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.) knocked fellow Democratic presidential candidates Tom SteyerTom SteyerBloomberg wages war on COVID-19, but will he abandon his war on coal? Overnight Energy: 600K clean energy jobs lost during pandemic, report finds | Democrats target diseases spread by wildlife | Energy Dept. to buy 1M barrels of oil Ocasio-Cortez, Schiff team up to boost youth voter turnout MORE and Michael BloombergMichael BloombergEngel scrambles to fend off primary challenge from left It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process Liberals embrace super PACs they once shunned MORE on Monday, saying Americans do not want a billionaire in the White House.
“When I watched TV last night, all I saw were two billionaires’ ads,” Klobuchar said on ABC’s “The View.”
“For a lot of the people that aren’t in the early states, they must think two people are running,” she said, arguing that other candidates can’t afford to fund expensive television ads.
Klobuchar added that she doesn’t think voters want to replace President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE with a billionaire.
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“I don’t think America looks at the guy in the White House and says, ‘Let’s find someone richer,’” she said.
“You just can’t simply allow wealthy people to come in and buy elections,” Sen. @amyklobuchar says on Michael Bloomberg joining the 2020 presidential race.
“I don’t think America looks at the guy in the White House and says, ‘Let’s find someone richer.’” https://t.co/f8u2wc159S pic.twitter.com/5H3WbDhfOA
— The View (@TheView) December 2, 2019
Klobuchar argued that as one of only two Democratic presidential candidates from the Midwest, she is best positioned to win over swing voters who backed Trump in 2016.
“I’m someone who can bring those votes in,” she said.
Steyer, who has an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion, made most of his money operating a hedge fund in California.
Bloomberg, the founder of Bloomberg L.P. who later was elected to three terms as mayor of New York City, said when announcing his White House bid last month that his campaign would be self-funded and he would not accept any donations.
“You just can’t simply allow wealthy people to come in and buy elections,” Klobuchar said.