Vice President Kamala Harris leaned into comedy in a video message she taped for the Al Smith charity dinner that featured Mary Katherine Gallagher, the recurring character on Saturday Night Live played by actress and comedian Molly Shannon.
Harris taped the video in lieu of attending the dinner, which was attended by former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump.
At one point during the skit, Harris asks Gallagher if she had any thoughts about what Harris should and shouldn’t say in her message for the Catholic charity dinner.
“Well, don’t lie. Thou shalt not bear false witness to thy neighbor,” Gallagher said.
“Indeed, especially thy neighbor’s election results,” Harris said, referencing Trump’s lies about the 2020 election results.
“Just so you know, there will be a fact checker there tonight,” Gallagher said.
“Oh, that’s great. Who?” Harris responded.
“Jesus. And maybe don’t say anything negative about Catholics,” said Gallagher.
“I would never do that, no matter where I was. That would be like criticizing Detroit in Detroit,” Harris said, referencing Trump criticizing Detroit while he was giving a speech in Detroit.
Harris ended the video with a more sincere message about how the “dinner provides a rare opportunity to set aside partisanship and come together to do some good by supporting the tremendous charitable work of the Catholic Church.”
“The Gospel of Luke tells us that faith has the power to shine a light on those living in darkness, and to guide our feet in the path of peace. In the spirit of tonight’s dinner, let us recommit to reaching across divides, to seek understanding and common ground, 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,” Harris said.
