Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) made light of her reputation for verbally abusing her staffers Saturday in remarks at the annual Gridiron Club dinner for journalists and Washington insiders. Klobuchar joked about the numerous staff mistreatment accusations that have quickly dogged her recently announced 2020 presidential campaign. “I cried, like, all the time,” a former staffer told BuzzFeed of the experience working for the lawmaker. Klobuchar has defended herself against the staff mistreatment allegations. “Yes, I can push people,” Klobuchar told the reporters.

Source: Huffington Post March 03, 2019 16:30 UTC