Trump and Clinton trade barbs at 'good-natured' gala

"Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and sees a '4'," she said. "Maybe a '5' if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair."

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have traded sharp barbs and brutal put-downs at a supposedly light-hearted New York charity gala, with many in the well-heeled crowd turning on the Republican nominee midway through his remarks and showering him with jeers.

The annual white-tie Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner - often the last time the US presidential nominees share a stage before election day - is traditionally a time when campaign hostilities are set aside.