Clinton camp piles on after Trump bombs at charity dinner

Hillary Clinton's allies are blasting Donald Trump for attacking the Democratic nominee at New York's Al Smith dinner on Thursday night, an off-key speech that prompted a chorus of boos from those in attendance.

The white-tie charity dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, which benefits Roman Catholic charities, quickly devolved into an insult comedy special when Trump began ripping Clinton for being "corrupt" and insinuating that she hated Catholics. The dinner is usually a light-hearted affair, but Trump used the occasion to let fly many of the attack lines he uses on the stump.


“Here she is tonight, in public, pretending not to hate Catholics," Trump said, in one of several attempted jokes that bombed badly with the crowd.



During the event, Clinton staffers and Democratic operatives took to social media to pile on:

Well that didn’t go well — Josh Schwerin (@JoshSchwerin) October 21, 2016





Trump may be the least gracious person alive. — Teddy Goff (@teddygoff) October 21, 2016





I have chosen not to tweet. — Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) October 21, 2016





just pictured the tweet storm where he decries that terrible Al Smith dinner, they're all corrupt, rigged election and now i *AM* laughing https://t.co/rtzugnMv4I — Emmy Bengtson (@EmmyA2) October 21, 2016

Trump's gonna get booed out of the room. — Ian Sams (@IanSams) October 21, 2016





How bad do you have to be to get booed in this room — Jenna Lowenstein (@just_jenna) October 21, 2016



