Donald Trump found himself confronted by a collection of friends and foes as he attended the Al Smith Memorial Dinner on Thursday, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and New York Attorney General Letitia James among his enemies in attendance.
Accompanied by his wife Melania Trump, the Republican presidential nominee was roasted by host Jim Gaffigan before delivering the Catholic charity gala’s keynote speech, in which he derided election rival Kamala Harris, former president Barack Obama, and Schumer, and commiserated with city mayor Eric Adams on his recent indictment.
While Trump complained about Harris’s absence, the vice president did send in a short comedic video in lieu of appearing, featuring comic Molly Shannon.
Harris spent her evening rallying supporters in Green Bay, Wisconsin, remarking: “When you listen to Donald Trump talk, it becomes increasingly clear, he has no idea what he’s talking about.”
She also declared that “the American people are exhausted with his gaslighting” and sent two MAGA activists out when they heckled her.
Meanwhile, Fox News host Bret Baier admitted to a mistake with a video clip during his interview with Harris this week — something that she was able to play to her advantage.
Both candidates will be in battleground Michigan on Friday.
Key Points
- Obamas set to join Harris on campaign trail
- Bret Baier admits to mistake in Harris interview that she then used to her advantage
- Donald Trump comes face-to-face with friends and foes at Al Smith dinner in New York
- Harris and Trump heading to Michigan on Friday
- Judge unseals appendix to special counsel immunity brief in Trump’s federal Jan 6 case
- Latest poll updates: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?
Lizzo and Usher to join Harris at Saturday campaign events
17:36
Oliver O'Connell
CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez reports that Kamala Harris will be joined by Lizzo in Detroit on Saturday for a get-out-the-vote event. Later that day Usher will be on hand for her rally in Atlanta rally.
New: Harris will be joined by Lizzo in Detroit Saturday for a get out the vote event and later that day, by Usher for an Atlanta rally, I’m told, as the campaign tries to harness celebrity figures to boost early voting.
— Priscilla Alvarez (@priscialva) October 18, 2024
Eric Trump claims his dad was ‘locked in’ for rambling Bloomberg interview. The internet disagrees
17:30
Oliver O'Connell
Eric Trump has claimed his father Donald Trump has “never been better than he is right now” and insisted the Republican presidential nominee is “locked in” as the race for the White House enters its final weeks – an assessment that invited a storm of derision on social media.
The younger Trump appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show following the former president’s rambling interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday.
Joe Sommerlad reports.
81-year-old woman goes viral after voting for first time — her reason is really something...
17:15
Oliver O'Connell
One 81-year-old woman became a first-time voter after years spent obeying her late husband, who didn’t want her to vote.
Kaleigh Werner has the story.
Watch: Harris reacts to hecklers at rally
17:04
Oliver O'Connell
Judge unseals appendix to special counsel immunity brief in Trump’s election inteference case
16:51
Alex Woodward
Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington, DC, agreed to unseal nearly 2,000 pages of heavily redacted pages of evidence submitted by the special counsel’s office, with handfuls of pages across four massive filings tracing the history of the former president’s election denialism.
The filings included transcripts of his remarks, interviews from the House select committee that investigated the January 6 attack, campaign emails, and the so-called “coup memo” outlining the legally dubious attempt to reject the electoral college certification — most of which was previously made public. But the documents are baked into roughly 1,800 pages of appendices to bolster Jack Smith’s case against the former president.
Trump says he will consider religious exemptions to covering IVF
16:50
Oliver O'Connell
Donald Trump has indicated he would consider religious exemptions to his IVF mandate that would require insurance companies to cover the costs of the fertility treatment.
“It sounds, to me, like a pretty good idea, frankly,” Trump told the Catholic news channel EWTN on Thursday evening while attending the annual Al Smith dinner in New York City.
“Certainly if there’s a religious problem I think people should go with that. I really think they should be able to do that but we’ll look at that,” Trump said.
Ariana Baio reports.
Democratic governors on parade for Harris in western Michigan
16:39
Oliver O'Connell
Hello from western Michigan, where Governors Whitmer, Shapiro, Evers, Healey, Hochul and Moore are stumping for Harris. pic.twitter.com/U2qIM2twkk
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) October 18, 2024
Watch: The Daily Show mocks Trump for audience reactions to his Univision town hall answers
16:35
Oliver O'Connell
Trump's Univision Town Hall gave us enough audience reaction GIFs to last a lifetime pic.twitter.com/c85cw3iPVb
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) October 18, 2024
Latest poll updates: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?
