AMY KLOBUCHAR A conversation with the Washington Post Editorial Board.

Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota came to The Post on Friday to talk about why she is running for president and what she hopes to accomplish if elected. Here is the full transcript and audio recording of our conversation. — Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor

Highlights of Klobuchar’s comments from the interview.

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On coronavirus: “I think that to give people confidence right now, you want a president who is completely rational at all times, who is calming the fears of the nation, worrying about people’s health and trying to do the right thing. And that has not been his M.O. since he got into office. And I think it could become very problematic here.”
“We are not going to have a shortage of sports marketing degrees. We’re going to have a shortage of plumbers. And those are well-paying jobs, by the way.”
“How do we make our education system work with our economy?”
“You do the Sunday show and you get about half questions that allow you to talk about what your plans are for America. And the other half is questions of news of the day or about your fellow candidates, that isn’t exactly your message. . . . What’s happening while I’m doing that? Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer are running multiple more ads than the time I’m on this show. So I’m on for eight minutes and there may be, you know, 10 minutes of ads combined with their positive message. That’s what’s going on right now.”
“You can’t just have someone buy their way into the election. But the particular way this has gone on in this primary … has made it harder for other candidates to emerge. And I think that’s a legitimate problem.”
“I’m not the person that says vote for me because I’m a woman. But I have felt in this race that it’s become an issue that’s on people’s minds. . . . I think that people have to think about it and think that maybe, in fact, the best person who’s taking on Donald Trump has been Nancy Pelosi.”
“So I’m just telling you how evil this is gonna be. And it’s not just Facebook and Twitter, it’s all these platforms where the bad ads are gonna go. So I think passing the Honest Ads Act would be a big first step.”
“I just think the rule of law can’t handle four more years of [Trump] and our democracy can’t handle four more years of someone who bulldozes through it. And the American dream can’t handle four more years of someone who thinks he can pick who lives it.”
Trump is “treating the farmers and workers like poker chips at one of his bankrupt casinos, not really caring what happens in the long term. That’s what he was like as a businessman. And that’s what he’s doing right now.”

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