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Klobuchar dodges on Biden vice president question

August 23, 2020 /

Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-Minn.), who endorsed Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE for president after withdrawing from the Democratic primary race on Monday, sidestepped a question during an interview on Tuesday about becoming the former vice president’s running mate.

When asked by “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie if she would consider being vice president, Klobuchar replied: “I am just doing my work right now. I am one day out of having left my own campaign.”

“I’m going back to Minnesota to celebrate the work with our staff,” the senator added. “That’s where my focus is.” 

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Klobuchar also said that the decision to withdraw from the race was hers alone, that she wasn’t pushed by anyone and that suspending her campaign was “the right thing to do.”

On why she endorsed Biden, she said, “I think he has this decency that’s exactly what we need right now in the White House and a heart that just isn’t there right now.”

“You want a candidate that not just builds a coalition of fired-up Democrats, which we’ve got, but also brings in independents, moderate Republicans,” Klobuchar explained. “That’s how we won back the House of Representatives, and that’s what Joe Biden can do.” 

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