Trump reportedly plans to give Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom

Rush Limbaugh.
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During a private lunch Tuesday ahead of the State of the Union, President Trump told a group of network news anchors that he plans on giving conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom, CNN reports.

The discussion was off the record, but because CNN was not invited to the lunch, the network said it does not have to abide by the directive.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.