Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday remembered conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh as a “defender of Liberty” and “a guiding light” to the United States. “The great Rush Limbaugh has passed away to a better place, free from physical pain and hostility,” Trump said in a statement. “His honor, courage, strength, and loyalty will never be replaced.” Trump described Limbaugh, who died at the age of 70, as “a patriot, a defender of Liberty, and someone who believed in all of the greatness our Country stands for.” Limbaugh’s death was announced by his wife, Kathryn Adams Limbaugh, on Wednesday morning. She told listeners at the beginning of Limbaugh’s radio show that he had been battling stage 4 lung cancer while continuing to broadcast his radio show. He passed away at his Palm Beach, Florida home, his wife said, hours after his death. Limbaugh announced his cancer diagnosis in February last …