16:30
Oliver O'Connell
Alicja Hagopian looks at the latest data.
Why does Trump keep ducking interviews?
16:16
Oliver O'Connell
Donald Trump may have appeared on Fox & Friends this morning — a safe space for the former president — but something of a trend has emerged in recent weeks. He’s dropped out of interviews with NBC in Philadelphia, CNBC’s Squawk Box, 60 Minutes, and continues to refuse a second debate.
There was also the bizarre “town hall” dance party with Kristi Noem in which he appeared to give up on the format after just four questions.
So why does this keep happening?
Eugene Daniels at Politico reports that talks between the Trump team and The Shade Room, a site that attracts a mostly young, Black audience, failed to finalize an interview, having hosted one with Kamala Harris last week.
When they pressed the Trump people as to why that might be, and adviser said that the former president was “exhausted and refusing [some] interviews but that could change” at any time. Politico cites two people familiar with the conversations.
Trump-supporting rapper Waka Flocka Flame was offered up as an alternative, those two people say.
The Trump campaign has pushed back with national press secretary Karoline Leavitt calling the idea that he is exhausted “unequivocally false” and noting that he has done media interviews every day this week.
Watch: Trump claims ‘bad things’ will happen to Harris for skipping Al Smith dinner
16:10
Oliver O'Connell
Ratings for Harris Fox News interview blow Trump’s town hall out of water
15:50
Oliver O'Connell
The ratings for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s latest Fox News appearances have been released – and they reveal the vice president pulled in more than double the viewers than her Republican rival.
With less than three weeks until Election Day and the national polls on a knife’s edge with Harris reduced to just under a 2.5-point lead, both presidential candidates are increasingly filling the airwaves.
James Liddell reports.
Obama heads to Tucson to sway Latino vote to Harris
15:46
Oliver O'Connell
Former president Barack Obama will campaign for Kamala Harris in Tucson, Arizona, today with a focus on the key voter demographic that has drifted away from the Democratic Party — young Black and Latino men, The Arizona Republic reports.
Polling by USA Today/Suffolk University at the end of last month showed young Latino men in Arizona — a key battleground state — were favoring Donald Trump over the vice president.
51 per cent of those aged 18-34 backed the former president and 57 per cent of those aged 35-49. Less than 40 per cent support Harris in both age brackets.
“A majority of young Hispanic men are voting for Trump,” Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos said. “That’s why Barack Obama’s being deployed.”
A national poll of celebrity endorsements by USA Today/Suffolk University from earlier this year showed that Obama’s endorsement — and that of former first lady Michelle Obama — carries the most weight of any well-known figure, especially among Hispanic voters.
The Obamas held more cachet than top podcaster Joe Rogan, tech billionaire Elon Musk, and other celebrity figures, including Beyoncé, Tiger Woods, Taylor Swift, and Kim Kardashian.
“Obama and Michelle Obama were the most influential of all of the people on the list,” Paleologos said. “But among Hispanics, it was even higher.”
Jim Gaffigan takes break from playing SNL’s Walz to roast Al Smith dinner’s ‘Family Feud’ night
15:30
Oliver O'Connell
Comedian Jim Gaffigan took a break from playing Tim Walz on Saturday Night Live to joke about the awkwardness of the mix of people in the room at the Al Smith dinner, joking that the seating plan was like something out of Family Feud.
The comedian took no prisoners, Republican or Democrat, in his roast at the New York City charity event on Thursday night, awkwardly pointing out the state’s Attorney General Letitia James sitting just a few feet away from Donald Trump – the man she successfully brought a $454m civil fraud case against.
Rhian Lubin reports.
Obamas set to join Harris on campaign trail
15:28
Oliver O'Connell
After both giving barnstorming speeches at the Democratic National Convention in August, both Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will be joining Kamala Harris on the campaign trail next week.
The former president is set to appear with the vice president in Georgia on Thursday, October 24 and the former first lady will join her in Michigan on Saturday, October 26.
