Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday she was removing herself as a candidate to be former Vice President Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick. Klobuchar told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell she called Biden Wednesday evening with her decision, saying she believes “this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket." Biden pledged earlier this year to pick a woman to be his running mate as is currently considering about a half dozen candidates, including several women of color. Klobuchar dropped out of the Democratic primary shortly before Super Tuesday and immediately endorsed Biden. Shortly after Klobuchar made her announcement Biden reacted on Twitter.

Source: Fox News June 19, 2020 03:32 UTC