Trump, Gaffigan Roast Harris for Skipping at Al Smith Charity Dinner
Normally, the two candidates trade lighthearted jokes about each other and themselves.
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Trump Interview With EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo to Coincide With Al Smith Dinner
The global Catholic network is scheduled to air the exclusive interview with Trump, which will take place just before the dinner, at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 17.
Cardinal Dolan: Harris Received ‘Bad Advice’ to Skip Catholic Charity Dinner
Donald Trump, meanwhile, has confirmed that he will be attending the dinner.
Kamala Harris Should Reconsider Her Snub of Historic Catholic Event
EDITORIAL: If ever a presidential campaign season needed the Al Smith Dinner, it is this one.
Kamala Harris to Skip Al Smith Dinner, Bucking Decades-Long Tradition
The annual dinner, named in honor of the first Catholic to run for president, raises millions of dollars for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. Since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon attended the dinner in 1960, it has been a tradition for both presidential nominees to attend and exchange lighthearted jokes about each other.
Catholic Comedian Jim Gaffigan to Host Al Smith Dinner; Trump, Harris to Attend
The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, first held in 1945, is organized to raise money for charitable causes in the Archdiocese of New York.
Trump, Biden Pitch to Catholic Voters at Annual Al Smith Dinner
Every four years in a presidential election year, the Archdiocese of New York invites the presidential nominees of both major political parties to the dinner where it is traditional for the candidates to roast one another in a light-hearted manner.
Has the Al Smith Dinner Ceased to Be a Worthwhile Event for the Catholic Church?
COMMENTARY: After three contentious debates and in final stretch before Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will trade humorous barbs at tonight's annual fundraiser in New York.
