Klobuchar Removes Herself From Contention as Biden Running Mate
- Minnesota senator says ticket needs a woman of color
- Klobuchar’s record as prosecutor had stirred controversy
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Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota took herself out of contention to be Joe Biden’s running mate Thursday, saying the Democratic nominee should select a woman of color for the ticket as the country grapples with racial injustice.
“This is a historic moment and America must seize on this moment,” Klobuchar said in an interview with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC. “And I truly believe, as I actually told the vice president last night when I called him, that I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket.”