Al Smith charity dinner speech on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileSpeaking at the Al Smith Dinner in October 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump joked about the media's perceived bias toward his opponent, Hillary Clinton, foreshadowing future clashes.
“These events give not only the candidates a chance to be with each other in a very social setting; it also allows the candidates the opportunity to meet the other candidate's team — good team. I know Hillary met my campaign manager, and I got the chance to meet the people who are working so hard to get her elected. There they are — the heads of NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC — there's the New York Times, right over there, and the Washington Post. They're working overtime. True. True. Oh, this one’s going to get me in trouble.”
During his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump, while emphasizing the importance of "the right people," made a false claim about Hillary Clinton's involvement in the Watergate scandal.
“Hillary is so corrupt, she got kicked off the Watergate commission.”