Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend next month’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York City, her campaign has told organizers, opting instead to stump in a battleground state on October 17, less than three weeks before the election.
The historic Catholic fundraiser traditionally features light roasts by the two major-party nominees – aimed at one another and others – in presidential election years.
In 2020, Trump and Joe Biden both addressed a virtual version of the celebration, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, in more somber tones. Both made appeals to Catholic voters, but the jokes and jabs were set aside. Biden was elected the following month as the nation’s second Catholic president. Neither Harris nor Trump had formally committed to attending this year, but both were expected, according to comedian and emcee Jim Gaffigan.
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