Rush Limbaugh: Trump Told Me to ‘Never Apologize’ for Pete Buttigieg ‘Gay Guy’ Comments

EXCERPT:

LIMBAUGH: “I’m a powerful, influential member of the media, folks; I’ve got the White House private number in my phone. So when the White House calls, it says there on my phone. So invariably — it’s uncanny — he calls when I am moments away from commencing a medical procedure, and I had to tell the doctors, 'You’ve gotta give me a half hour. The president’s calling.' 'Okay. We’ll wait a half hour.' Then I told the White House, 'Look, I got a medical procedure in 10 minutes. Can you have the president call me back in 35?' And they did. So he called back, and he said, 'Rush, I just gotta tell you something. Never apologize. Don’t ever apologize.' I said, 'For what?' I had no idea this thing had even bubbled up. You know, I’m up doing the medical thing that I have to do here, and I wasn’t even aware of this. So here’s what I think’s going on. Then I became aware of it, and Kathryn said, 'Oh, yeah, they’re all over you. It’s the usual thing. They’re saying you said things you didn’t say. All you had to do, Rush, was mention somebody is gay and here they come: You’re a homophobe,' and that’s exactly what this is.”

(h/t Mediaite)