Klobuchar lauds power of free press in post about her father

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Presidential candidate 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.) on Thursday commemorated Love My Newspaper Day with a post about her father, who was a journalist. 

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“Thinking of my dad on #LoveMyNewspaper Day,” the senator wrote of her father, Jim Klobuchar.

“He got his start in the newspaper business delivering Grit, a small-town & rural weekly paper & went on to work 43 years in journalism,” she added. “He taught me the importance of a free press and now more than ever— it’s crucial to our democracy.”

Klobuchar is among more than a dozen people running for the 2020 Democratic nomination. The party’s nominee will likely face off against 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, who has often criticized the press and called unflattering reports “fake news.”

 

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