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13. The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is presented annually by the John F. Kennedy Center.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:44 PM

22 hrs ago

All Kennedy Center award recipients are selected by the center's Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees.

As the Chair of the Board, Trump heads the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at the John F. Kennedy Center.

Trump appointed all the executive leadership and members of the Board of Trustees; he completely overhauled the center's leadership and appointed an entirely new board of trustees, which subsequently elected him as chairman of the board.

So, Bill Maher received an award from Trump because he kissed his ass.

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Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Award at the Kennedy Center today [View all] senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago OP

🤮🤮🤮 Tim S 22 hrs ago #1

Ewww... wcmagumba 22 hrs ago #2

Maher gets his award behind a tarp, perfect. dem4decades 22 hrs ago #3

"It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, struggle4progress 22 hrs ago #4

Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #5

This is sad-Maher ceased being funny a very long time ago LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #6

Maher was never funny. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #29

I agree LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #34

What a Faux pas 22 hrs ago #7

I hope Mark Twain would appreciate the irony. mr715 22 hrs ago #8

If that doesn't prove how much TACO intercedes on the Kennedy Center programing. Nothing does. marble falls 22 hrs ago #9

I thought the Kennedy Center was closed for renovations newdeal2 22 hrs ago #10

OK, now he can retire. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #11

That's a shame... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #12

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is presented annually by the John F. Kennedy Center. sop 22 hrs ago #13

Well then Maher earned it, he's a first-class ass kisser. dem4decades 21 hrs ago #20

TY for that.. Maher should be so proud of him Cha 21 hrs ago #21

Thought Twain prided himself as a satirist. cachukis 22 hrs ago #14

Mark Twain v Natalie Harp LessAspin 22 hrs ago #15

This can't be true, can it? Bluetus 20 hrs ago #23

Has the look of one of those teachers that has sex with Klarkashton 19 hrs ago #28

She does resemble Mary Kay Letourneau... sop 10 hrs ago #35

Disappointed to hear Mellencamp participated in this. Wiz Imp 22 hrs ago #16

Johnny Cougar is still alive? Wow. eom SalamanderSleeps 20 hrs ago #27

Actor Woody Harrelson, businesswoman Arianna Huffington, sports analyst Stephen A. Smith and comedian Jay Leno were Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #17

Funny or not I think Leno is a decent guy HappyH 21 hrs ago #18

Decent? Maybe. Cowardly? Definitely. Happy Hoosier 9 hrs ago #38

Folks that showed up for the award ceremony may have had contractual obligations HappyH 8 hrs ago #43

Arianna used to do a skit with Al Franken on Politically Incorrect underpants 9 hrs ago #40

Only Comedians Willing to Honor Bill Maher Revealed Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #19

Take Down the Tarp, you Stupid Fascists. nt. Cha 21 hrs ago #22

Twain wrote the "War Prayer." SalamanderSleeps 20 hrs ago #24

Oh, and while were at it Samuel Longhorn Clemens AKA Mark Twain... SalamanderSleeps 20 hrs ago #26

Didn't the MAGA schoolmarms ban 'Huck Finn'? sop 10 hrs ago #36

Ah. Now it makes sense. Baitball Blogger 20 hrs ago #25

Fucking waste of a good award. What's next, a medal of freedom? yaesu 19 hrs ago #30

U know the TrumpenFuhrer wants to change the name of the award to the NoMoreRepugs 19 hrs ago #31

Mark Twain was woke. Uncle Joe 19 hrs ago #32

Recommended. H2O Man 19 hrs ago #33

Twain would roast his tiny little cojones JCMach1 9 hrs ago #37

He can be really funny OnionPatch 9 hrs ago #39

An insult to the Mark Twain Award. niyad 8 hrs ago #41

He can put it next to his MISOGYNIST PIG award. milestogo 8 hrs ago #42

Centrist Republican wins Mark Twain Award, amazing. Emile 8 hrs ago #44

I loathe Maher! BlueMTexpat 8 hrs ago #45