NEW: Vice President Harris will campaign with the Obamas next week.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 18, 2024
On Oct. 24, Harris and President Obama will campaign in Georgia.
On Oct. 26, Harris and Michelle Obama will campaign in Michigan.
Bret Baier admits to mistake in Harris interview that she then used to her advantage
15:20
Oliver O'Connell
Fox News host Bret Baier says a clip of Donald Trump saying the military should go after the “enemy from within” was omitted during his interview with Vice President Kamala Harris which was misleading.
This worked out in Harris’s favor.
Here’s the moment:
Vice President Harris calls out Fox host for trying to whitewash Trump’s extremism pic.twitter.com/CwJyJqk9P1
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 16, 2024
Here’s Bret Baier admitting his mistake:
“I did make a mistake.” Bret Baier admits he did air the wrong clip during his interview with Kamala Harris. (Video: Fox News) pic.twitter.com/6PX29Sbm5W
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) October 17, 2024
And here’s Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post explaining why the vice president should send Baier flowers, as he wrote in his column:
"[Kamala] got to put facts into the right-wing media bubble, which believes in alternative facts. And I thought that was really significant. It was like putting a virus into that machine."
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) October 18, 2024
— @Eugene_Robinson on Harris' Fox News interview pic.twitter.com/rhElaJ7uwB
Watch: WWE star Dave Bautista tears into Trump over ‘tough guy’ pose
15:10
Oliver O'Connell
This is truly special from the big man.
And later on Thursday, he posted a follow-up.
. #LoveAmericaAgain #Vote pic.twitter.com/yMHKp4DPXc
— Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) October 17, 2024
Harris enlists Marc Anthony to shore up the Latino vote
15:00
Oliver O'Connell
The Harris campaign has launched “Recuerdo,” a new ad featuring singer and songwriter Marc Anthony to remind the Latino community of how divisive the Trump presidency was and of Donald Trump’s hatred and demonization of Latinos.
In the ad, Anthony slams Trump for ripping families apart and for his lack of action when Puerto Ricans needed him after Hurricane Maria — Trump blocked billions in relief while thousands died and infamously threw rolls of paper towels at storm victims.
Anthony says he’s supporting Kamala Harris because “this election goes way beyond political parties. Let’s remember what the United States represents and stands for: UNITED. … That’s why I support Kamala Harris for President.”
Check it out here:
NFL owner says Trump was like ‘drunk fraternity brother’ as president
14:50
Joe Sommerlad
Speaking on Charlamagne tha God’s iHeartRadio show The Breakfast Club, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, explained that, although he has been a lifelong Democrat, he became “a social friend” of the Republican presidential nominee in Florida in the early 1990s.
“And then when my wife of blessed memory died 13 years ago, he was one of four or five people who reached out to me and was really, really nice,” he continued.
“The only donation I ever gave to him was when he called me when he got elected. And I made a strong donation to his inauguration.”
While he admitted that he had believed Trump would be “great for the economy” before he took office, Kraft summed up the New Yorker’s chaotic tenure in the White House between 2017 and 2021 by saying: “I couldn’t believe it, it was like having someone who was a drunk fraternity brother become president of the United States.”
What did the Harris campaign think of Trump’s Al Smith set?
14:39
Oliver O'Connell
Here’s a statement from the Harris-Walz camp on the former president’s performance at the Al Smith charity dinner in New York last night:
“Donald Trump struggled to read scripted notes written by his handlers, repeatedly complaining that he couldn't use a teleprompter. He stumbled over his words and lashed out when the crowd wouldn't laugh with him. The rare moments he was off script, he went on long incomprehensible rambles, reminding Americans how unstable he’s become. And of course, he made it all about himself. He may refuse to release his medical records, but every day he makes it clear to the American people that he is not up to the job.”
Trump team ripped for ‘cringe’ video using Taylor Swift song
14:30
Joe Sommerlad
The Republican’s campaign is being ripped apart on social media after posting a “cringe” video featuring a song from an artist who endorsed his political rival.
The Team Trump Instagram posted a video of Lara Trump – the former president’s daughter-in-law and co-chair of the Republican National Committee – political advisor Lynne Patton, sports journalist Sage Steele and other women all wearing pink jackets with the Trump campaign logo.
