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Well folks, fresh off her Fox News disaster, Kamala Harris got cold feet and backed out of the Alfred E. Smith event for Catholic children’s charities. She clearly didn’t want to face President Trump, who has this uncanny ability to blend humor and truth in a way that’s so biting, you almost can’t tell if he’s joking or not. It’s savage, but with a smile. So, what exactly is the Alfred E. Smith event? For those unfamiliar, it’s an annual “white tie” event in New York City. During election season, both presidential candidates attend to help raise money for Catholic charities supporting children. It’s traditionally done in a “roast” format, except for 2020, when the so-called “pandemic” put a damper on things. That year, it went “virtual” and lost the usual roasting vibe—it just wasn’t the same.

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But one thing’s for sure—when President Trump shows up, he owns the night. His quick, biting wit and sharp sense of humor make it easy for him to slice and dice his opponents with precision. Who could forget what Trump did to Hillary Clinton and that entire room full of elites back in 2016?

Trump is a master with the zingers, that’s for sure. So, is anybody shocked that Ms. Harris backed out? She can’t survive in an environment that isn’t completely coddled and foam-padded for her benefit. She’s not a tried-and-true fighter, hardened by countless storms with skin thicker than a politician’s wallet. No, she crumbles under pressure, and the second things get real, she’s out the door.

Great leadership qualities, right?

However, Kamala’s absence didn’t stop President Trump from unleashing his razor sharp wit. Like the time he joked about Kamala needing to keep an eye on her husband around the nannies—ouch! After all, Doug does have a bit of a history with the ol’ babysitters. That one stung, but Trump delivered it with that classic grin, leaving everyone wondering if he was really kidding or not.

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(Spoiler alert: He wasn’t kidding.)

President Trump made sure to get his digs in on Sleepy Joe and CNN too.

Master of Ceremonies Jim Gaffigan landed a few zingers of his own. One of his best was this cracker about Biden and the DNC.

And Jim was just warming up. Ten minutes into the event, and Kamala was already taking hits left and right.

It almost makes you wonder if he’s joking or not.

Leticia “Lawfare” James didn’t escape the spotlight either.

The truth is, Kamala doesn’t belong in the ring with heavy hitters like President Trump. She’s more comfortable in a safe space, wrapped in bubble wrap, where the only challenge she faces is which talking point to make a word salad from next. It’s likely that Kamala watched President Trump slice and dice Hillary and the entire room full of elites back in 2016 and decided she’d spare herself the carnage.

And speaking of it, that 2016 dinner was Trump’s moment to shine. And don’t forget—he was booed that night, too.

Liam McCollum:

Remember Trump’s roast of Hillary at the Al Smith dinner in 2016?

I think the last eight years of Trump have been healthy for this country. Nobody was allowed to have fun back in 2016, and everyone pretended to be offended. It was suffocating.

The Al Smith dinner (along with alternative media and the resurgence of comedy) confirms that people are tired of that now, and Trump’s brashness is simply baked in. We’ve come a long way:

This was the ultimate outsider snake hunter walking into the den of fat, entitled serpents, with more nerve and swagger than they could handle. He sauntered into that room, guns blazing, taking down some of the biggest elites in the US with a perfect mix of humor and blistering honesty—the kind of honesty Kamala couldn’t handle, which is exactly why she refused to show up.

You can watch the whole replay of Trump’s roast here:

And here are Jim Gaffigan’s full remarks:

And after you watch that, truth be told, President Trump’s entire speech from 2016 is worth watching again.

Steve Cortes:

Ahead of tonight’s Al Smith Dinner, watch President Trump’s amazing and hysterical 2016 speech roasting Hillary Clinton.

Kamala was terrified of being mocked like this and exposed for her anti-Catholic bigotry, which is why she’s refusing to appear in person at tonight’s Catholic charity dinner:

“This is a helluva dinner. Well I want to thank Your Eminence. This is really great to be with you again. Beloved Governor Cuomo, our great senators. Hi Chuck. He used to love me when I was a Democrat you know.

