Bill Maher just sent a direct message to President Donald Trump over the Kennedy Center prize fight.
On the Friday, March 27 episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the late-night host, 70, addressed the POTUS attempting to block him from receiving the 2026 Mark Twain Prize. He addressed the situation during his opening monologue.
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