Donald Trump gets booed at charity dinner for saying Hillary Clinton hates Catholics
Mr Trump faced a tough crowd on Thursday night
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump had trouble landing jokes at the annual Alfred E Smith Dinner in New York on Thursday night and was flat out booed when he said that Hillary Clinton hates Catholics.
“Hillary believes it's vital to deceive the people by having one public policy. And a totally different policy in private. That's okay,” Mr Trump said, referring to the hacked emails released by WikiLeaks. “I don't know who they're angry at, Hillary, you or I? For example, here she is tonight in public, pretending the not to hate Catholics.”
This comment drew the loudest boos of the night.
Mr Trump was able to land one self-deprecating joke that somewhat well-received, bringing up the plagiarism allegations against his wife at the Republican National Convention. “Michelle Obama gives a speech and everyone loves it,” he said, “and then Melania gives exact same speech and people get on her case.”
On the other hand, his rival, Ms Clinton, landed jokes that were certainly welcomed by the audience. “Some look at Statue of Liberty and see a symbol,” she began, “Donald sees a four or maybe a five, if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair.”
She also joked about Mr Trump’s attacks against her stamina and fitness to be the next president, 'I took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here,” she explained, “and it's a treat for you too, since I charge a lot for speeches like this.”