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The World Over October 17, 2024 | EXCLUSIVE! Donald J. Trump with Raymond Arroyo. YouTube. EWTN

By Raymond Arroyo, EWTN News, October 17, 2024

Raymond Arroyo Raymond Arroyo is host of EWTN’s The World Over with Raymond Arroyo.  An internationally known, award-winning journalist, producer and best-selling author, his interviews have included Presidents Bush and Trump, Pope Benedict XVI, Mother Teresa, Mel Gibson, famed tenor Placido Domingo and comic legend Jerry Lewis.

Editor’s Note: On Oct. 17, 2024, just ahead of the Al Smith Dinner in New York City, Republican nominee for president Donald Trump spoke with Raymond Arroyo on EWTN’s The World Over. Please find the full transcript of the interview below. 

 

On the sidelines of the Al Smith Dinner, the Republican nominee spoke with Raymond Arroyo about issues affecting Catholics.

Raymond ArroyoMr. President, Im delighted, first of all, that you made the Downton Abbey auditions. I think were going to fit in nicely. Were at the Al Smith Dinner, of course. Tell me, why did you decide it was important to be here? And what message is Kamala Harris sending by not being here to Catholic voters?

Well, I think you’re honoring the Catholic Church. And, you know, I’ve been a longtime supporter, and I’m surprised she’s not here. I think she’s the first one in many, many decades, actually, to miss it as a candidate. It has always been a tradition. So I’m happy only that the Catholics are going to vote for Trump now. But no, look, I have a special relationship with the Catholic Church, and I think it was very important to be here. …