Tonight is the 79th Al Smith charity dinner. It’s a tradition for the presidential candidates to attend and roast each other.
VP Kamala Harris announced last month she would not attend so she could campaign.
I guess Harris felt the heat, but not enough because she’s sending in a pre-recorded video.
From The Daily Caller:
“Vice President Harris will appear via a pre-recorded video at tonight’s dinner,” Joseph Zwilling, spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, told the DCNF.“Although we traditionally have had the privilege of hosting two presidential candidates, unfortunately Vice President Kamala Harris is still unable to join us this year due to conflicts with her campaign schedule,” Mary Erdoes, vice chair of the Al Smith Foundation’s board of directors, wrote in an email Friday which was obtained by the DCNF. “Please know that we exhausted every possible effort and connection we had to try to get her there, but to no avail. While we will miss her on the Dais, she will be joining us on screen, likely via video.”
Former President Donald Trump will attend in person.
The Al Smith dinner raises money for Catholic charities that help children with financial and medical needs.
The presidential candidate tradition started in 1960 when Richard Nixon and JFK attended.
The Archdiocese of New York did not invite former President Bill Clinton or challenger Bob Dole in 1996 “because Clinton vetoed a late-term abortion ban.”
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