Let’s face it: conservatives don’t really know how to be funny. Last night was the Al Smith dinner, an annual fundraiser for Catholic charities where the presidential candidates are supposed to take good-natured jabs at each other. It turns out that Donald either missed the point or didn’t know how to pull it off:
However, Trump’s comments appeared to increasingly aggravated the audience as he went on. When he said that Clinton was there “tonight pretending not to hate Catholics,” booing was audible in the audience. The tension failed to dissipate when Trump soon followed up with a quip about Haiti.
“Everyone knows of course Hillary’s belief is, it takes a village,” Trump said. “Which only makes sense in places like Haiti where she’s taken a number of them.”
Trump’s comments came after the evening got off to a frosty start, with Clinton and Trump declining once again to shake hands, the Associated Press reported. In live video, the candidates could be seen sitting just feet apart but acknowledging each other only briefly.
