Limbaugh defiant over photo-op jibe

Radio show host Rush Limbaugh is refusing to apologise after claiming President Obama only attended the return of servicemen killed in Afghanistan as a "photo-op".

The Right-winger, who has caused controversy over previous attacks on the President, said Mr Obama's presence at an air force base, where he was pictured saluting as the coffins were brought home, was designed to give the impression that he was concerned.

He also said Mr Obama was "immature, inexperienced, in over his head" and that the healthcare reform effort was a government power grab driven by a "very narcissistic" President".

Limbaugh, the highest paid radio presenter in the US with an annual salary of more than £23million, made his attack in an interview broadcast yesterday on Fox News.

The network and the White House are locked in a war of words over what the Obama administration see as biased coverage.

White House press adviser David Axelrod said Mr Obama had been there to pay his respects and dismissed Limbaugh as an "entertainer".