The video begins with the group lip-syncing to Taylor Swift’s iconic hit “22”: “I don’t know about you, but I’m…”
The song is then interrupted with the phrase “...voting Donald Trump, baby!”
Katie Hawkinson has more.
Watch: Trump claims ‘bad things’ will happen to Harris for not attending charity dinner
14:10
Joe Sommerlad
Don Jr boasts dad knows McDonald’s menu better than Harris
13:50
Joe Sommerlad
I’m not sure that’s quite the clincher he thinks it is...
Ariana Baio has more.
Trump kicks off his Friday with visit to Fox and Friends
13:30
Joe Sommerlad
Wow weird to see him there in person rather than raving over the phone.
Doocy: Your material at the Al Smith dinner "was real funny, who helped you with it?" Trump: "I had a lot of people helping, a lot of people, a couple people from Fox – actually, I shouldn't say that, but they wrote some jokes. For the most part, I didn't like any of them." pic.twitter.com/hQSFzPNDkd
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 18, 2024
Wanna watch Donald Trump get asked if Nikki Haley is going to campaign for him and respond by dumping on her for a minute and a half? pic.twitter.com/XbB8A9eYWY
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) October 18, 2024
Trump: I am the most stable human being. Remember, they said stable genius pic.twitter.com/1CK5nY8zWY
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 18, 2024
Trump: In the old days, Fox News didn’t air negative ads about me. It’s very rough. I don’t think you should do that anymore. I love complaining pic.twitter.com/VfWgjac75A
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 18, 2024
Trump: Without abortion, the women love me pic.twitter.com/lnDWiMiSrV
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 18, 2024
That little revelation about his anonymous speechwriters there has already been pounced upon by the head of the Democratic National Committee.
We all know Fox is just the comms department of the RNC. https://t.co/PIefRL0nIk
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) October 18, 2024
Trump spills details about Barron’s dating life – and cracks joke about Melania’s nickname for son
13:20
Joe Sommerlad
Here’s more from Trump’s latest podcast appearance with Patrick Bet-David, which finds him dishing the dirt on his 18-year-old son, whom he reveals is “good with the ladies” but has never had a girlfriend, which I’m sure is a fact Barron is delighted to have splashed across world media.
James Liddell reports.
NBC executive apologizes for creating a ‘monster’ in Trump
13:00
Joe Sommerlad
A former NBC executive has apologized to Americans for creating a “monster” in Donald Trump via the hit show The Apprentice.
“I want to apologize to America. I helped create a monster,” John D Miller penned in an op-ed for US & News and World Report.
Miller spent 25 years running marketing for NBC and NBCUniversal and promoted the reality show that pushed Trump into superstardom.
While Trump was a known figure thanks to his larger than life persona and real estate business that put him on TV sets in the 1980s and 90s, it was the show and the phrase “you’re fired” that propelled him to become a business icon.
Trump used the show, the fame and his business background as a key part of his push into politics that landed him in the White House.
Alex Lang has more.
JD Vance demanded $40,000 and first-class flights during speaking tour for hit book, report says
12:40
Joe Sommerlad
Trump’s running mate made the lavish request for an appearance at a Midwestern public university to discuss Hillbilly Elegy four years before he was elected to the Senate, records obtained by Politico show.
But the University of Wisconsin-Madison eventually bowed out of negotiations with Vance because they were “too much to overcome.”
Rhian Lubin has more.
Trump and allies have already spent $21m on TV ads attacking Harris over transgender rights this October
12:20
Joe Sommerlad
That’s according to CNN, which notes the commercials attacking the Vice President over her support for trans rights have largely aired during televised NFL games, college football broadcasts and in battleground states.
“Kamala’s agenda is they/them, not you,” one of the ads declares, sneering at the politicization of personal pronouns in typically nasty fashion.
COMING TO A TV NEAR YOU… pic.twitter.com/FoYIoEgVGj
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 14, 2024
The network calls the spend “staggering” given that the topic is one “that most voters say isn’t a top priority for them” and sees it as a late attempt by the Republican’s camp to wedge a culture war issue into the election that has certainly created plenty of division at state level.
