As Conan O'Brien receives Mark Twain humor prize at the Kennedy Center, the joke is on Trump

Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain prize for humor in ceremony that drew Sarah Silverman, Will Ferrell, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert to the embattled Kennedy Center, setting the stage for Trump zingers.

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