Vice President Kamala Harris wasn’t able to attend Thursday night’s Al Smith benefit dinner in New York, sending a video instead, while Donald Trump attended in person. Named after the first Catholic presidential candidate, the benefit dinner, hosted this year by Jim Gaffigan, is a longtime stop on the campaign circuit where candidates typically roast each other.
Harris, who was campaigning in Wisconsin, posted a video in which Molly Shannon appears as her “Saturday Night Live” character Mary Katherine Gallagher, a Catholic schoolgirl sporting a plaid skirt and uniform blouse.
Trump said he hoped Gaffigan’s gig as vice presidential candidate Tim Walz turns out to be a
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