U.S. President Donald Trump and Josh Gad have added their tributes to Regis Philbin following his death on Friday (July 24, 2020).America’s leader took to Twitter on Saturday to call the veteran “one of the greats in the history of television”.He added: “Regis Philbin has passed on to even greater airwaves, at 88.
He was a fantastic person, and my friend. He kept telling me to run for President. Holds the record for ‘most live television’, and he did it well.
Regis, we love you…”Meanwhile, superfan Gad added: “This one hurts. A staple in our household growing up, his joy was infectious and his hosting skills among the greatest I’ve ever seen.
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