Clinton Reaches Out To Trump Fans ‘Reconsidering’ Vote

At the 71st Annual Alfred E. Smith Dinner in NY on Thursday, presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded barbs and jokes in a campaign tradition.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan played peace-maker between the pair, who sat nearly side-by-side, surrounded by political and business leaders. 2016’s did not go so well.

The annual Al Smith Dinner is a political tradition where presidential candidates are supposed to trade playful jokes with their opponents.

Trump earned multiple laughs for the first ten minutes, sharing a few self-deprecating jokes as well as poking fun at politicians and the media.

Trump took the stage first and his early jokes played well.

Clinton’s jokes at Trump, though corny, were met with hearty laughter.

Ms Virginia said he told her “Do you know who I am?” Trump was referring to emails that hinted that Democratic National Committee interim chairwoman Donna Brazile gave the Clinton campaign a debate question in advance. Her speech also did not go smoothly, drawing a lot of awkward stares from those in attendance as well. “He ought to be out working”, Trump said, adding, “We have a president, all he wants to do is campaign, his wife, all she wants to do is campaign”. “After listening to Hillary rattle on and on and on, I don’t think so badly of Rosie O’Donnell anymore”. “She’s been an absolute rock star”.

“Hillary is so corrupt, she got kicked off the Watergate Commission”.

Trump brought up a speech Obama gave during the 2008 primary when her husband was running against Clinton and interpreted the remark as a hit against Bill Clinton’s affairs.

“When you try to sow the seeds of doubt in people’s minds about the legitimacy of our election, that undermines our democracy”, Mr Obama said, urging a “big” win for Democrat Hillary Clinton so as to “leave no doubt” about the result. And I get that. As the crowd booed, he retorted: “That’s OK, I don’t know who they’re angry at, Hillary, you or I?”

“Here she is in public, pretending not to hate Catholics”, he said. I was very moved by that. Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a four. “I hope that as we move through these next 18 days, everyone thinks seriously about what you really want to see, not just in your next president, but in your lives, in your jobs, in your education, in our future together”.

She also referenced the recent debates, saying, “Come to think of it, it’s fantastic I’m up here after Donald. Maybe a five if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair”.