The increasingly centrist Democrat made the remarks on Overtime Friday - a 10-15-minute segment that airs immediately after his HBO show live on YouTube . Joining him were figures such as Alyssa Farah Griffin, one of the hosts of The View and former first-term Trump aide. Also at the table was Jon Tester - former Democratic senator from Montana - and decorated writer David Sedaris. The topic of discussion was Trump's forced, federal takeover of the iconic DC institution last month - a move meant to stomp out ' woke ' performances from a taxpayer-funded venue, he said at the time. It immediately spawned pushback from the creators of the hit musical Hamilton Jeffrey Seller and Lin-Manuel Miranda/ The two cancelled all their shows slated for 2026 in response to Trump's planned changes, accusing the president of politicizing the Kennedy Center in the process. Maher, in turn, suggested the center had already been politicized for quite some time - pointing to the types of people who turned up at its annual Honors ceremony late last year as proof.
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