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Being Trump's Daughter Is The 'Hardest Job In the World,' Ivanka Jokes At Dinner

Sen. Amy Klobuchar made jokes about a report of her eating salad with a comb while Ivanka Trump made fun of Democrats' Green New Deal at the Gridiron dinner for Washington journalists and politicians.
Ivanka Trump is pictured in Munich, Germany in February. She spoke in Washington Saturday night at the annual Gridiron dinner of Washington's elite.

With greens on the menu and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the speakers' list, there was no way salad wasn't going to be the punchline of at least one joke at the annual Gridiron dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.

Klobuchar, Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana and Ivanka Trump were among the speakers at the annual white-tie dinner hosted by the Gridiron Club and Foundation, an exclusive group for top Washington journalists. The 134-year-old tradition is a chance for reporters, politicians and other movers-and-shakers to mingle and roast one another and the absurdities of the Washington political scene.

At a moment when she's facing of her staff, Klobuchar, a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, made several self-deprecating jokes referring to her reputation as a tough boss — including a reference to what's quickly become an infamous anecdote.

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