As dates for the US elections draw closer, there have been a great debate between the contenders. After a week in which they brawled in public debate and rebuked each other on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were making introductions on Thursday night at an annual event meant to foster collegiality and good disposition. It apparently helps that they will be speaking remotely. The two competitors were the entertainers at the 75th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, which went virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trump’s appearance at the dinner four years ago along with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton created to some hilarious moments but several cringe-worthy moments, too. When Trump described Clinton as wicked, he crossed the line for many of those in attendance and was booed loudly. Fast forward four years, and now Trump and Biden have the challenge of punching fun at themselves and each other after a debate night in which Biden called the president a “clown” and “the worst president America has ever had” while Trump questioned Biden’s intelligence and attacked his son Hunter.

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The dinner supports millions of dollars for Catholic charities and has traditionally shown that those vying to lead the nation can get along, or pretend to, for one night. The event has become a tradition for presidential candidates since Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy appeared together in 1960. In 1996, the Archdiocese of New York decided not to invite then-President Bill Clinton and his Republican challenger, Bob Dole, reportedly because of Clinton’s veto of a late-term abortion ban.

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