Al Smith’s grandson says Trump went too far

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The grandson of Al Smith, the former New York governor and first major Catholic candidate for president, said Donald Trump’s roast of Hillary Clinton “crossed the line” at Thursday’s annual fundraiser dinner named in honor of his grandfather.

“I’ve been to a lot of dinners … this was one for the record books,” said Alfred E. Smith V on CNN. “Donald [Trump] had some very solid minutes early on and eventually he crossed the line and took it a little too far.”

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