Flanked by members of the New York Archdiocese and the city’s political elite, Donald Trump used his keynote speech at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner to lacerate Vice President Kamala Harris for skipping the event, turning her absence into a fresh plea for Catholic votes.
“They call me weird, they called JD weird, we’re very solid people,” Trump said. “It’s ‘weird’ that Harris isn’t here.”
“Catholics, you’ve gotta vote for me,” he told the crowd of wealthy New Yorkers. “Just remember. You better remember: I’m here, and she’s not. I could’ve done that too.”