I heard him, just once several months ago, discuss this. He said on his radio show that Trump was a good friend but that he would do his best to give honest forthright analysis to his listeners regardless. I suspect that his friendship with Trump would be even more of an issue with him than inputs from his brother or Levin. My view is that he's doing a reasonably effective job of this. This comment comes after I have lost a lot of respect for Rush due to his incessant ramblings about Apple, football, and his books.
Yeah he gets blasted and rightly so for the football,apple free plugs and other non-political stuff.
I disagree about the books and tapes however. I think they will be a big part of his legacy. Just too good for kids.