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00:00We count on your blessing, heaven.
00:08Your eminence and distinguished guests, the Al Smith dinner provides a rare opportunity
00:14to set aside partisanship.
00:16Cool.
00:17Sorry.
00:18Sorry.
00:19Hey, what's going on?
00:20I'm giving a speech.
00:21Do you have some thoughts about what I might say tonight?
00:22My feelings about what you should say tonight would be best expressed in a monologue from
00:25one of my favorite made-for-TV series.
00:27Okay.
00:29Don't you see, man?
00:32We need a woman to represent us.
00:34A woman brings more heart, more compassion, and think how smart she must be to become
00:39a top contender in a field dominated by men.
00:42It's time for a woman, bro, and with this woman, we can fly.
00:50What series was that from?
00:51Oh, that's from House of Dragons, now streaming on HBO Max.
00:54Is there anything that you think that maybe I shouldn't bring up tonight?
00:57Um, well, don't lie.
00:59Thou shall not bear false witness to thy neighbor.
01:02Indeed, especially thy neighbor's election results.
01:05Just so you know, there will be a fact-checker there tonight.
01:08Oh, that's great.
01:09Who?
01:10Jesus.
01:11And maybe don't say anything negative about Catholics.
01:13I would never do that, no matter where I was.
01:16That would be like criticizing Detroit in Detroit.
01:20Does it bother you that that Trump guy insults you all the time, because it really bothers
01:23my friends and me.
01:24Oh, Mary Catherine, it's very important to always remember, you should never let anyone
01:29tell you who you are.
01:31You tell them who you are.
01:33Haters gonna hate, hate, hate.
01:35Shake it off.
01:36Shake it off.
01:37Shake it off.
01:38Shake it off.
01:39Good for you, Mary Catherine.
01:40They're ready.
01:41Oh, yeah, okay.
01:42And also, remember one more thing, don't worry if you make a mistake, because Catholic people
01:44are very forgiving, yeah.
01:45And also, one last thing I want to tell you, don't forget to say, superstar!
01:51Thank you, Mary Catherine.
01:52Thank you, Mamala.
01:56Let us recommit to reaching across divides to seek understanding and common ground.
02:03It's a rule, you gotta go to the dinner, you gotta do it, otherwise bad things are gonna
02:11happen to you from up there.
02:15You can't do what I just saw on that screen, but my opponent feels like she does not have
02:21to be here, which is deeply disrespectful to the event, and in particular, to our great
02:28Catholic community.
02:29Very disrespectful.
02:30The two candidates for president are supposed to exchange good-natured barbs, and you know
02:39we get along very well.
02:41I didn't like Biden very much, and now I like him quite a bit, you know.
02:47And now I say that she's much worse than him.
02:50He was a much better candidate than her, actually.
02:54And when we hopefully win, dispose of her, I like her a lot, but right now I can't stand
02:59her.
03:00It's true.
03:01I can't stand her.
03:02If Democrats really wanted to have someone not be with us this evening, they would have
03:07just sent Joe Biden.
03:08And Mayor Adams, good luck with everything, they went after you.
03:14They went after you, Mayor.
03:17Yeah, boy, I do that.
03:22But look on the bright side, Chuck, considering how woke your party has become.
03:27If Kamala loses, you still have a chance to become the first woman president.
03:32And I actually said, do you mind if I do that?
03:39He said, no, you got to do what you got to do.
03:41He's a pro.
03:42He's a professional.
03:44The only piece of advice I would have for her and the event that she wins would be not
03:49to let her husband, Doug, anywhere near the nannies.
03:53Just keep them away.
03:55That's a nasty one.
03:57That's nasty.
03:58If I have the honor, I look forward to working together to make this city greater than ever
04:03before.
04:04We're going to do that.
04:05We're going to be we're going to be focused on our work with the governor, our work with
04:09the mayor.
04:10Democrats.
04:11I will work with them.
04:12I work with whoever I have to.
04:13President Biden couldn't be here tonight.
04:15The DNC made sure of that.
04:24Today, my wife, Jeannie, and I are celebrating our 21st wedding anniversary.
04:35We're not.
04:36That's a lie.
04:37With being on a dais filled with politicians, journalists and business people, I felt obligated
04:45to tell a lie.
04:48I didn't want them to feel out of place.
04:53Twenty two percent of Americans identified as Catholic Catholics will be a key demographic
05:00in every battleground state.
05:03I'm sorry.
05:05Why is Vice President Harris not here?
05:12Ten million dollars is pretty impressive.
05:15You know what I mean?
05:16I mean, granted, it could get you a studio apartment in Manhattan, which seems, you know,
05:21expensive, especially considering you can get a mayor for two business class flights.
05:27Oh, is is oh, did I break?
05:34I didn't think we had borders anymore.
05:39Which reminds me, Letitia James is here.
05:42She had a great year.
05:45She's just back there watching all of you.
05:51She's watching.
05:54I'd like to also welcome Mayor Adams, brought to you by Turkish Airlines.
06:01President and chief executive officer, Consolidated Edison, Inc.
06:07Ken Langone, co-founder of the Home Depot.
06:14Robert K. Kraft, founder, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group and the Foundation to Combat
06:19All Hate, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the 108th mayor of the city of New York.
06:30Ursula M. Burns, chairwoman of Teneo Holdings LLC and founding partner of Instagram Holdings.
06:39John J. Studinsky, managing director and vice chairman PIMCO.
06:46Stephanie Ruhle.