Rush Limbaugh told radio listeners Wednesday he believes the U.S. is teetering closer toward secession as fellow conservatives increasingly find themselves at odds with liberals.
“I actually think that we’re trending toward secession,” the conservative media personality said while hosting “The Rush Limbaugh Show.”
“I see more and more people asking, what in the world do we have in common with the people who live in, say, New York?” Mr. Limbaugh added.
Mr. Limbaugh, whom President Trump awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor in February, suggested Americans on opposite ends of the political spectrum cannot peacefully govern together.
“There cannot be a peaceful coexistence of two completely different theories of life, theories of government, theories of how we manage our affairs,” Mr. Limbaugh said. “We can’t be in this dire a conflict without something giving somewhere along the way.
“And I know that there’s a sizable and growing sentiment for people who believe that that is where we’re headed, whether we want to or not — whether we want to go there or not,” he said. “I myself haven’t made up my mind. I still haven’t given up the idea that we are the majority and that all we have to do is find a way to unite and win.
Mr. Limbaugh, 69, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Mr. Trump a day after the longtime radio host disclosed he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
• Andrew Blake can be reached at ablake@washingtontimes.com.
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