LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS A THREE-TERM SENATOR
FROM MINNESOTA WHO'S CURRENTLY RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
PLEASE WELCOME SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR!
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>> Stephen: SENATOR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> THANKS.
>> Stephen: I'VE BEEN WATCHING THESE DEBATES.
>> REALLY?
>> Stephen: IT'S PART OF THE JOB.
AND WE TALK ABOUT THEM HERE ON THE SHOW.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW IS THE NEXT DEBA
DEBATE.
>> IN ATLANTA.
>> Stephen: IN ATLANTA.
HOT-LANTA.
THE LAST COUPLE OF DEBATES HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD FOR YOU.
YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF FUND-RAISING AFTERWARDS.
YOUR POLL NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP.
WHO DO YOU HAVE YOURSELF LOCKED AND LODED FOR NEXT TIME.
BECAUSE YOU TOOK IT TO WARREN LAST TIME.
WHO DO YOU HAVE YOUR SIGHTS ON THIS TIME?
>> FIRST I TOOK IT TO HER ON POLICY.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR HER.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE CLEAR THERE'S NO MONOP PLEA
ON GOOD IDEAS.
I HAVE BOLD IDEAS, TOO, JUST DIFFERENT IDEAS.
I'M NOT GOING TO REVEAL WHAT I WILL DO NEXT TIME.
MAYBE I'LL GO AFTER THE MODERATOR S.
>> Stephen: I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR YOU-- USE IT,
DON'T USE IT.
WHEN YOU GET A GOOD ZINGER IN, HAVE THIS GRAPHIC COME ON.
WHEN YOU HIT SOMEBODY GO, "YOU'VE BEEN KLOBU-CHARRED.
>> LOOK AT THE FLAMES.
>> Stephen: THAT SHOULD ANIMATE PROBABLY.
>> I REALLY ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S ALL I'LL NEED.
>> Stephen: JUST MAKE ME AN AMBASSADOR OR SOMETHING.
>> OKAY, THAT WILL BE GOOD.
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE,LICATEN STEIN?
>> Stephen: PARIS, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT.
DO YOU GET ALONG WITH THE OTHER CANDIDATES BACKSTAGE.
>> YES.
ACTUALLY, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF STUFF THAT GOES ON BACK THERE.
>> Stephen: SUCH AS?
( LAUGHTER )
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, A LOT OF US ARE FRIENDS.
CORRIE AND KAMALA AND I SERVED TOGETHER ON JUDICIARY.
BERNIE AND ELIZABETH WERE ON LEADERSHIP.
AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY.
SO I ACTUALLY BROUGHT COMFORTABLE SHOES FOR THE LAST
DEBATES BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WOULD GET SORE FEET STANDING FOR
THREE HOURS.
AND I HID THEM UNDER A CHAIR.
AND AT A BREAK FOR ONLY THREE MINUTES, I RAN OUT, I'M LIKE,
HIEWLIAN, MOVE OVER, I HAVE TO GET MY SHOES."
I WROTE NOTES TO CORY DURING THE LAST DEBATE, FUNNY NOTES.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE PASSING NOTES WHILE THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE
TALKING?
>> YES.
WELL, WE WERE KIND OF DOWN THERE IN THE CORNER.
THAT WAS IN HOUSTON.
SO I ACTUALLY -- >> Stephen: IS IT ONE OF THESE
THINGS...
>> NO.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU BORED?
YES, NO, PICK ONE.
>> FIDIDN'T GET CALL ON I WOULD GO... SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN
YANG.
IN HIS OPENING SAID, "HEY, MAYBE I'LL GIVE $1,000 AWAY TO RANDOM
PEOPLE OUT OF MY CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT."
I WROTE A NOTE-- THIS IS TRUE-- IN BIG BLACK LETTERS AND CORY
CAME OVER TO READ IT, AND IT SAID, "BOOKER, POTENTIAL
CAMPAIGN VIOLATION.
DO NOT DO THAT."
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU ARE A SENATOR.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS-- IT'S LIKELY THAT THE HOUSE WILL VOTE
TO IMPEACH, BASED UPON WHAT CERTAIN-- THE NUMBER OF
CONGRESSMEN WHO SAID THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF IT AT THIS POINT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SIT AS A JURY.
100 SENATORS, YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, HAVE TO SIT AS A JURY.
WE SHOULD SHERROD BROWN ON LAST NIGHT.
WE TALKED ABOUT.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED A PHONE.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK.
YOU HAVE TO STAY THERE THE WHOLE TIME.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN'T TALK TO EACH OTHER.
CAN Y'ALL DO THAT?
YOU CAN-- >> YES!
I MEAN WE HAVE -- >> Stephen: PAY ATTENTION IN
THIS INTERNET AGE, YOU YOUNG WHIPPERSNAPPER SENATORS.
>> WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO DO THAT, AND I CANNOT THINK
OF ANYTHING MORE IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
AND WHETHER WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CAMPAIGNING OR NOT, NONE OF THAT
MATTERS.
UPON THE FOUNDING FATHERS SET THIS UP.
AND MADISON SAID WE SHOULD HAVE THESE IMPEACHMENT PROVISIONS AND
THESE WERE HIS WORDS BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID THAT OUR PRESIDENT
WOULD BETRAY OUR POWERS TO A FOREIGN.
>> Stephen: SET UP AN INSTRUMENT IN CASE THAT THING
HAPPENED.
SINCE YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR PHONE, YOU KNOW THE PRESIDENT'S GOING
TO BE WATCHING THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TWEETING.
>> I WON'T BE ABLE TO TWEET.
>> Stephen: HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS?
>> THIS WEEKEND, HE DID 75 TWEETS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS.
>> Stephen: I'VE HEARD.
>> WHILE WE FOUND OUT FARM BANKRUPTCIES WENT UP 25%, THAT
FARMER PRICES ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF.
I THINK HE SHOULD BE DOING A LITTLE LESS TWEETING AND A
LITTLE MORE GOVERNING.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT HIS STRONG SUIT.
>> NO, I KNOW.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT HIS STRONG SUITS.
>> IT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE REASONS WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT
HE HAS DONE AND DIVIDED PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THAT'S WHY I'M RUNNING, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE ARE SO MUCH
BIGGER THAN THIS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT FOR HALF OF AMERICA.
I WANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT FOR ALL OF AMERICA.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT HE'S DONE-- WHY WE'RE IN THE
IMPEACHMENT PROCEED AGO HE CONTINUES TO PUT HIS BUSINESS
INTERESTS, HIS PARTISAN INTERESTS, HIS POLITICAL
INTERESTS IN FRONT OF OUR COUNTRY, AND THAT'S JUST WRONG.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, BUT WHEN
WE COME BACK, WE'LL HAVE MORE WITH SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR.
SHE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, EVERYBODY.