Kamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, a traditional event for major presidential candidates

Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner to campaign in battleground state

Trump said it was “sad, but not surprising” that Harris had opted not to attend.

Harris to skip, Trump to attend annual Al Smith dinner

Vice President Harris will not attend the annual Al Smith dinner in New York City next month, while former President Trump said Monday that he will be there. The New York Catholic Charities fundraiser, which is scheduled for Oct. 17, traditionally includes presidential candidates. Trump attended in 2016, along with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and…

Kamala Harris to Skip Al Smith Dinner, Bucking Decades-Long Tradition

Spencer Platt Cardinal Timothy Dolan sits between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as they attend the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria on Oct. 20, 2016, in New York City. The annual dinner, named in honor of the first Catholic to run for president, raises millions of dollars for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. Since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon attended the dinner in 1960, it has …

Kamala Harris to skip Catholic charity dinner, breaking longstanding presidential tradition

Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year’s Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in October, opting instead to campaign in a battleground state with just weeks until the election, according to several media outlets. The move breaks years of presidential tradition dating back to 1960, when former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon were speakers. The two ran against each other that year. Since then, it has become customary f…

Kamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, annual Catholic charity event and staple for presidential nominees

Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend the Al Smith charity dinner on Oct. 17.

Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, annual NY Catholic charity event and staple for presidential nominees

Harris and the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, were expected to share a multi-tiered dais with New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, the event's host, and other church, political, business and social luminaries at the 79th Dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation. Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, reportedly plans to spend the time campaigning.