Overview
- Maher said on his podcast that President Trump tried to stop the Kennedy Center from giving him the 27th Mark Twain Prize.
- He added that he still expects to accept the award on June 28 at the Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington.
- The White House first called reports of the honor “FAKE NEWS,” then a Trump official told Fox News the status changed after talks with organizers.
- The comedian and the president have feuded for years, and Trump called Maher a “highly overrated LIGHTWEIGHT” last month.
- The episode draws fresh scrutiny to the renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, which has faced questions about presidential influence over its decisions.