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DONALD TRUMP AND Hillary Clinton traded sharp barbs at a charity dinner in New York last night, but the Republican nominee was jeered by the audience at one point.
The annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a white-tie gala that is often the last time the two presidential nominees share a stage before Election Day, is traditionally a time when campaign hostilities are set aside.
Not this year.
Trump, who had drawn big laughs earlier in the speech, appeared to lose the room as he repeatedly dug in with caustic swipes at Clinton, drawing rare boos at a charity event meant to raise money for impoverished children throughout New York.
He appeared to straddle the line when he talked about how “listening to Hillary rattle on and rattle on” has made him better appreciate his longtime nemesis Rosie O’Donnell.
But he then seemed to cross it when he referred to her as “corrupt” during a lengthy riff on the FBI’s investigation into her use of a private email server as secretary of state.
“Hillary is so corrupt she got kicked off the Watergate Commission. How corrupt do you have to be to get kicked off the Watergate Commission? Pretty corrupt,” he said to loud boos and at least one call demanding he get off the stage.
He then almost appeared to segue into the standard attack lines of his rally speeches, setting aside jokes to bring up material contained in hacked Clinton campaign emails.
“Hillary believes that it’s vital to deceive the people by having one public policy and a totally different policy in private,” he said to growing jeers.
Here she is tonight, in public, pretending not to hate Catholics.
Clinton also veered into personal digs, making one joke in which she said the Statue of Liberty, for most Americans, represents a symbol of hope for immigrants.
“Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a ’4,’” Clinton joked.
Maybe a ’5′ if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair.
Trump and Clinton sat one seat apart for the evening, with New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan acting as the only buffer. And when they entered and took their seats, they did not greet each other or make eye contact, though they did shake hands at the conclusion of the roast.
Dolan later called his seat “the iciest place on the planet.”
Most eyes were on Trump, who infamously glowered through Obama’s jokes at his expense during the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner and is not known for being self-deprecating.
Some of his jokes landed well, drawing laughs from both the crowd and Clinton.
His biggest laughs came as he talked about Michelle Obama getting rave reviews for a recent speech.
“They think she’s absolutely great. My wife Melania gives the exact same speech, and people get on her case,” he said to whoops and laughs.
And some of his attack lines flashed a sense of humour that has been mostly absent from the grueling campaign.
Clinton was the first one to laugh when Trump joked that she had bumped into him earlier in the night “and she very simply said ‘Pardon me’” — an unsubtle reference to the Republican nominee’s frequent declarations that his opponent should go to jail.
Clinton, meanwhile, was more self-deprecating than Trump, joking that she’s taken a break from her “usual nap schedule” to attend and suggesting that the audience should be pleased she’s not charging her usual fee for speaking in front of potential donors.
But she also got in some digs at Trump, a few of which drew scattered jeers.
Clinton said she understood why Trump was leery of teleprompters because they can be difficult to follow and “I’m sure it’s even harder when you’re translating from the original Russian.”
The dinner is named after the former New York governor, who was the first Catholic to receive a major party nomination for president when he unsuccessfully ran in 1928.
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Watching Gulliani’s head nearly explode was hilarious.
Man he didn’t like that at all lol
I love when Trump tells his joke about pardoning Hilary – directly after he looks as if he is about to put his baby finger into his mouth – ala Dr Evil.
Wonder was Denis O’Brien there. He’s a big fan of Hillary donating to her charitable fund. He cares so much about the poor as we know ourselves.
Yes Mr.Magoo, Denis O Brien is such a fan of Hillary that the journalists and presenters at Newstalk have debased themselves and their professions by continuously attacking and ridiculing Trump while ignoring the avalanche of verifiable wrongdoing by Hillary.
Really scary stuff but the brain washed masses seem to be falling for it. What I as a woman find particularly hard to swallow is Clintons hordes of female followers who think she is some kind of womens champion. She set herself up as a womens right/feminist type person and yet she stood behind a man who is a rapist and had numerous sexual liasons while he was PRESIDENT and then she throws dirt at Trump about allegations about groping 20 years ago.?? Totally weird. She also defended a child rapist and is on tape laughing about how she got him off but knew he did it ?? What the fck is wrong with people ?
Oh yeah it was really funny Old Knobby cos she should be in jail and she knows it
Jerry jerry jerry jerry
Maybe he ignores the multitude of allegations against Hillary because so many of them are clearly… *ahem* trumped up.
@mr magoo: at this stage and I am deadly serious – I think you may seriously need to ask yourself if you might need some counselling for your own mental health – you seem to have an unhealthy obsession with getting onto every Trump related thread and constantly making up stuff , constantly in denial with the realities ( such as your posts about how fantastic the polls are for Trump when all the evidence was showing the opposite) – then your propensity to spout endless conspiracy theories and hate speech about Clinton – it’s not a normal adult behaviour and conversation – you should definitely ask yourself if you think you may have some behavioural problems because I can tell from all your posting this past week there is definitely an underlying issue that you should face up to.
Stop stalking me weirdo.
@Dave Hammond: Too much time on the internet Dave.. That’s all that is wrong there.
Well you know, even with heavy editing, those conspiracy videos on YouTube are still rather long.
@mrmagoo so what style of tin foil hat do you like to wear?
Watched it live, thought HC was very, very funny, but DT was his usual caustic self. Just my opinion.
In fairness, his Michelle Obama joke was pretty funny.
Have to agree there
Couldn’t put your personal agenda aside could you lads, not even for one minute for the impoverished children….
I hope they went for the gold leaf trim flat-wear this year, $200 steak looks so cheap on plain china. You know because the children have suffered enough.
