Originally published at National Catholic Register
The global Catholic network is scheduled to air the exclusive interview with Trump, which will take place just before the dinner, at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 17.
The most emblematically Catholic event in modern U.S. presidential campaigns, the Al Smith dinner, is set to be the backdrop for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Oct. 17 interview with Raymond Arroyo of EWTN, the world’s largest Catholic media organization.
The global Catholic network is scheduled to air the exclusive interview with Trump, which will take place just before the dinner, at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 17.
“I expect the former president will offer us a compelling take on the issues important to Catholics and all people of faith,” said the veteran EWTN News host of The World Over with Raymond Arroyo, who will conduct the interview just prior to the dinner, which is hosted by the Archdiocese of New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
“I also think you’ll see a different side of Mr. Trump,” Arroyo told CNA.
“The visuals will also be original, as we will be decked out in our tuxes and tails for the Al Smith dinner. How often does a candidate interview promise original
