“I’ve known President Trump for many years and have played golf with him in Florida,” Rush Limbaugh said. | AP Photo Limbaugh, Pirro dine with Trump at the White House

President Donald Trump, who often spends weeknights alone cooped up in the White House, has recently wined and dined some of the biggest names in right-wing media.

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh and his wife, Kathryn, had dinner with Trump in his residence on March 23, Limbaugh told POLITICO in a statement. The invite was extended to the Limbaughs about a week in advance, and Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, joined them.


“I’ve known President Trump for many years and have played golf with him in Florida,” Limbaugh said in the statement. “He is a magnificent host and spending time with him is immensely enjoyable.”

The same week, Trump hosted Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, who has been friends with Trump for decades, for dinner at the White House, a source familiar with the dinner told POLITICO. The sit-down with Pirro occurred the week before Trump tweeted to his 27.4 million followers to watch Pirro’s program, where she blasted House Speaker Paul Ryan and called for him to step down after the failure of his health care bill.

Press secretary Sean Spicer, in his daily briefing the following day, denied that Trump intended to endorse her message about Ryan. “He’s a fan of the show, plain and simple,” Spicer said.

A Fox News spokeswoman declined to comment on the dinner. Spicer declined to comment about either meeting.