The night is appalling anyway, disgusting to see rich people pretend to care about the poor kids. In regards his comments, if you read it in context he raised the point of her comments about catholicism at a catholic themed party yet that isn’t relevant. Journal you are disgusting also
@Gone Feisin: well if the rich are being brought together for events you may as well raise 6 million dollars for the poor ffs do you have to be such a toole all the time
Well said Drew. Like they give a toss about impoverished children.
HRC was also booed when she mentioned Russia..but let’s pretend that didn’t happen…
All Irish media have decided that we the Irish people should believe that Trump is the Devil and Clinton is good. Have you not being informed of this yet ?
It’s funny how the evil Irish media has managed to brainwash most of us, but yet, somehow, the great and brilliant Magoo managed to not get brainwashed. How is that? How is it he managed to make up his own mind, but everybody else who disagrees with him didn’t? Could you be any more arrogant?
You have a thing for me Sean ?
Magoo thinks this is Breitbart where his tale of heroic defender Trump battling through the enchanted forest of paranoia and fear to defeat the evil fem- bot and triumph for the little guy would be believed.
The funny bit is he thinks he is making a difference. Like he is a campaigner for Trump. Hes is out here in the trenches fighting the good fight. Crazy auld hoor.
Ah old Knobby Johnson methinks you have more than one account ? Sean your personality then ? You get terribly upset by me. You don’t want anyone to break free from the sheep pen and think for themselves because it threatens your security. If you are so sure you are right and you are in the majority, and you are, what are you so worried about ?
Worried? Upset? You amuse me. Nothing more.
@mr magoo: He gets upset by me too mr. magoo. He called me racist the other day during a conversation about election fraud. He doesn’t like to offer his own opinions he just likes to verbally abuse those that do. It’s pathetic. I wouldn’t worry too much about him.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Were they not booing Russia when she mentioned Russia? In a pantomime villain kind of way.
Christ, why couldn’t the rest of the election campaign been like this?
When a presidential candidate, who rightly or wrongly has a reputation for lying and cheating, sets up a narrative days before the election, which demands from her opponent that he accept the outcome of the election, without question, without suspicion, without diligence; I’d be very suspicious. I’d want to check the counts. I’d look for fraud. I’d expect the worst behaviour from my opponent, especially if that is her reputation, win at all costs. But who is the bad guy, the prudent person. The one who has called you a cheat and a liar throughout the campaign, should never suspect you would raise the dead to vote, you would have placed dubious officials within the counting system. Someone who has sold themselves as the experienced politician would know nothing about political fraud! He is set up to be the anti-democracy, mean, wild haired, baddie; while she waits for the cash registers to clang, again.
@Paddy Scully: I’d get out more Paddy if i were you.
The billionaires love cheering for Clinton. That tells me Trump must be doing something right. Clinton is willing to start WW III to get in but when she wins she’ll be looking over her shoulder a lot more because of Donald Trump and thats one thing he has achieved. Crooked Hillary and her crooked foundation in the spotlight more than she might have liked
Looks like you’re on the losing side again paddy. When the 8th is repealed, that’ll make it a hattrick of loses for you.
@Paddy Scully: you need to get out more
Paddy, you are wrong on that! I live here and everyone is saying how trump is wrong on that!!
@ @ Sean I’d never worry about been on the winning or loosing side of any vote. I’m always just concerned with justice, the right to life, right vs wrong. There is only one judgement I care about, and loosing a few along the way, will place me in good shape for the last one. @ dublinlad And when has “everyone” ever been correct.
@Paddy Scully: And what do you do when you get to the pearly gates and there’s an 8 armed elephant looking at you??
@ Rob Cahill I’d say, St Peter!, I’m not sure about your new look.
It’s OK Rob as There will be nothing no gates no elephants, it’s lights out finished…..
@Wynnner: Oh I know that.. But some people cling to silly superstitions bcause reality is too scary for them.
I dunno paddy, all I see is you repeatedly failing your god. If he’s real, you’re in big trouble I reckon.
Eh, Trump introduced the rig narrative in every event he has ever taken part in that he did not have total control over the outcome
The sooner this joke of a campaign is over, the better
Did either of the two cast even a split second thought for why they were there and what the purpose behind the dinner was?! Neither possess a shred of empathy for the less well off. They are simply too far removed from it because the class divide is just so immense.
Christ we should all suffer like good little pilgrims, even when raising money for good causes. Why were they not self flagellating instead of eating dinner, and walking on broken glass in penance instead of making speeches? We need more moany, preachy, self righteous piety in the world, that’ll make it all go away….
They made 6m, what are you on about?
Did you not listen to the speech? Hillary spoke at length about the charitable work that this charity does.
Charity isn’t always done for charitable reasons gar. It would be nice to cut out the bs.
@Trisha Tully: What have you given??
This is the George bush press night from 2006. Its comedy gold.
“What was it’ 7 million Raised” Peanuts is all to these stinking high rollers..
OK, slightly off topic but how about this. It certainly puts Hillary’s claims about sources in a different light.
“l can tell you with 100% certainty that it is not any Russian state actor or proxy that gave DNC & Podesta material to WikiLeaks.” – former UK Ambassador Craig Murray @CraigMurrayorg (after visiting Julian Assange) “
Next they’ll be shagging each other on live TV.
@Daniel Fontaine: no next youll make a comment or a contribution that says something sensible btu I wont hold my breath
Has anyone even watched the speeches? Hillary’s speech was as drab a a damp sponge. Donald got boos because he won the room, was funny and can actually give a speech. Hillary never won the crowd to lose it and never got any boos because she never got enough cheers in order for people to be brave enough to actually boo.
A nice summary of false equivalence https://youtu.be/pz_o0LgP8xQ
The story of Alfred Smith’s presidential campaign is very interesting, would make for a good article some time. He had to deal with vicious anti-catholic feeling in the south. Sad!
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