October 21, 2016

Clinton And Trump Roast Each Other At Al Smith Dinner

Just when you thought you’d never have to see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on stage together again, they appeared together at the Al Smith Dinner. One of the traditions at the dinner, which is a fundraiser for the Catholic Church in New York City, is to have the two presidential candidates speak and tell jokes. Traditionally, some jokes are self-deprecating and some are roasting their opponent. It’s a good try out for the next four years of the White House Correspondents Dinner.

The jokes were just as you would expect: some funny, some cringeworthy, and all very uncomfortable. Even better than the jokes is watching their opponents facial expressions.

Scroll below the videos for a few of the best one-liners. 

Trump: “Many people tell me that modesty is my best quality, even better than my temperament.”

Trump: “This is the first time ever, ever that Hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders and not getting paid for it.”

Trump: “Everyone knows of course Hillary’s belief that it takes a village, as in Haiti where she’s taken a number of them.”

Trump: “Michelle Obama gives a speech and everyone loves it, it’s fantastic. They think she’s absolutely great. My wife Melania gives the exact same speech and people get on her case.”

Clinton: “I have deep respect for people like Kellyanne Conway. She’s working day and night for Donald, and because she’s a contractor, he’s probably not even going to pay her.”

Clinton: “Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a 4 … maybe a 5 if she loses the torch and tablet.”

Clinton: “We’ll either have the first female president or the first president who started a Twitter war with Cher.”

Clinton: “Donald really is as healthy as a horse. You know, the one Vladimir Putin rides around on.”

Yes, I want to sound marginally more intelligent: