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Comedian Jim Gaffigan’s attack on Kamala Harris at the Al Smith dinner goes viral
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Comedian Jim Gaffigan’s attack on Kamala Harris at the Al Smith dinner goes viral

Comedian Jim Gaffigan’s blistering jabs at Vice President Kamala Harris and fellow Democrats at the Al Smith dinner have spread like wildfire on social media — with some calling his takedown jokes the “murder of an entire political party.” .

Gaffigan took repeated shots at the Democratic candidate during Thursday night’s glitzy event in Manhattan, after Harris became the first presidential candidate in four decades to skip the light-hearted Catholic charity event.

“You know, this event is also called the Catholic Met Gala. Twenty-two percent of Americans identify as Catholic. Catholics will be an important demographic group in every battleground state. I’m sorry, why isn’t Vice President Harris here? the joker said while attending the charity dinner.

Jim Gaffigan took repeated shots at Vice President Kamala Harris and fellow Democrats during Thursday night’s glitzy event in Manhattan after she opted to skip the Catholic Charity party. John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock

Standing just a few seats away from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and former President Donald Trump, Gaffigan drew uproarious laughs as he ridiculed Harris for making time for other platforms — including the sex-based focused podcast ‘Call Her Daddy’.

“I mean, think of this: This is a room full of Catholics and Jews in New York City. This is a layup for the Democratic candidate,” Gaffigan said.

“In her defense, I mean she has found time to appear on The View, Howard Stern, Colbert and the campaign’s longtime staple, the Call Her Daddy podcast,” he continued. ‘You know what I think it is? I think she doesn’t like me. Chuck, do I have bad breath?’

At one point, the “Saturday Night Live” gagster also joked about Democrats’ choice to replace President Biden with Harris because they are so afraid of a Trump victory.

“The Democrats tell us that Trump’s re-election is a threat to democracy. In fact, they were so concerned about this threat that they staged a coup, deposed their democratically elected incumbent, and installed Kamala Harris,” Gaffigan said.

Jim Gaffigan speaks as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump look on. REUTERS
Trump also spoke at the annual dinner. Paul Martinka
RFK Jr. and wife Cheryl Hines attended the dinner together amid the former presidential candidate’s sexting scandal with a reporter. Paul Martinka
Trump shot at numerous Democrats, including Chuck Schumer. Getty Images
Trump was seen sitting between his wife Melania and Cardinal Dolan on Thursday evening. Paul Martinka

“In other words, all her dreams came true. It really makes me think about the power of prayer, right Cardinal? Sometimes prayers last three and a half years and a George Clooney op-ed comes out.”

Excerpts of the comedian’s comments quickly began going viral on social media — with many joking that it wasn’t even “a comedy because it’s the truth.”

“Hello 911, I would like to report the murder of an entire political party,” one user tweeted.

“Breaking: Jim Gaffigan just lost all his future comedy specials on Netflix,” another posted on X.

Meanwhile, a user intervened, saying, “Jim Gaffigan just declared the coup against Biden, Schumer pooped his pants, Trump smiled, and now we know why Kamala didn’t show up!”

“BRUTAL takedown is made worse by the fact that what he says is true,” said another.