(LAUGHTER)

Mayor de Blasio. Wherever you are. Where’s Mayor de Blasio? (inaudible) See in the old days I would have know him very well but I haven’t doing so much of the real estate any (ph).

And I want to thank Al and Ann (ph) Smith, just a fantastic job you do with the dinner. Congratulations on a record – over $6 million, right? He’s got a record.

(APPLAUSE)

And a special hello to all of you in this room who have known and loved me for many, many years. It’s true.

The politicians. They’ve had me to their homes, they’ve introduced me to their children, I’ve become their best friends in many instances. They’ve asked for my endorsement and they always wanted my money. And even called me really a dear, dear friend. But then suddenly, decided when I ran for president as a Republican, that I’ve always been a no-good, rotten, disgusting scoundrel. And they totally forgot about me.

But that’s OK. You know, they say when you do this kind of an event you always start out with a self-deprecating joke. Some people think this would be tough for me, but the truth is …

(LAUGHTER)

It’s true — the truth is I’m actually a modest person. Very modest. It’s true. In fact many people tell me that modesty is perhaps my best quality.

(LAUGHTER)

Even better than my temperament.

(LAUGHTER)

You know Cardinal Dolan and I have some things in common. For instance, we both run impressive properties on Fifth Avenue. Of course his is much more impressive than mine. That’s because I built mine with my own beautifully formed hands.

(LAUGHTER)

While his was built with the hands of God, and nobody can compete with God. Is that correct? Nobody. Right?

(APPLAUSE)

That’s right. No contest.

It’s great to be here with a thousand wonderful people, or, as I call it, a small intimate dinner with some friends. Or as Hillary calls it, her largest crowd of the season.

(LAUGHTER)

Ahh, this stuff. This is corny stuff. I do recognize that I come into this event with a little bit of an advantage. I know that so many of you in the archdiocese already have a place in your heart for a guy who started out as a carpenter working for his father. I was a carpenter working for mine.

(LAUGHTER)

True. Not for a long period of time but I was. For about three weeks. What’s great about the Al Smith Dinner is that even in the rough and tumble world of a really, really hard-fought campaign – in fact I don’t know if you know Hillary but last night they said, “That was the most vicious debate in the history of politics, presidential debate. The most vicious.”

And I don’t know – are we supposed to be proud of that or where are we supposed to be on that one. But they did say that and I’m trying to think back to Lincoln. I don’t think we can compete with that. But the candidates have some light-hearted moments together, which is true. I have no doubt that Hillary is going to laugh quite a bit tonight, sometimes even at appropriate moments.

(LAUGHTER)

And even tonight, with all of the heated back and forth, between my opponent and me at the debate last night, we have proven that we can actually be civil to each other. In fact, just before taking the dais, Hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly said, “Pardon me.”

(LAUGHTER)

And I very politely replied, “Let me talk to you about that after I get into office.”

(LAUGHTER)

Just kidding, just kidding. And Hillary was very gracious. She said if somehow she gets elected she wants me to be, without question, either her ambassador to Iraq or to Afghanistan. It’s my choice.

(LAUGHTER)

But one of the things I noticed tonight – and I’ve known Hillary for a long time – this is the first time ever, ever, that Hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders and not getting paid for it. (LAUGHTER)

It’s true. It’s true.

You know, last night, I called Hillary a “nasty woman,” but this stuff is all relative. After listening to Hillary rattle on and on and on, I don’t think so badly of Rosie O’Donnell anymore.

(LAUGHTER)

In fact, I’m actually starting to like Rosie a lot.

(LAUGHTER)

These events give not only the candidates a chance to be with each other in a very social setting; it also allows the candidates the opportunity to meet the other candidate’s team — good team.

I know Hillary met my campaign manager, and I got the chance to meet the people who are working so hard to get her elected. There they are — the heads of NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC — there’s the New York Times, right over there, and the Washington Post.

(LAUGHTER)

They’re working overtime. True. True.

(APPLAUSE)

Oh, this one’s going to get me in trouble.

