Top Trump and Clinton zingers at Al Smith Dinner

Just 24 hours after the final debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made one last appearance together Thursday evening in New York at the annual white-tie Alfred E. Smith Dinner, a fundraising event for Catholic charities organized by the Archdiocese of New York.

With this campaign season being particularly tense, as evidenced by Trump and Clinton refusing to shake hands during Wednesday’s debate, Thursday offered them a chance, perhaps, to blow off a little steam.

Presidential candidates typically attend the dinner during an election year, where they address the group and engage in playful ribbing of their opponents and themselves.

Here are tonight’s top zingers:

— Donald Trump: “After listening to Hillary rattle on and on and on, I don’t think so badly of Rosie O’Donnell anymore.”


— Hillary Clinton: “I took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here.”


— Trump: “I have no doubt that Hillary Clinton is going to laugh quite a bit tonight, sometimes even at an appropriate moment.”


— Clinton: “I think the Cardinal is saying I’m not eligible for sainthood, but getting through these three debates with Donald has to count as a miracle.”


— Trump: “The media is even more biased this year than ever before. You want the proof? Michelle Obama gives a speech and everyone loves it … Melania gives the exact same speech and people get on her case. And I don’t get it!”


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


— Trump: “We have proven that we can actually be civil to each other. In fact, just before taking the dais, Hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly said ‘Pardon me.'”


— Clinton: “Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a 4. Maybe a 5 if she loses the torch and tablet, and changes her hair. You know come to think of it, you know what would be a good number for a woman? 45.”


— New York City’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan: “And Donald don’t forget even though there’s a man sitting next to you in a robe, you’re not in a locker room.”

— Alfred E. Smith IV, the master of ceremonies: “Before the dinner started, Donald went up to Hillary and asked her how she was doing. And she replied: ‘I’m fine, now get out of the women’s dressing room!'”

— Smith IV: “Gary Johnson was supposed to be here tonight. He just called me and asked me where New York was.”

The typically light-hearted event got at times pretty dour, leading to some awkward and eyebrow-raising moments. Case in point: When Donald Trump said, “Hillary is so corrupt, she got kicked off the Watergate Commission,” check out this man’s reaction and the boos from the audience.

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