Amid the drudgery of each US presidential election cycle, there’s one brief moment of respite. A single night where the nominees can keep their policy positions on ice, loosen up by just a fraction, and simply roast the hell out of each other.
So, what did Donald Trump do with his last appearance right next to Hillary Clinton, at an event that looked like something The Joker would hijack? He very nearly blew it. Bigly.
Here’s video of Trump getting booed down during his set at the Al Smith Dinner pic.twitter.com/025zgItcfy
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) October 21, 2016
Trump to Hillary: She Bumped into me and said “Pardon Me” ????#maga #trump2016 #AlSmithDinner pic.twitter.com/WflYrUehps
— Immigrants?4?Trump (@immigrant4trump) October 21, 2016
Trump’s roasts were in accordance with… well, what we know about his actual roast. Writers from his 2011 Comedy Central Roast recently revealed Trump as someone who doesn’t really get jokes, nor the endearing power of self-deprecation. Perhaps the most humility he showed during the event was when he hung a modicum of shit on wife Melania Trump for plagiarising that speech from Michelle Obama.
“I said no to some jokes that I thought were over the line, but I suppose you can judge for yourself on Wikileaks in the next few days.”
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 21, 2016
Then, a personal favourite: Clinton said Trump “sees the Statue of Liberty and sees a 4. Maybe a 5 if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair.”
If you have the fortitude, you can watch both of ’em go hogwild right here:
Watch Hillary’s full remarks at the #AlSmithDinner. https://t.co/Dkb2CfpQBL
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 21, 2016
Source: New York Times.
Photo: Spencer Platt / Getty.