Vice President Harris won’t attend the annual Al Smith dinner in New York Metropolis subsequent month, whereas former President Trump mentioned Monday that he will probably be there.
The New York Catholic Charities fundraiser, which is scheduled for Oct. 17, historically consists of presidential candidates. Trump attended in 2016, together with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and Trump and President Biden joined the dinner nearly in 2020.
Harris’s group instructed occasion organizers that she will probably be campaigning in a battleground state on the day of the dinner and is unable to attend, a marketing campaign official instructed The Hill. She “needs to maximise her time within the battlegrounds this near the election,” however her group instructed organizers that she want to attend the occasion as president, if elected.
Trump said on Truth Social “will probably be an honor to attend” the dinner in New York.
“It was a digital occasion in 2020, and I used to be delighted to talk to our Catholic pals that day and, after all, it was a HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL night in 2016 after we have been there in individual with Crooked Hillary Clinton,” he mentioned.
The occasion is the 79th annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Basis and is hosted by New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
Trump, on social media Monday, additionally referred to as out Harris for not agreeing to attend the standard dinner.
“It’s unhappy, however not stunning, that Kamala has determined to not attend. I don’t know what she has in opposition to our Catholic pals, nevertheless it have to be loads, as a result of she actually hasn’t been very good to them, actually, Catholics are actually being persecuted by this Administration. Any Catholic that votes for Comrade Kamala Harris ought to have their head examined,” Trump mentioned.
President Biden is the second Catholic president in U.S. historical past, following President Kennedy.
The Harris marketing campaign held a “Catholics for Harris-Walz” nationwide organizing name final week, which included former Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), who was ambassador to the Holy See, amongst different dignitaries.
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