Washington (AFP)

America's most influential radio host Rush Limbaugh said Monday he has advanced lung cancer.

Mr. Limbaugh, 69, announced his illness on the air, often billed as the most-watched talk show in the United States.

The editorial writer, a great supporter of Donald Trump who in turn praises him, has promised to continue to keep the antenna as long as he can.

Rush Limbaugh's influence has been such for three decades that he was once sarcasmically called "leader of the republican party" by the Democrats.

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