The anti-trans ads you keep seeing on TV are not designed to persuade new voters; they're designed to reach a vanishingly small base of voters who were either going to vote for Trump or not vote at all. pic.twitter.com/rLc2audyNd
— Gillian Branstetter (@GBBranstetter) October 7, 2024
Harris was questioned on the issue by Bret Baier on Fox News this week and answered accordingly:
Kamala Harris's incredible answer to a question about the anti-trans ads:
— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) October 16, 2024
"I will follow the law,"
The when pressed, "Donald Trump has spent $20 million on these ads. On an issue that as it relates to the biggest issues that affect the American people, is really quote remote. pic.twitter.com/T7AmrUj3C2
Judge overseeing Trump’s 2020 election interference case rules evidence can be unsealed today
12:00
Joe Sommerlad
Judge Tanya Chutkan, overseeing the Washington DC election interference case against Trump, moved yesterday to deny the former president’s request to delay the unsealing of court records and evidence until after Election Day, meaning the court can release evidence submitted by the government today.
Judge Chutkan wrote in her five-page order that there was a presumption that the public should have access to “all facets of criminal court proceedings” and said that the Republican presidential nominee had not submitted arguments relevant to any of the factors that would be considered to keep the material in question under seal.
She went on to reject Trump’s lawyers’ appeal as not “persuasive”.
We’ll bring you all the very latest as and when the documents are made available later today right here.
Harris roasts Trump with help from SNL icon in pre-recorded speech at Al Smith dinner
11:40
Joe Sommerlad
Rhian Lubin has more below on the VP’s skit with Molly Shannon.
Top fact-checker finally reveals which party lies more: Democrats or Republicans
11:20
Joe Sommerlad
Bill Adair, who started the Pulitzer Prize-winning website PolitiFact, has admitted that – despite his claims over the years – he has, in fact, been keeping tabs and determined which side is the most liberal with the truth.
Here’s James Liddell with the answer.
Fox News host applauds Trump’s rebranding of deadly Capitol riot as ‘day of love’
11:00
Joe Sommerlad
Jesse Watters has been at it again, sane-washing the Republican nominee’s mad attempt to spin January 6 at his Univision town hall on Wednesday.
Watters: Great rebranding by Trump. Day of love pic.twitter.com/jjDsGXtS9L
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 17, 2024
But, as always, Jessica Tarlov was the one really paying attention.
I think @TheJusticeDept will find it interesting, too! https://t.co/DPJXV2Ys3H
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) October 17, 2024
Bill Clinton roasts Trump’s bizarro dance party
10:40
Joe Sommerlad
The 42nd president joined Walz in Durham yesterday and roasted Trump for his musical breakdown in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Monday night when he parped out “Ave Maria”, “YMCA”, “Nothing Compares 2 U” and “Time to Say Goodbye” while two unwell audience members received medical attention.
“I will not clap offbeat” is somehow particularly devastating.
Clinton: I'm only two months younger than Donald Trump. But I will not spend 30 minutes swaying back and forth listening to music. And I will not clap offbeat… I am not here running for anything anymore except for my grandchildren's future. pic.twitter.com/u0wbrm0TCd
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 17, 2024
Impassioned Tim Walz swears before immediately apologising to ‘the little ones’
10:20
Joe Sommerlad
Harris’s running mate was on fiery form in Durham, North Carolina, yesterday, taking Trump to task before quickly correcting himself when his Midwestern manners kicked back in.
“For the little ones here, I’m a teacher, sorry about that.” https://t.co/kALxDAxWzs
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 17, 2024
Walz: "Let's us start saying the quiet part out loud about Trump... when Trump is talking about bringing back stop and frisk policies, those are harassment that went on to the Black community, specifically Black males, and put a disproportionate number of them into incarceration" pic.twitter.com/aEOF2hRmBN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 17, 2024
Walz: This might be the first time that both Democrats on the ticket are gun owners right now. And it might be the first time that the guy on the other side can't pass a background check pic.twitter.com/xB8hX4UFGA
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 17, 2024
Walz: There are outsiders coming into communities and making life harder for people who live there. And they have names, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. pic.twitter.com/bSQCBF3dfq
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 17, 2024
Trump blames Zelensky and Biden for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
10:00
Joe Sommerlad
The Republican told a podcast yesterday he holds Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his own successor Joe Biden responsible for the Russia-Ukraine war, making no reference to a certain Vladimir Putin.
