Harris to Skip Catholic Charity Dinner Bucking Decades-Long Tradition

Vice President Kamala Harris is breaking with four decades of political tradition by snubbing the Al Smith Dinner, a charity fundraiser hosted by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

The New York Post reported on Saturday that Harris has decided to skip the event. This is the first time a presidential candidate has refused an invitation to the dinner since then-Democratic nominee Walter Mondale did so in 1984.