Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar entered the 2020 presidential race at an outside event in freezing, snowy weather in Boom Island, Minneapolis.

“Now, we don’t let a little snow stop us. We don’t let a little cold stop us. Like, are you guys even cold?” Klobuchar said, to which the crowd shouted, “No!”

It was 16 degrees and snowing heavily when Klobuchar took the stage. The senator was not wearing any gloves.

“Now when I said that elected leaders should go not just where it’s comfortable but also where it’s uncomfortable, this is what I meant,” Klobuchar said, raising her arms and gesturing at the snow as it piled on to her and the crowd gathered before her.

The senator's team ordered 100 gallons of hot chocolate and 100 gallons of apple cider for the event and volunteers handed out packs of hand warmers as people entered the park.

After her speech, Klobuchar spoke to CNN and said, “What makes me unique is I did this announcement speech in the middle of a blizzard and I think we need people with grit -- I have that grit.”

President Donald Trump weighed in on Klobuchar's announcement and took a shot at her pledge to fight climate change.

"Amy Klobuchar announced that she is running for President, talking proudly of fighting global warming while standing in a virtual blizzard of snow, ice and freezing temperatures. Bad timing," Trump tweeted.

"By the end of her speech she looked like a Snowman(woman)!" he added.

During her announcement speech earlier Sunday, Klobuchar told the crowd: “The people are on our side when it comes to climate change. Why? Because like you and I, they believe in science. That’s why in the first 100 days of my administration I will reinstate the clean power rules and gas mileage standards and put forth sweeping legislation to invest in green jobs and infrastructure. And on day one, our country will rejoin the international climate agreement.”

When asked by CNN after her speech if she was tough enough to take on Trump, Klobuchar pivoted back to the snow falling around her.

“I am tough enough to take on Donald Trump,” she said. “I would have liked to have seen him sitting here in the snow for an hour giving this speech.”

CNN's Dan Merica contributed to this report.