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Donald Trump's political director 'steps back' from campaign – live
Donald Trump booed at Alfred Smith charity dinner for calling Clinton 'corrupt' – live
(35 minutes later)
2.53am BST
02:53
Kellyanne Conway is taking Hillary Clinton’s jokes in stride:
A shout out from @HillaryClinton at #AlSmithDinner ... https://t.co/DgHcT5kkFG
2.45am BST
02:45
Donald Trump, the moment of the loudest boos:
Here she is tonight, in public, pretending not to hate Catholics.
Here's video of Trump getting booed down during his set at the Al Smith Dinner pic.twitter.com/025zgItcfy
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02:43
YIKES.
I don't know why I'm watching this #AlSmithDinner ... but I'm so glad I caught this part. I flat out just died. 😂 pic.twitter.com/pfuiGrSKmN
2.36am BST
02:36
[flame emoji]
Hillary Clinton is going for the jugular:“Donald really is as healthy as a horse — you know, the one Vladimir Putin rides around on."
2.34am BST
02:34
Hillary Clinton, on history:
We’ll either have the first woman president, or the first president who’s started a Twitter war with Cher.
2.32am BST
02:32
Hillary Clinton, on being prepared:
There is nothing like sharing a stage with Donald Trump. Donald wanted me drug-tested before last night’s debate - and look, I gotta tell you that Donald thought I used some sort of performance-enhancer. Now, actually, I did - it’s called preparation.
2.29am BST
02:29
Hillary Clinton, on the State of Liberty as an object of lust:
Donald Trump looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a four. Maybe a five, if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair.
2.27am BST
02:27
Hillary Clinton gets back at Donald Trump:
It’s amazing I’m up here after Donald - I didn’t think he’d be okay with a peaceful transition of power. And, Donald, after listening to your speech, I will also enjoy listening to Mike Pence deny that you ever gave it.
2.25am BST
02:25
Speaking at the Alfred Smith memorial dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, former secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton follows a deeply un-funny set by Donald Trump.
“I took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here,” Clinton joked. “Usually I charge a lot for speeches like this, but for me, it was kind of ironic thinking about a fiery populist, Al Smith.”
“If he were here today and saw how much money we’ve raised for needy children, he’d be very proud. And if he saw this magnificent room full of plutocrats celebrating his legacy, he’d be very confused.”
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02:21
Hillary Clinton speaks at the Alfred Smith Memorial Dinner
Hillary Clinton speaks at the Alfred Smith Memorial Dinner
Watch it live here:
Watch it live here:
2.20am BST
02:20
Katie Couric is sitting ten feet from Donald Trump:
Wow @realDonaldTrump is creating a really awkward situation at the Al Smith dinner. People are not laughing. #Yikes
After Donald Trump finishes his set at the Alfred Smith memorial dinner, he does not shake hands with Hillary Clinton, who he just said “hates Catholics” as she sat next to Timothy Cardinal Dolan.
(Yes that’s how cardinals are addressed.)
2.15am BST
02:15
Donald Trump earns boos for calling Hillary Clinton corrupt:
Hillary is so corrupt she got kicked off the Watergate Commission! How corrupt do you have to be to get kicked off the Watergate Commission?
Trump continues to be booed:
Here she is in public, pretending not to hate Catholics.
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2.14am BST
02:14
Donald Trump jokes about his wife’s plagiarism scandal:
The media is even more biased this year than ever before. Ever. You want the proof? Michelle Obama gives a speech and everyone loves it - it’s fantastic. They think she’s absolutely great. My wife Melania gives the exact same speech, and people get on her case!
And I don’t get it! I don’t know why.
2.12am BST
02:12
Donald Trump is warming to Rosie O’Donnell - at least, in comparison to Hillary Clinton:
Last night I called Hillary a nasty woman. But this stuff is all relative - after listening to Hillary rattle on and on and on, I don’t think so badly of Rosie O’Donnell anymore. In fact, I’m actually starting to like Rosie a lot.
2.10am BST
02:10
Donald Trump makes a dig at Hillary Clinton for laughing at “inappropriate moments.”
“I have no doubt that Hillary is going to laugh quite a bit tonight - perhaps, sometimes, even at an appropriate moment.”
2.08am BST
02:08
Speaking at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner, a charity event at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump admitted that while he used to be popular with the people in the room - political eminences, senior members of the Catholic church, and fancy folk in general - he is now seen as “A no-good, rotten, disgusting scoundrel, and they totally forgot about me. But that’s okay.”
Trump then begins an approximation of a self-deprecating joke.
“Some people think this would be tough for me, but the truth is, I’m actually a modest person,” Trump said. “Very modest. It’s true! In fact, some people tell me that my modesty is my best quality. Even better than my temperament.”
2.02am BST
02:02
Donald Trump speaks at the Alfred Smith dinner at the Waldorf Astoria
Watch it live here:
1.46am BST
01:46
President Obama’s half-brother is on Twitter.
How do I get verified? Do I submit my birth certificate?
1.42am BST
01:42
Donald Trump barely holding on to lead in Utah(!)
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump needs every electoral vote he can get - but he’s having a hard time holding on to the most Republican state in the union.
A new poll from UtahPolicy.com survey shows Trump leading in Utah with 30%, followed swiftly on his heels by independent conservative candidate Evan McMullin with 29% and Hillary Clinton at 25%.
Trump, whose stances on religious freedom and personal scandals have made him radioactive among Utah’s heavily Mormon population since the Republican primaries, may be the first member of the Grand Old Party to lose Utah since 1964.
1.16am BST
01:16
TrumpTV’s beta testing apparently went off without a hitch.
Last night, Donald Trump for President held a Facebook Live event from the third Presidential Debate in Las Vegas, Nevada. Much like a Trump rally, the Facebook Live event brought in a massive crowd of viewers, and the campaign saw record-breaking engagement numbers, proving Mr. Trump’s message is resonating across the board.
24 million people were reached during the ground breaking Facebook Live event, which translated into 8.8 million video views, 91 percent of which were unique users. These viewers watched 11.8 million minutes of content, the equivalent to 22 years of view time, which illustrates the strength of the event’s reach. There were 1.3 million comments made about the event, which garnered over 8 million post engagements making it one of the largest debate discussions on the internet.
The enormous groundswell of support for Mr. Trump spurred an impressive fundraising effort as well, generating $9 million in contributions from an excess of 150 thousand donors.
Mr. Trump has said many times that this is not a campaign, it’s a movement. That is evident in the size of the crowds our campaign rallies attract, and also in the unprecedented level of engagement sparked by Mr. Trump’s social media activity. According to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity, more than 96 percent of presidential campaign contributions made by members of the media have gone to Hillary Clinton. Our pre-and-post-debate Facebook Live event gave the Trump campaign an opportunity to leverage our candidate’s massive digital footprint to take our message straight to millions of voters, without the filter of the clearly biased media.
