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Rep. Lauren Boebert calls on Biden to lower flags in honor of Rush Limbaugh

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., requested Friday night that President Biden order flags lowered to half-staff in honor of longtime conservative talk radio talk host Rush Limbaugh.

Limbaugh died at the age of 70 on Wednesday after battling lung cancer.

Late this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he planned to order the state’s flag to fly at half-staff to honor Limbaugh.

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The conservative radio show host lived in Palm Beach, Fla., for many years.

“I’m calling on Joe Biden to order flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Rush Limbaugh,” Boebert tweeted.

Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., on Thursday introduced a resolution in Congress to honor the life and legacy of Limbaugh.

“It is essential that Rush’s dedication to talk radio and his importance to the conservative movement is not forgotten,” Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, said on TwitterRead more here.

Rush Limbaugh reacts as first lady Melania Trump, right, and his wife, Kathryn, applaud as then-President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address Feb. 4, 2020. (The Associated Press file)
Rush Limbaugh reacts as first lady Melania Trump, right, and his wife, Kathryn, applaud as then-President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address Feb. 4, 2020. (The Associated Press file)
FILE - This Nov. 5, 2018 file photo shows radio personality Rush Limbaugh introducing President Donald Trump at the start of a campaign rally in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) (Jeff Roberson)
FILE – This Nov. 5, 2018 file photo shows radio personality Rush Limbaugh introducing President Donald Trump at the start of a campaign rally in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) (Jeff Roberson)


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