Comic Jim Gaffigan took stunning digs at Vice President Kamala Harris for skipping the 79th Alfred E. Smith Memorial Basis Dinner on Thursday, as an alternative opting to ship a pre-recorded video message to be proven on the bipartisan and light-hearted Catholic charity occasion.
“You know, this event has been referred to as the Catholic Met Gala. Twenty-two percent of Americans identify as Catholic. Catholics will be a key demographic in every battleground state,” Gaffigan, the emcee of the charity dinner, stated Thursday.
“I’m sorry. Why is Vice President Harris not here?” he continued, with among the viewers jeering. “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, I mean, she did find time to appear on “The View,” Howard Stern, Colbert and the long time staple of campaigning, the “Name Her Daddy” podcast. You know what I think it is? I think she doesn’t like me.”
In one other jab at Harris and the Democratic Occasion, the comic joked concerning the political “coup” in opposition to President Biden over the summer time, when the forty sixth president dropped out of the presidential race amid mounting calls from members of his personal get together to exit the race amid issues over his psychological acuity.
TRUMP SPEAKS AT ANNUAL AL SMITH DINNER, HARRIS SENDS PRE-RECORDED VID
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 17: New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul and comic Jim Gaffigan attend the annual Alfred E. Smith Basis Dinner on the New York Hilton Midtown on October 17, 2024 in New York Metropolis. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump was the featured speaker with Gaffigan because the Grasp of Ceremonies on the the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Basis Dinner. The dinner, a white-tie charity occasion that advantages Catholic charities, is thought for political figures poking enjoyable at each other. The muse honors the late Alfred E. Smith, former governor of New York and Americas first Catholic presidential nominee. (Photograph by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photos) (getty pictures)
“The Democrats have been telling us Trump, Trump’s reelection is a threat to democracy. In fact, they were so concerned of this threat, they staged a coup. Ousted their democratically elected incumbent, and installed Kamala Harris,” Gaffigan stated.
“In other words, all her dreams have come true.”
HARRIS TO VIRTUALLY ATTEND CATHOLIC CHARITY DINNER THAT RIVAL TRUMP IS HEADLINING
Harris is the primary presidential candidate in 40 years, outdoors of 2020’s digital dinner in the course of the pandemic, to not bodily attend the Catholic charity occasion. Failed Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale in 1984 was the final nominee to skip the occasion.
Harris’ snub of the historic Catholic charity occasion irked New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, the host of the dinner, on his podcast this week.
“This year will be imbalanced because sadly, Kamala Harris isn’t coming,” Dolan stated on his podcast Tuesday. “It’s a shame because the nature of the evening is to bring people together. The nature of the evening is civility, patriotism, humor. It’s not a campaign speech. It’s not a campaign stop.”
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raises his fist as he and his spouse Melania Trump attend the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Basis Dinner on the Hilton Midtown in New York, October 17, 2024. (Photograph by Timothy A. CLARY / AFP) (Photograph by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP by way of Getty Photos) (Getty Photos)
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Harris marketing campaign for touch upon sending a pre-recorded video message for the occasion, however didn’t obtain a reply. The marketing campaign beforehand instructed Fox Information that Harris was skipping the occasion to concentrate on campaigning within the battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday.
KAMALA HARRIS PLANS TO SKIP HISTORIC AL SMITH DINNER DESPITE LONG-STANDING TRADITION
“The Vice President is going to be campaigning in a battleground state that day, and the campaign wants to maximize her time in the battlegrounds this close to the election. Her team also told the organizers that she would very much like to attend their event as President. This would make her one of the first sitting Presidents to attend,” the marketing campaign stated.
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump together with his spouse Melania Trump and Archbishop of New York Timothy M. Dolan (L) attend the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Basis Dinner on the Hilton Midtown in New York, October 17, 2024. (Photograph by Timothy A. CLARY / AFP) (Photograph by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP by way of Getty Photos) (Getty Photos)
Harris recorded a video that was aired in the course of the dinner, through which she was joined by comic and actress Molly Shannon. Throughout Shannon’s days as a solid member on “Saturday Night Live,” she performed a Catholic scholar named Mary Katherine Gallgher, a job she reprised for the video.
TRUMP APPLAUDS CATHOLIC GROUP’S MULTI-MILLION ANTI-HARRIS CAMPAIGN APPEALING TO CHURCH FAITHFUL
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 17: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on a prerecorded video message in the course of the annual Alfred E. Smith Basis Dinner on the New York Hilton Midtown on October 17, 2024 in New York Metropolis. Comic Jim Gaffigan is the Grasp of Ceremonies on the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Basis Dinner. The dinner, a white-tie charity occasion that advantages Catholic charities, is thought for political figures poking enjoyable at each other. The muse honors the late Alfred E. Smith, former governor of New York and America’s first Catholic presidential nominee. (Photograph by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photos) (Getty Photos)
“So tell me something, I’m giving a speech. Do you have some thoughts about what I might say tonight?” Harris requested Shannon.
“Don’t lie. Thou shall not bear false witness to thy neighbor,” Shannon responded.
“Indeed, especially thy neighbor’s election results,” Harris stated in a jab at Trump.
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The Al Smith dinner was launched in 1946, and has raised thousands and thousands of {dollars} for charities supporting girls and kids. It has since grown to develop into a political and cultural hallmark of election seasons. The dinner is called after the primary Catholic presidential candidate, Al Smith, who served because the forty second governor of New York. He ran for president as a Democrat in 1928.
