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Larry David on Barack Obama’s ‘Perfect’ Comedic Timing in New HBO Show and Donald Trump’s White House UFC Fight: ‘I Was Embarrassed to Be an American’
Larry David is celebrating the United States’ 250th birthday with his new HBO show, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” but he wasn’t feeling too patriotic when President Donald Trump marked the nation’s milestone anniversary with a UFC fight at the White House. “It was a travesty,” David told []
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Crooks and Liars
· Jul 4, 2026
Friday Night Funnies: Anthony Jeselnik - Best Opening Joke
Have a nice holiday weekend with a laugh. I saw him at the Improv testing new material, and he was hysterical. Open thread. read more
Townhall
· Jun 21, 2026
The Reactions to This Trump Podcast Quote Have Been Absolutely Hilarious
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The Daily Beast
· Jun 24, 2026
Larry David Unloads on Biggest Trump ‘Travesty’
Arafat Barbakh/ReutersLarry David has given a brutal assessment of his feelings about the UFC event at the White House.Speaking to Variety at the premiere of his new HBO sketch show Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, the Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator said the tacky UFC event, which happened to coincide with President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, was a “travesty.”“What else can you say about it? It was embarrassing. I was embarrassed to be an American.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Fox News
· Jun 24, 2026
Larry David slams Trump's White House UFC fight, says it made him 'embarrassed to be an American'
Larry David says Trump's White House UFC fight made him feel embarrassed to be an American, calling the 250th anniversary celebration a travesty.
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· Jun 29, 2026
As Bill Maher accepts Mark Twain Prize, the funniest thing is the tarp draped across the Kennedy Center
America's most deliberately irritating comedian was honored as a court fight over Trump's name — literally covered up — left the venue's future unresolved.
USA TODAY
· Jul 2, 2026
House Speaker Johnson on housing, relationship with Trump and Iran war | The Excerpt
House Speaker Mike Johnson sat for an exclusive interview with USA TODAY ahead of America's 250th anniversary. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ma6x52v9 Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/
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Related coverage for "Larry David on Barack Obama’s ‘Perfect’ Comedic Timing in New HBO Show and Donald Trump’s White House UFC Fight: ‘I Was Embarrassed to Be an American’": Crooks and Liars — Friday Night Funnies: Anthony Jeselnik - Best Opening Joke. Townhall — The Reactions to This Trump Podcast Quote Have Been Absolutely Hilarious. The Daily Beast — Larry David Unloads on Biggest Trump ‘Travesty’. Fox News — Larry David slams Trump's White House UFC fight, says it made him 'embarrassed to be an American'. Fortune — As Bill Maher accepts Mark Twain Prize, the funniest thing is the tarp draped across the Kennedy Center. USA TODAY — House Speaker Johnson on housing, relationship with Trump and Iran war | The Excerpt