Tag Archives: Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar Reports $11.4M Q4 Fundraising Haul

Politico reports: Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised $11.4 million in the final three months of 2019, her strongest fundraising quarter since launching her presidential campaign. The Minnesota Democrat posted strong debate performances throughout the fall, which helped boost her fundraising as well as her performance in polls. The fourth-quarter haul gives her the financial heft to try to turn that into …

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Klobuchar: Ukraine Scandal Is A “Global Watergate”

Politico reports: Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar described President Donald Trump’s behavior as unambiguously impeachable, calling it “a global Watergate” and the textbook behavior of what the Founding Fathers considered worthy of removal from office. “This is something where the Founding Fathers themselves, James Madison said, the reasons we needed impeachment provisions was that he feared that a president would …

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Klobuchar Asks Mueller If He Reviewed Trump’s Taxes

Politico reports: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Thursday asked special counsel Robert Mueller whether his team reviewed President Trump’s taxes as part of their investigation into Russian election interference as Trump said he assumed they had. Klobuchar, who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, wrote to Mueller seeking information on whether investigators obtained Trump’s personal tax returns or …

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar Raises $5.2M In First Quarter

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised $5.2 million in the first seven weeks of her presidential campaign, slightly exceeding the fundraising total announced Sunday by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. Booker announced Sunday that his campaign had raised more than $5 million. That put him in the lower tier among candidates who have shared fundraising details. …

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Trump: Amy Klobuchar Looked Like A Snowman Today

The Hill reports: President Trump on Sunday mocked Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) for launching her presidential campaign in snowy conditions in Minnesota, tweeting that she “looked like a Snowman.” Klobuchar announced her candidacy on Sunday in Minneapolis. She laid out her vision for the country, and vowed to “put forth sweeping legislation to invest in green jobs and infrastructure” if …

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LIVE VIDEO: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Unveils 2020 WH Bid

PBS reports: Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is set to join the 2020 presidential race Sunday, becoming the most prominent Midwestern candidate as the party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House. She is citing the need to “heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment to …

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Klobuchar To Make “Big Announcement” On Sunday

Minneapolis’s ABC affiliate reports: Senator Amy Klobuchar is scheduled to make a major announcement on Sunday at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. It’s likely Minnesota’s senior senator will announce she’s running for president in 2020. In an interview on the cable network MSNBC shortly after President Trump’s ‘State of the Union’ address, Klobuchar said to “come to Boom Island on …

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REPORT: Amy Klobuchar Nearing 2020 WH Bid Launch

Politico reports: Sen. Amy Klobuchar is heading to Iowa this month, another sign the Minnesota Democrat is closing in on a 2020 launch. Klobuchar is to headline the Feb. 21 Ankeny Area Democrats Winter Banquet in the first caucus state and her team is exploring events elsewhere in Iowa that are likely to be added to that itinerary, according to …

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