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Former President Donald Trump said Friday that Fox News staffers helped him write his speech for Al Smith’s charity dinner, in which he made jokes and insulted his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump made the comment during an interview on “Fox and Friends,” in which he was asked about his monologue. Host Steve Doocy said that Democrats have historically “turned to the guys from ‘Saturday Night Live’ or the ‘Tonight Show’; they write all their stuff,” before asking Trump who helped write his speech.

“I had a lot of people, a few people from Fox actually, I shouldn’t say that. But they wrote some jokes. For the most part, I didn’t like them all,” Trump said, drawing laughs from the co-hosts.

While many Fox News personalities are openly pro-Trump and use their television platforms to promote the former president and his stories, it is rare to see any of them join his campaign in a formal way. But it wouldn’t be the first time. In 2018, host Sean Hannity campaigned with Trump in the run-up to the midterm elections.

A spokesperson for Fox News did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.

During his speech Thursday night to the friendly Catholic charity crowd, Trump disparaged Harris’ intelligence, insulted her family and complained about how poorly he was treated during his presidency, drawing occasional cheers and laughter.

“Right now we have someone in the White House who can barely speak, can barely put together two coherent sentences, who appears to have the mental capabilities of a child. There is a person who has nothing to do. No intelligence whatsoever,” Trump said. “But enough about Kamala Harris.”

Harris was not present at the dinner and sent a recorded video message in her place.

“The Gospel of Luke tells us that faith has the power to shine a light on those who live in darkness, and to guide our feet into the path of peace,” Harris said. “And in honor of the great Al Smith, let us fight to build a better future with faith in God, our country and in each other.”