By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-mentions-are-scarce-in-democratic-presidential-debate Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Klobuchar says Trump is always ’10 minutes away from going to war’ Politics Updated on Jun 27, 2019 11:44 AM EDT — Published on Jun 26, 2019 10:34 PM EDT Correction: The Associated Press has corrected this story to show that Klobuchar uttered Trump’s name a few minutes into the debate, not 16 minutes into the debate. The first hour of the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 cycle passed with hardly a mention of the man whom the 10 candidates on stage hope to face next November. WATCH: Democratic presidential candidates face off in first 2020 debate It was a few minutes into the debate before President Donald Trump’s name was uttered by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who briefly referenced him again as the debate headed into its second hour. Responding to a question about U.S. tensions with Iran, Klobuchar said, “I don’t think we should conduct foreign policy in our bathrobe at 5 in the morning.” Other candidates invoked the president’s name in making their arguments on immigration. Trump was en route to Japan for the G-20 summit as the two-night event got underway. He has weighed in once so far on the debate, tweeting, “BORING!” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Correction: The Associated Press has corrected this story to show that Klobuchar uttered Trump’s name a few minutes into the debate, not 16 minutes into the debate. The first hour of the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 cycle passed with hardly a mention of the man whom the 10 candidates on stage hope to face next November. WATCH: Democratic presidential candidates face off in first 2020 debate It was a few minutes into the debate before President Donald Trump’s name was uttered by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who briefly referenced him again as the debate headed into its second hour. Responding to a question about U.S. tensions with Iran, Klobuchar said, “I don’t think we should conduct foreign policy in our bathrobe at 5 in the morning.” Other candidates invoked the president’s name in making their arguments on immigration. Trump was en route to Japan for the G-20 summit as the two-night event got underway. He has weighed in once so far on the debate, tweeting, “BORING!” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now