential Medal of Freedom" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/breaking-rush-limbaugh-announces-he-has-advanced-lung-cancer/" target="_blank">announced on air</a> Monday that he&#x27;s been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer and is seeking treatment. As one of the country&#x27;s most influential conservative radio hosts over the past two decades, he has featured Trump on his show several times.

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.