Two-and-a-half years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Trump pinned the blame squarely on Zelensky and Biden for the conflict during his interview with Patrick Bet-David.
“I think Zelensky is one of the greatest salesmen I’ve ever seen,” Trump said, grumbling about how much aid the US has given Ukraine.
Here’s what an expert on fascism had to say about that…
Trump is echoing an old Kremlin talking point. Every Putin partner is required to disseminate such arguments. In 2008, Berlusconi claimed NATO's provocations had forced Putin to invade Georgia. See #Strongmen for the whole sordid history. https://t.co/leAGmMILSY
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) October 17, 2024
…and here’s a full report from Kelly Rissman.
Harris and Trump heading to Michigan on Friday
09:40
Joe Sommerlad
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are heading north to Michigan today, hoping to shore up support in a key state.
Harris will be swinging through Grand Rapids, Lansing and Oakland County while Trump will be delivering a rally in Detroit, a city he trashed as “a mess” last week, which, as we’ve just seen, his rival ruthlessly mocked him for in her video message to the Al Smith crowd last night.
“Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president,” Trump said during his speech to the Detroit Economic Club, a pronouncement not likely to sit well with residents of a city fighting back hard against post-industrial decline.
Harris, by contrast, has talked about the Motor City in reverent tones, recalling making friends with local students while attending Howard University.
“I just feel a kindred spirit whenever I come to Detroit,” she has said.
The Democrat is currently concentrating her efforts on the supposed “blue wall” states Hillary Clinton overlooked in 2016 in the hope of avoiding repeating her predecessor’s historic mistakes.
Harris was last in Detroit on Tuesday when she visited an art gallery with actors Don Cheadle, Delroy Lindo and Cornelius Smith Jr before recording a radio town hall with Charlamagne tha God.
She will be back there tomorrow for a rally.
But her campaign insists she’s not giving up on Sun Belt battlegrounds like North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada either and will return there soon.
Kamala Harris says Trump has ‘no idea what he is talking about’ and voters are ‘exhausted by his gaslighting’
09:20
Joe Sommerlad
The Democrat spent her evening on the campaign trail in Wisconsin and was in rare form, issuing a few zingers at her rival’s expense.
Kamala Harris: The man calls himself the father of IVF? I mean, what does that even mean? He's the one that is responsible for it being at risk in the first place. When you listen to Donald Trump talk, it becomes increasingly clear, he has no idea what he's talking about. pic.twitter.com/BfvVJLnYNs
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 18, 2024
Kamala Harris: We here know January 6th was a tragic day. And what did Donald Trump say last night about January 6th? He called it “a day of love.” The American people are exhausted with his gaslighting. Exhausted with his gaslighting. Enough. pic.twitter.com/pjr8iS6ciI
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 17, 2024
She also reacted quickly to send a couple of Trump supporters packing.
Kamala Harris: Oh, you guys are at the wrong rally. I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street pic.twitter.com/tjhbDB9m3R
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 17, 2024
Donald Trump comes face-to-face with friends and foes at Al Smith dinner in New York
09:00
Joe Sommerlad
The Republican presidential nominee and his wife Melania made a rare public appearance together at the Al Smith charity dinner in New York City on Thursday evening.
Trump had expressed his annoyance in advance that election rival Kamala Harris had decided not to attend the event and been allowed to submit a short comedic video instead, in which she mocked him for calling Detroit “a mess”, which was aired at the Catholic gala and was well received in the room.
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) October 17, 2024
"Don't say anything negative about Catholics."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 18, 2024
Kamala Harris: "I would never do that no matter where I was. That would be like criticizing Detroit in Detroit." pic.twitter.com/OcrvS7SzbA
Before he spoke, Trump was roasted by host Jim Gaffigan (who has been playing Tim Walz on Saturday Night Live lately) and found himself in the same room as New York Attorney General Letitia James, who successfully prosecuted him for business fraud earlier this year.
Awkward.
Gaffigan: During the debate Trump talked about migrants taking cats and eating them. If you're keeping track at home, this is the second time grabbing a kitty has been a campaign issue
— Aaron Rupar
Crowd: *groans* pic.twitter.com/IK81kcfZmK
