« The View » hosts criticized the Al Smith dinner for inviting former President Donald Trump, arguing it should have excluded him.
The hosts of The View criticized the Al Smith dinner for inviting former President Donald Trump, arguing the event should have broken tradition by excluding him.
The Al Smith dinner is considered a highlight of the election campaign. Politicians from both sides of the aisle break bread and trade good-natured jabs at the charity dinner, which is aimed at raising funds for women and children in need.
While both presidential candidates were invited to the event, only Trump attended in person, with Harris sending a pre-recorded video instead. Harris opted to skip the event in favor of making her sixth appearance in Wisconsin, a key battleground state, since launching her presidential campaign.
« They [the dinner] help immigrants, so to have Donald Trump sitting there and we are pretending that he is some sort of upstanding citizen, I find this rather offensive », co-host Ana Navarro said during Friday’s episode. « I’m glad Kamala wasn’t there. »
The Al Smith dinner is named after former New York Governor Alfred E.
