Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner with his wife, Melania, while Harris appears virtually

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will trade the rally stage for comedy Thursday night as he headlines the annual Al Smith charity dinner, where he delivered a notably nasty speech eight years ago. Vice President Kamala Harris has decided to skip the event as she campaigns battleground states, breaking with presidential tradition, but will appear in a recorded video, organizers said. The white tie dinner in New York raises millions of dollars for Catholic charities and has traditionally offered presidential candidates from both parties the chance to trade light-hearted barbs and show that they can get along — or at least pretend to for one night — in the election’s final stretch.