The Best Jokes from Trump and Clinton at the Al Smith Dinner

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Tonight was the Al Smith charity dinner where presidential candidates get together to roast each other, and with all of the animosity between the candidates, it was bound to be awkward. And it was. What were the best jokes?

Hillary Clinton's Best Jokes at the Al Smith Dinner

Clinton had a lot of great jokes at the dinner. Some of them were:

It is great also to see Mayor Bloomberg here...It's a shame he's not speaking tonight. I'm curious what a billionaire has to say.

We have so many wonderful elected officials...and we have Rudy Giuliani.

Sharing a stage with Donald Trump is like nothing really. I'm so flattered that Donald thought I used some sort of performance enhancer...actually I did, it's called preparation.

I have now stood next to Donald Trump longer than any of his campaign managers.

If Donald does win it will be awkward at the presidents dinner...and not just with Bill...How will Barack get past the Muslim ban?

Now, look, I have deep respect for people like Kellyanne Conway. She's working day and night for Donald, and because she's a contractor, he's probably not even going to pay her.

Donald sent a car to bring me here tonight...actually it was a hearse.

Donald, after listening to your speech, I will also enjoy listening to Mike Pence deny that you ever gave it.

People look at the Statue of Liberty and ...see a beacon of hope...Donald sees a 4

Donald Trump's Best Jokes at the Al Smith Dinner

Trump had a bad night -- he even got booed several times. Still he had some good ones:

Michelle Obama gives a speech, and everyone loves her...My wife Melania gives the exact same speech, and people get on her case. I don't get it.

We have proven that we can actually be civil...in fact just before taking the dais, Hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civlly said: "pardon me"

Now, if some of you haven't noticed, Hillary isn't laughing as much as the rest of us. That's because she knows the jokes and all of the jokes were given to her in advance of the dinner by Donna Brazile

Here's a few videos:

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