{"id":2356719,"date":"2024-10-18T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-audience-rolling-with-laughter-at-charity-dinner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T13:46:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:46:13","slug":"trump-has-audience-rolling-with-laughter-at-charity-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-audience-rolling-with-laughter-at-charity-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Has Audience Rolling With Laughter At Charity Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-has-audience-rolling-with-laughter-at-charity-dinner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356719&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At the \u200brecent Al\u200c Smith Dinner, an annual charity event for Catholic causes, former President Donald Trump received cheers and laughter with his humorous\u200d remarks, while Vice President Kamala Harris notably chose to skip the event. Instead, she sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-mccloskey-lawyer-who-defended-home-against-blm-demonstrators-considering-senate-run\/\" title=\"Mark McCloskey, Lawyer Who Defended Home Against BLM Demonstrators, Considering Senate Run\">pre-recorded video<\/a> \u200bfeaturing comedian Molly Shannon, who\u2062 parodied Harris\u2019s absence and \u200dpoked fun at Trump, suggesting that if Jesus were present, he would be fact-checking him.<\/p>\n<p>Trump criticized Harris for not\u2064 attending, calling her absence disrespectful to the event and the Catholic community. He maintained\u200c a comedic tone, making light of\u2062 various \u2062political issues and his legal challenges while engaging \u200bwith bipartisan attendees, including Democrats. His \u200cjokes included references to the campaign&#8217;s dynamics and playful \u200cbarbs towards Harris and her running mate, which drew laughter\u200c from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200d Harris&#8217;s team\u2063 claiming that\u2064 Trump \u2062struggled with his \u2062speech, Trump\u2019s performance was\u200d generally well-received, showcasing his ability to generate humor even amidst political rivalry. The event exemplified the tradition of political candidates \u200dusing humor to\u2062 bridge\u200d divides, although Harris&#8217;s choice to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-reasons-gop-contenders-arent-willing-to-challenge-trump-head-on\/\" title=\"Three reasons GOP contenders avoid direct confrontation with Trump\">avoid direct confrontation<\/a> with Trump raised questions about her campaign strategy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s remarks at the Al Smith Dinner, an annual fundraiser for Catholic charities, won applause and laughter from the crowd. It&rsquo;s a longstanding tradition for both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-polls-show-hobbled-biden-limping-into-sotu-trailing-trump-in-rematch\/\" title=\"Nolte: Polls Show Hobbled Biden Limping Into SOTU, Trailing Trump in Rematch\">major party candidates<\/a> to attend the dinner and crack some good-natured jokes to foster goodwill amid the partisan rancor of the campaign season.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>But Vice President Kamala Harris broke tradition to avoid facing Trump&rsquo;s remarks, skipping the event and sending a pre-recorded video in her place. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My opponent feels like she does not have to be here, which is deeply disrespectful to the event, and in particular to our great Catholic community. Very disrespectful,&rdquo; Trump said to applause.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Donald Trump full speech at Al Smith Dinner in New York City (Oct. 17, 2024)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XI0MUoW28VE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Harris submitted a pre-recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z6OvqB22Z3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a> with comedian Molly Shannon, playing the Catholic Saturday Night Live character Mary Catherine Gallagher. It opened with a blushing Gallagher approaching Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to say that I&rsquo;m Catholic, and tonight is one of the biggest dinners next to the Last Supper,&rdquo; Shannon said, proceeding to sing about female empowerment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She mocked Catholics and said Jesus would be fact checking Trump at the speech.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Does it bother you that that Trump guy insults you all the time? Because it really bothers my friends and me,&rdquo; Shannon said to Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The video ended with Harris&rsquo; platitudes about coming together and finding common ground &mdash; despite her absence at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Jim Gaffigan spoke afterward, poking fun at Harris&rsquo; attempted humor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t even know what that noise you&rsquo;re making is,&rdquo; Gaffigan said. &ldquo;As I watched that, I couldn&rsquo;t help but think that, &lsquo;Now I know how my kids felt when I FaceTimed into a piano recital.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XI0MUoW28VE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">came across<\/a> very likable, amiable to even political rivals like Democrats New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a long tradition for both Democrat and Republican candidates for president of the United States to attend this dinner. Always, it&rsquo;s a rule, you&rsquo;ve got to go to the dinner, otherwise bad things are going to happen to you from up there,&rdquo; Trump said to laughter from the attendees. &ldquo;You do something that&rsquo;s incredible, the Catholic Church. You&rsquo;re helping the poor, educating children, and supporting the vulnerable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump made light of his recent struggles with attempts on his life and partisan lawfare.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I guess I just don&rsquo;t see the point of taking shots at myself when other people have been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1847098433015873634?_nlid=jQp8pYQAhc&amp;_nhids=VJxOu5wV77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shooting<\/a> at me for a hell of a long time,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;These days, it&rsquo;s really a pleasure anywhere in New York without a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1847091494819070241?