After the Trump administration protested Bill Maher‘s selection as this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient, the comedian is engaging with his favorite dinner companion.
On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the host said he’s “honored to accept” the award and hopes Trump will “show up” to the ceremony traditionally held at the Kennedy Center, on which the POTUS has slapped his name.
Joking about Donald Trump receiving the first-ever America First Award, Maher segued, “But speaking of awards, I’m finally getting one.”
The audience lit up with applause after White House comms director Steven Cheung previously called the Mark Twain announcement “Literally FAKE NEWS.”
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“So, I was gonna get it, and then Friday, Trump’s, both his spokespeople came out and said, ‘Fake news! Bill Maher is never getting it,’” Maher continued. “We have reached a
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