Fox News said no employee of or freelancer for the network penned jokes for former president Donald Trump‘s speech at Thursday night’s Al Smith Dinner fundraiser — contrary to claims Trump made on the network’s air Friday morning. “Fox News confirmed that no employee or freelancer wrote the jokes” for Trump, a spokesperson for the network said in a statement to Variety. At the Al Smith event, Trump’s speech included jabs at VP Kamala Harris (such as “She’s in Michigan receiving communion from Gretchen Whitmer“ — and Minnesota Gov. Harris did not attend the Al Smith Dinner but her campaign provided a video clip shown to attendees, featuring “Saturday Night Live” former cast member Molly Shannon reprising her role as Mary Katherine Gallagher. The Al Smith Dinner, an annual event in New York City that has historically been attended by U.S. presidential nominees, raises money for Catholic charities in the Archdiocese of New York.

Source: Fox News October 18, 2024 18:51 UTC