Headline RoundupOctober 9th, 2020

Trump to Hold Virtual Rally on Rush Limbaugh's Radio Show Friday

Donald Trump, 2020 Election, Campaign Rhetoric, Elections

Summary from the AllSides News Team

President Donald Trump will join the Rush Limbaugh radio show, a popular conservative talk radio program, to host "the largest virtual rally in radio history" on Friday, according to Limbaugh. This comes after Trump pledged to skip next week's virtual presidential debate with Joe Biden, saying the Commission on Presidential Debates' decision to cancel the in-person event was "not acceptable." Limbaugh's show reportedly fields over 14 million weekly listeners, and is one of the most listened-to radio programs in the U.S. The president remains at the White House as he recovers from the COVID-19 coronavirus. The news was covered primarily by right-rated outlets; reports from these sources generally framed it as a promising attempt by Trump to inspire his voting base. The rally announcement attracted significantly less coverage from left- and center-rated outlets. The Independent (Lean Left) published a story on the rally, and election coverage from Washington Post and CNN mentioned it in passing. Editor's Note: Limbaugh's show reportedly gets over 14 million weekly listeners, not daily listeners as we initially wrote. We regret the error. Updated 10/9/20 at 11:56 a.m.

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Limbaugh: Trump to hold 'virtual rally' on radio show Friday

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Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announced that President Trump will host a “virtual rally” on his nationally syndicated show on Friday as Trump seeks to gin up enthusiasm among his supporters heading into Election Day.

“I’m thrilled to announce that our commander-in-chief, President Donald Trump, will be right here tomorrow hosting the largest virtual rally in radio history,” Limbaugh said on his show Thursday afternoon. “It will be special, and I am really looking forward to it.”

The conservative host, who boasts 15.5 million listeners per day according to Talkers...

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From the Right

Trump to host 'virtual rally' with Rush Limbaugh on Friday

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A top conservative radio host whose adamant support of President Trump helped galvanize his election in 2016 scored a virtual visit from the commander in chief himself.

On his radio show Thursday afternoon, Rush Limbaugh said Trump will join him on the airwaves Friday as part of a "virtual rally."

“I’m thrilled to announce that our commander in chief, President Donald Trump, will be right here tomorrow hosting the largest virtual rally in radio history,” Limbaugh said during his show on Thursday. “It will be special, and I am really...

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From the Right

Live and nationwide, it’s Donald J. Trump on radio today

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I have a great lead-in for my radio show today on most of my stations, including WRKO. Donald J. Trump. Everybody needs guest hosts occasionally. And sometimes, when you’re breaking in a replacement, you wonder if he’s going to be up to the task of carrying a show for three or four hours, hitting the hard breaks, taking just enough callers but not too many, etc. But Rush Limbaugh’s got nothing to worry about today. President Trump doesn’t even need to take a call. He could talk a dog off...

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