You could measure the on-and-off feud between President Trump and the comedian Bill Maher in weeks, years, or decades. Last month, Trump called Maher a 'highly overrated LIGHTWEIGHT' in a lengthy Truth Social post. Years ago, he briefly sued Maher for suggesting that his father was an orangutan. All of which makes Maher an unlikely pick'at least at first blush'to receive the last marquee honor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before it shuts down for two years, at Trump's direction, in July. Maher was chosen to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, two people familiar with the selection told us. One of them, who works at the center, said an announcement was expected soon. A third person said that Maher had been offered the award'and that Trump had been supportive of the idea'but was not sure whether Maher had accepted it. All spoke on the condition of anonymity because Maher had not yet been officially announced as the award recipient. As with...
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