_nlid=ybB3phqmB4&amp;_nhids=VJxOu5wV77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subpoena<\/a> for my appearance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He still poked plenty of fun at Democrats, saying initial ballot returns are looking optimistic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chuck Schumer is here looking very glum,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;But look on the bright side. Considering how woke your party has become, if Kamala loses, you&rsquo;ll still have a chance to become the first woman president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump didn&rsquo;t forget to mention Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really hoped that she would come, because I can&rsquo;t get enough of her beautiful laugh. She laughs like crazy,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Instead of attending tonight, she&rsquo;s in Michigan receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/10\/kamala-harris-surrogate-gretchen-whitmer-mocks-communion-with-blasphemous-dorito-ritual\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">communion<\/a> from Gretchen Whitmer. That&rsquo;s not a pretty sight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1847094862077718958?_nlid=8r4sXahwvF&amp;_nhids=VJxOu5wV77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joked<\/a> about Harris&rsquo; husband, Doug Emhoff, having an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/05\/kamala-harris-nanny-impregnating-husband-is-the-poster-child-for-toxic-masculinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affair<\/a> with a nanny.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A major issue in this race is childcare, and Kamala has put forward a concept of a plan. A lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t like it,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;The only piece of advice I would have for her in the event she wins would be not to let husband Doug anywhere near the nannies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, didn&rsquo;t escape scrutiny either.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reason that she&rsquo;s not here is that she&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DonutOperator\/status\/1845236139197604209\/video\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hunting<\/a> with her running mate,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I used to think <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1847095969621430480?_nlid=KSQtGTXCqT&amp;_nhids=VJxOu5wV77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrats<\/a> were crazy for saying that men have periods. Then I met Tim Walz.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1847094432329339265?_nlid=hnqPR4WsCh&amp;_nhids=VJxOu5wV77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joked<\/a> about the group &ldquo;White Dudes for Harris,&rdquo; which attempts &mdash; and often <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/11\/democrat-ad-featuring-beta-males-for-harris-gets-universally-mocked-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fails<\/a> &mdash; to pander to white men.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a group called &lsquo;White Dudes for Harris,&rsquo;&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;m not worried about them at all because their wives and their wives&rsquo; lovers are all voting for me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris campaign spokesman Ammar Moussa apparently didn&rsquo;t watch the same speech, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/10\/17\/trump-harris-al-smith-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claiming<\/a> Trump &ldquo;struggled to read scripted notes written by his handlers, repeatedly complaining that he couldn&rsquo;t use a teleprompter &hellip; The rare moments he was off script, he went on long incomprehensible rambles, reminding Americans how unstable he&rsquo;s become.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump, who is struggling to read his handler-written jokes, complains about not being being allowed to use a teleprompter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z5oAMEHAm4\">pic.twitter.com\/Z5oAMEHAm4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1847096791298138346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Legacy media joined in on the effort to paint Trump&rsquo;s performance as negatively as possible. &ldquo;Trump Delivers Profanity, Below-The-Belt Digs At Catholic Charity Banquet,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/10\/17\/trump-harris-al-smith-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reads<\/a> a headline from The Washington Post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The article claimed &ldquo;the only person off limits for Trump&rsquo;s roast was himself,&rdquo; which is not exactly true considering he made light of lawfare and the assassination attempts against him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-al-smith-comedy-fundraiser-219b815c343e4fb017541f4f39597c39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s speech &ldquo;pointed and at times bitter,&rdquo; and another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/10\/17\/2024-election-campaign-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headline<\/a> from The Washington Post claimed &ldquo;Trump lobs insults at Al Smith dinner, Harris campaigns in Wisconsin.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The last Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1984\/10\/16\/us\/mondale-opts-to-miss-alfred-smith-dinner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not to attend<\/a> this event was Walter Mondale, and it did not go very well for him,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;If Democrats really wanted to have someone not be with us this evening, they would have just sent Joe Biden.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>For more election news and updates, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/electionbriefing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electionbriefing.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is originally from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s jokes at the Al Smith Dinner drew cheers, while Harris skipped<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2356720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-10.24.37%E2%80%AFAM-1024x547.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[43295,7958,15467,15477,3634],"class_list":["post-2356719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-charity-dinner","tag-comedy","tag-fundraising","tag-laughter","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-10.24.37%E2%80%AFAM-1024x547.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}