Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded sharp barbs and brutal takedowns in the night after their final debate, with many in the well-heeled crowd turning on the Republican nominee midway through his remarks and showering him with jeers. The annual Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a white-tie gala in the New York that is often the last time the two presidential nominees share a stage before Election Day.
Trump, appeared to lose the room as he repeatedly dug in with the caustic swipes at Clinton, drawing rare boos at the charity event meant to raise money for the impoverished children throughout New York.
Trump appeared to straddle the line, when he talked about how, “listening to Hillary rattle on and rattle on” has made him better appreciate his former nemesis Rosie O’Donnell. “Hillary is so corrupt that she got kicked off the Watergate Commission. How corrupt do you have to be to get kicked off the Watergate Commission? Pretty corrupt,” he said to the loud boos and at least one call demanding him to get off the stage.
“Hillary believes that it’s vital to deceive the people by having one public policy and a totally different policy in private,” he said to growing jeers. “Here she is tonight, in public, pretending not to hate Catholics.”
Clinton also veered into personal digs, making one joke in which she had said that the Statue of Liberty, for most Americans, represents a symbol of hope for immigrants. “Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a ‘4’,” Clinton joked. “Maybe a ‘5’ if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair.”
By Premji