(LAUGHTER)

Not with Hillary. You know, the president told me to stop whining, but I really have to say, the media is even more biased this year than ever before — ever. You want the proof? Michelle Obama gives a speech and everyone loves it — it’s fantastic. They think she’s absolutely great. My wife, Melania, gives the exact same speech —

(LAUGHTER)

— and people get on her case.

(APPLAUSE)

And I don’t get it. I don’t know why.

(APPLAUSE)

And it wasn’t her fault. Stand up, Melania. Come on. She took a lot of abuse.

(APPLAUSE)

Oh, I’m in trouble when I go home tonight. I’m — she didn’t know about that one. Am I okay? Is it okay?

Cardinal, please speak to her.

(LAUGHTER)

I’d like to address an important religious matter: the issue of going to confession. Or, as Hillary calls it, the Fourth of July weekend with FBI Director Comey.

(LAUGHTER)

Now, I’m told Hillary went to confession before tonight’s event, but the priest was having a hard time, when he asked about her sins, and she said she couldn’t remember 39 times.

(LAUGHTER)

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. Hillary is, and has been, in politics since the 70s. What’s her pitch? The economy is busted? The government’s corrupt? Washington is failing? “Vote for me. I’ve been working on these problems for 30 years. I can fix it”, she says.

I wasn’t really sure if Hillary was going to be here tonight, because I guess you didn’t send her invitation by email. Or, maybe, you did and she just found out about it through the wonder of WikiLeaks.

(LAUGHTER)

We’ve learned so much from WikiLeaks. For example, Hillary believes that it’s vital to deceive the people by having one public policy —

— and a totally different policy in private. That’s okay. I don’t know who they’re angry at Hillary, you or I. For example, here she is tonight, in public, pretending not to hate Catholics.

Now some of you haven’t noticed, Hillary isn’t laughing as much as the rest of us. That’s because she knows the jokes. And all of the jokes were given to her in advance of the dinner by Donna Brazile. Which is – everyone knows, of course, Hillary’s belief that it takes a village, which only makes sense after all in places like Haiti, where she’s taken a number of them.

Thank you. I don’t know – and I don’t want this evening without saying something nice about my opponent. Hillary has been in Washington a long time. She knows a lot about how government works. And according to her sworn testimony Hillary has forgotten more things than most of us will ever, ever, ever know. That I can tell you.

We’re having some fun here tonight and that’s good.

On a personal note, what an amazing honor it is to be with all of you. And I want to congratulate Hillary on getting the nomination and we’re in there fighting and over the next 19 days somebody’s going to be chosen. We’ll see what happens. But I have great memories of coming to this dinner with my father over the years when I was a young man. Great experience for me.

This was always a special experience for him and me to be together. One thing we can all agree on is the need to support the great work that comes out of the dinner. Millions of dollars have been raised to support disadvantaged children, and I applaud the many people who have worked to make this wonderful event a critical lifeline for children in need.

(APPLAUSE)

And that we together broke the all-time record tonight is really something special. More than $6 million net, net, net, net. The cardinal told me that’s net net, Donald, remember. We can also agree on the need to stand up to anti-Catholic bias, to defend religious liberty and to create a culture that celebrates life. America is in many ways divided …

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you. America is in many ways divided like it’s never been before. And the great religious leaders here tonight give us all an example that we can follow. We’re living in a time, an age that we never thought possible before. The vicious barbarism we read about in history books, but never thought we’d see it in our so-called modern- day world. Who would have thought we would be witnessing what we’re witnessing today.

We’ve got to be very strong, very, very smart, and we’ve got to come together not only as a nation, but as a world community. Thank you very much, God bless you and God bless America. Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you. Thank you very much.”

That’s the exact type of savagery that Ms. Harris wanted to avoid. But if she had shown up, how many hilarious Fox News zingers do you think President Trump would’ve landed? Too many to count, that’s for sure. But honestly, it’s probably better that Kamala stayed home. After all, it’s not like she’s a real candidate or anything, right?

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And did you see how her camp reacted to the good-natured roast? One of the most disjointed, unhinged rants you’ll ever see.

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Peachy Keenan:

I can’t get over this statement — Harris missed the entire point of the dinner, which is a goodnatured roast!

