Bill Maher accepted the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center as comedians took multiple digs at President Donald Trump throughout the night.
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Bill Maher accepted the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center as comedians took multiple digs at President Donald Trump throughout the night.
America's most deliberately irritating comedian was honored as a court fight over Trump's name — literally covered up — left the venue's future unresolved. Bill Maher accepted the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center as comedians took multiple digs at President Donald Trump throughout the night.
Fortune reported the story as "As Bill Maher accepts Mark Twain Prize, the funniest thing is the tarp draped across the Kennedy Center." Fox News reported the story as "Comedians dig at Trump as Bill Maher accepts Mark Twain prize at Kennedy Center."
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