Kamala First Presidential Candidate In Decades To Skip Historic Al Smith Charity Dinner

Vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly refused to attend the historic Al Smith charity dinner in New York City before the election in November.

The Catholic fundraiser features the nominees of both of America’s two major political parties who engage in some self-deprecating humor and some light roasting of their opponent.

The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner this year is on October 17 and is already sold out with 1,500 guests expected to attend the ballroom gala in Midtown Manhattan.

Harris’ campaign told CNN that she would rather be on the campaign trail than attend the event, becoming the first presidential candidate to skip it in years. In 2020, both Trump and then-Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden did not attend because of the pandemic, but they both made video statements for the event.

In 2016, Trump took the roasting to a slightly higher level than had been previously featured at the event as he repeatedly went after then-Democrat presidential nominee…