He struggled to read? He lashed out? Stumbled over his words? I mean, none of this happened, at all.

These people are viciously cruel and ill-tempered dolts with no culture, no awareness of American cultural traditions (a “roast”), and no ability to understand normal people. DISQUALIFIED

S

Here’s a closeup of the statement:

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Good Lord, it was a good-natured charity event, folks. Calm down.

Let’s face it, Kamala (and her team) can barely handle a tough question without falling apart. We all saw that Fox News interview—yikes. Could you imagine her trying to survive a roast from Trump? It would’ve been a comedy goldmine, but poor ol’ Kamala is way out of her league and would’ve been running for the exit faster than she ran from Bret Baier.

Even though she didn’t show up, Harris did end up sending in a video that was one of the worst things the internet has ever seen online, featuring a woman comedian who apparently wrote the skit. Kamala Harris even used DEI in hiring a comedian scriptwriter, and it showed—badly.

Here is a collection of all of the rest of the best clips from this year’s dinner…

President Trump received a ton of warmth and love.

The First Lady looked incredible. Here’s a great picture with the Trumps and Cardinal Dolan.

Letitia James clapped for Trump in a weird scene.

We have a feeling that Kamala was having a lot of regrets.

This was one of the funniest lines of the night.

LOL—so true:

Kamala got fried up like chicken tikka masala.

Whitmer was one of the villains of the night for her disgraceful behavior with the Doritos.

Mr. Second Lady was not spared.

Cuckolds for Harris were hilariously exposed for what they really are.

A man can dream—or should we say, a trans man?

Of course, America’s Dancing Queen was not spared.

Stolen Valor Tim Walz…

NYC Mayor Adams also became the butt of some jokes that were of a good nature.

Have some Turkey, Mr. Mayor.

President Trump did share some humorous sympathy after with the mayor. After all, they’re both victims of Biden’s crazed DOJ weaponization.

This one doesn’t seem like a joke, but there’s a very funny punch line at the end.

This joke at poor Old Man Biden’s expense was one of our favorites.

Here’s a longer clip of Gaffigan roasting Kamala Harris with aplomb.

Overton News:

WATCH: Jim Gaffigan Obliterates Kamala Harris and Democrats in Brutal Roast at Al Smith Dinner——Two Minute Montage of Best Moments |

Wow.

This might just be the Ricky Gervais Golden Globes moment for politics.

Comedian Jim Gaffigan just delivered a scorching takedown of Kamala Harris and the DNC with brutally honest set of jokes at the Al Smith Dinner tonight, leaving no one in the room unscathed.

“You know, this event has been referred to as the Catholic Met Gala. 22% of Americans identify as Catholic. Catholics will be a key demographic in every battleground state.”

“I’m sorry, why is Vice President Harris not here?”

“I mean, consider this. This is a room full of Catholics and Jews in New York City. This is a layup for the Democratic nominee.”

“I mean, in her defense, she did find time to appear on The View, Howard Stern, Colbert, and the long-time staple of campaigning, the Call Her Daddy podcast.”

“President Biden couldn’t be here tonight.”

“The DNC made sure of that.”

“The media has begun discussing the phenomenon of secret Trump voters. I don’t know if you’ve heard about this. People who publicly say they would never vote for Trump, but then when they go in the voting booth, they do.”

“It’s a small group————they’re called the BIDEN FAMILY.”

“The Democrats have been telling us Trump’s re-election is a threat to democracy.”

“In fact, they were so concerned about this threat, they staged a coup, ousted their democratically elected incumbent, and installed Kamala Harris.”

“In other words, all her dreams have come true.”

“It really makes you consider the power of prayer, right Cardinal?”

“Sometimes prayers take 3.5 years and a George Clooney op-ed.”

Interestingly enough, the good Cardinal had nothing to say about Kamala Harris in the closing prayers, and really, who can blame him?

In the end, even Potato Head Brian Stelter was praising Trump’s good nature and funny jokes.

That about says it all about this year’s election cycle: Humorless Harris is nowhere to be seen as President Trump wins over everybody.

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