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#RawStory 5:24pm EDT - Mar 20, 2026
Displeased White House intervenes as Bill Maher announced as Kennedy Center prize-winner
The #WhiteHouse stepped in Friday 2 stop late-night television host #BillMaher frm receiving prestigious #humor award @ #KennedyCenter shortly aftr news of the honor was reportd, per #TheAtlantic
Press Secretary #KarolineLeavitt..disputed the report in a statement to the magazine. “This is #FakeNews. Bill Maher will NOT be getting this award.”
Displeased White House intervenes as Bill Maher announced as Kennedy Center prize-winner
The White House stepped in Friday to stop late-night television host Bill Maher from receiving a prestigious humor award at the Kennedy Center shortly after news of the honor was reported, according to The Atlantic.Earlier Friday, the outlet reported that Maher – a frequent critic of President Donal...