Fox contributor praises Donald Trump for giving the Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh during the State of the Union Written by Media Matters Staff Published 02/04/20 11:27 PM EST Video file Citation From the February 4, 2020, edition of Fox News' coverage of the State of the Union BYRON YORK: The president also took these set pieces. He created these really touching set pieces and took them one step farther than many previous addresses. Rush Limbaugh is there, let's present him the Medal of Freedom right there. Let's tell the young girl that she's got the scholarship. Let's produce the young family's father home from the war. So it was an extraordinary scene and an extraordinary show at the same time.