Clinton and Trump share awkward charity dinner night after fiery debate

Dessert couldn't come quick enough.
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Tim Chester
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Clinton and Trump share awkward charity dinner night after fiery debate
Clinton and Trump were separated by just Cardinal Timothy Dolan during the dinner. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

It's safe to say Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump didn't finish Wednesday night's debate on the best terms.

There were no handshakes, no hugs, and in fact Trump was pictured throwing a mini tantrum as the event came to an end. Earlier he'd called Clinton a nasty woman.

Suffice it to say, things looked a bit awkward. Yet, a day later, the pair were lined up for the Alfred E. Smith charity dinner in New York's Waldorf Astoria, separated only by one very unlucky Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

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Mashable watched some of the dinner via NBC's livestream and Dolan seemed to speak more to Clinton than Trump, although he did talk to both.

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Clinton and Trump did talk to each other at at least one point though, stretching across the Cardinal to exchange a few words.

Lord only knows what they actually said to each other.

Bonus: A recap of some of the best and worst jokes from the dinner

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Tim Chester

Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.

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